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UoU is an acoustic jazz quintet formed in 2008 consisting of all Japanse native musicians: saxophonist Takuji Yamada, guitarist Daisuke Abe, pianist Yoko Komori, bassist Kuriko Tsugawa, and drummer Yoshifumi Nihonmatsu. As renowned writer for DownBeat, Dan Ouellette describes them “One of the most adventurous young bands that is auspiciously exploring jazz with its national heritage in mind is UoU, a quintet of musicians who hail from Japan.", UoU brings its unique sound inflected by Japanese lyricism and rhythm. UoU’s debut album "Home" was released worldwide in 2010 from New York based cutting edge jazz record the label, Tippin’ Records

Album

Take the 7 Train

By UoU

Label: Tippin' Records
Released: 2013

News: Recording

UoU "Take The 7 Train" Released Today!

January 22, 2013

Tippin' Records Proudly Presents: UoU's Take the 7 Train (TIP1112) Released Today, January 22, 2013! UoU is: Daisuke Abe guitar, Takuji Yamada alto sax, bass clarinet Yoko Komori piano, Kuriko Tsugawa bass, Yoshifumi Nihonmatsu drums. A profusuion of aspiring jazz musicians from around the globe come to the United States, the birthplace of the genre, to ...

Album

Home

By UoU

Label: Tippin' Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Hanauta; No Mind; Queens Dance; Cat's Play; Home; Moldiana; As I Recall; Ofro Song; Shoka; Rock-a-Bye.

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Article: Album Review

Uou: Home

by Mark F. Turner
September 28, 2010

The long and interesting road for five students--from Japan to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and then to New York's exhilarating jazz scene--arrives at their splendid group recording, aptly titled Home. The band, named UoU, consists of members who have garnered numerous individual recognitions and awards, and studied/performed with a who's who's list of today's ...