Jazz Articles about Ryuichi Sakamoto

About Ryuichi Sakamoto

Album Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto's final album, Opus,, serves as the soundtrack for the documentary of the same name. In his final weeks, Sakamoto, an Oscar-winning composer, was filmed at the piano by his son, Neo Sora. This album stands as a stark, emotional farewell, highlighting the remarkable career of a man who profoundly influenced the world of music. Sakamoto, a luminary in contemporary music, known for his groundbreaking work as a composer, performer, and innovator, has left an indelible mark ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto & Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 29, 2023

This week we dedicate our show to two artists who recently passed away, and who--even though very far apart in terms of geographical origins and life trajectories--shared a devotion to beauty, elegance and originality: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ryuichi Sakamoto “Tango" Smoochy (Milan) 0:16 Host Talks 4:49 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cesária Evora, Caetano Veloso “E Preciso Perdoar" Red Hot + Río (Verve) 6:23 Host Talks ...

Interview

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Naturally Born to Seek Diversity

by Nenad Georgievski
March 27, 2018

Japanese composer and New York resident Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a career unlike anyone else. For more than 40 restless years, since the days of Yellow Magic Orchestra, he has been a musician that many other musicians have followed closely and probably no other popular musician has had a broader or a deeper catalog. To experience his music is to experience the world. He is an “outernational" and that has informed his borderless vision of music. Diversity and ...

Interview

Stephen Nomura Schible: I wanted to make an intimate portrait of Ryuichi Sakamoto

by Nenad Georgievski
March 10, 2018

Japanese composer, pianist, and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto has always resisted an easy definition or description. Taken into account his illustrious and vast output which has spanned over different decades and fashions, he has been at the center and outer fringes of shaping contemporary music. For many, he is one of the greatest exponents of modern music and always on the cutting edge of music. Sakamoto is responsible for a plethora of important and intriguing cross-cultural explorations and has ...

Album Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Remodels

Read "async Remodels" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
February 17, 2018

There is a legend about the vigorous dance of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and creative renewal. This endless and vigorous dance is called “Tandava," and with it Shiva destroys the world. With each new cycle, out of the scattered elements, a new world is reconstructed. This dance and act is the source of the cycle of creation, preservation, and dissolution. In a similar manner, what most remixers have been doing to songs or pieces of music can be ...

Album Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto: Glass

Read "Glass" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
February 10, 2018

It's a rare occasion these days when a certain album manages to shake quietly the foundation of what music is and what it can be. It's very difficult to position an album that breaks all its precedents through an approach that blends a live performance and improvisation. Glass is the latest collaboration between composer Sakamoto and the German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai who best known under the moniker Alva Noto. 16 years since their debut joint effort “Vrioon" now arrives ...

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Live Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto at the Vic Theatre in Chicago

by Hrayr Attarian
November 6, 2010

Ryuichi SakamotoVic TheatreChicago, ILOctober 26, 2010 Mysticism and minimalism were the dual themes for the Ryuichi Sakamoto concert at the historic Vic Theatre in Chicago on Tuesday night the 26th of October 2010. Sakamoto stopped at this venue as a part of a rare North American tour to promote his dual CD set Playing the Piano/Out of Noise on the Decca Label. The concert opened with ambient electronic and nature sounds ...