Jazz Articles about Misha Mengelberg / Sabu Toyozumi

Misha Mengelberg / Sabu Toyozumi: The Analects Of Confucius

by Mark Corroto
July 10, 2025

Come for the music of Dutch pianist Misha Mengelberg, and stay for Sabu Toyozumi. Or perhaps you are here for the Japanese drummer--the first non-American invited into the ranks of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)--and are thrilled to hear him engage in a distinctly Japanese take on the New Dutch Swing. Either way, The Analects of Confucius, a newly unearthed gem from NoBusiness Records, offers a compelling document of creative improvisation at its finest.