Jazz Articles about Daisuke Konno

About Daisuke Konno

Album Review

World Jazz Quintet: Live At QPAC Theatre

Read "Live At QPAC Theatre" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
July 28, 2020

Although all the members of the World Jazz Quintet are New York-based, the group's name does evoke the global palette of its music. Led by pianist Francis Hon—who, on his trio outing Before Dawn (2018), worked within pop and classical idioms in addition to conventional jazz—the World Jazz Quintet incorporates traditional Asian folk musics and a good dose of funk-based fusion in achieving its synthesis of musical touchstones. The seven cuts on Live at QPAC Theatre are well-paced, ...

Album Review

Daisuke Konno: Taking the D

Read "Taking the D" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
December 25, 2018

Choosing material for his first album, Taking the D, melody came first and foremost for Japanese drummer Daisuke Konno. He says: “I picked songs with beautiful melodies because I wanted as many people as possible to enjoy my music--not just jazz lovers." Konno's musical odyssey from Tokyo to New York City began with the Beatles. “I was 13 years old and my mother had a Beatles compilation album. I started copying Ringo's drums. Drums were the only ...