Jazz Articles about Koichi Yabori

A feature on Japanese bands Trix, Koichi Yabori, Dimension and Casiopea

by Len Davis
May 19, 2024

Japanese bands Trix, Koichi Yabori, Dimension and Casiopea. Protocol 4 with Simon Phillips, Tribal Tech, Wild Unit, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch with Brett Garsed and Virgil Donati. Metro with Mitchel Forman and Transfusion.Playlist Trix “Ramdash" from Index (Electric Bird) 00:00 Koichi Yabori “Hailstorm" from You Were There (Vega) 07:31 Dimension “Free Zone" from 32 (Zain Records) 15:02 Casiopea “Galactic Fiunk" from 20th Anniversary-Live (Alfa) 22:33 Protocol 4 “Pentangle" from Protocol 4 (Phantom) 30:04 Tribal Tech “Gravity" from X ...

Japanese Fusion From Koichi Yabori And Kiyo*Sen Plus Live Music from Jean-Luc Ponty And Steps Ahead

by Len Davis
April 30, 2023

Japanese fusion from guitarist Koichi Yabori, Korenos, Dimension. From Korea the band Wave and Japanese duo Kiyo*Sen with Senri Kawaguchi. Live music from Return To Forever, Jean-Luc Ponty and Steps Ahead. Playlist Koichi Yabori “Dig It" from Elevation (Zizo) 00:00 Korenos “Azteca" from Live (Ragamania) 07:02 Dimension “Parallel Worlds" from Seventh Dimension (Vermillion) 14:07 Wave “Mesmerised" from Zizzy (Dreambeat) 21:09 Kiyo*Sen “Beat Layer" from Drumatica (Nichion Inc) 28:10/li> Return To Forever “School Days" from The Mothership Returns (Eagle) ...

Koichi Yabori: Elevation

by Scott Andrews
February 16, 2005

As the guitarist in Fragile, the legendary Japanese fusion group of the early '90s, Koichi Yabori introduced many fusion fans around the globe to the thriving Japanese fusion scene. His Pat Metheny-influenced guitar synth work filled this trio with a wall of sound. Elevation, Yabori's second solo CD from 2002, offers a more mellow vibe than Fragile's raucous fusion, using a more traditional interpretation of the jazz guitar trio format.

Elevation shows two different flavors of Yabori's ...