Charls Ives/ Holiday Symphony by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus - Michael Tilson Thomas (SK 42 381) Astor Piazzolla / La Camorra (AMCL 1021) Masada / Live at Tonic (Tzadik 7334-2) Floros Floridis / Syrtis Major (ano kato records 2014) Henry Threadgill & Make a Move/ Everybodys mouth's a book (PI 01) Nils Petter Molvaer / Solid Ether (ECM 1722 543 365-2) Splinks / Consensus (Kontrans 1545) Besh o droM / Macso himzes (FA-082-2) NATSUKI TAMURA/A Song For Jyaki (LEO LAB CD 039) Bill Evans /You Must Believe in Spring (WEA B000002KM0)

Pianist and composer SATOKO FUJII splits her time between New York City and Japan where she has an active performing and recording career. She has received wide acclaim for her music, which is a unique combination of jazz, contemporary classical music and traditional Japanese folk music. Her compositional range is astonishing; her playing has been compared to that of Cecil Taylor, Keith Jarrett, Don Pullen, Paul Bley, Marilyn Crispell and Myra Melford; her bandleading abilities to George Russell. In the past few years, she has released nine CDs as a leader, one as co-leader. She has performed at clubs and festivals throughout the world, including the 1998 Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Tonic (NYC), the Knitting Factory (NYC), Willow Jazz Club (Boston), Pit Inn, Dug, Buddy (Tokyo) as well as the Yokohama Promenade Jazz Festival '98 and '99. In addition, she was invited by the Japan Foundation to do a solo performance at the 1999 Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival and, in March of 2000, Fujii performed as part of the 300th Anniversary of the Piano Concert Series at The Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC). Her CDs often appear in critics’ top 10 lists for Best Album of the Year, and in 2000 she was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association with a nomination for "Composer of the Year" along with Andrew Hill, Chick Corea, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Wynton Marsalis and Sam Rivers. That same year, Satoko embarked on highly successful tours of Japan and Europe. Fujii was joined by husband Nastuki Tamura (trumpet), Takeharu Hayakawa (bass), and Tatsuya Yoshida (drums) in June of 2001 for a highly-acclaimed appearance at the Moers New Jazz Festival in Germany.

Visit Satoko's website at http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~Libra/.