Jazz Articles about Aki Yamamoto

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Jazz Triangle 65-77: Jazz Triangle 65-77

by Mark Sullivan
December 20, 2017

Jazz Triangle 65-77 is a New York-based chamber jazz trio made up of flutist Haruna Fukazawa, acoustic guitarist Shu Odamura and bassist Aki Yamamoto. They are all Japanese and have musical backgrounds in both jazz and classical music: there is a definite classical tinge to their composing and arranging. Bassist Yamamoto is responsible for the majority of the compositions and arrangements, and the set opens with his “Arbitration," a sprightly Latin tune that serves as an inviting introduction to the ...