Jazz Articles about Satoko Fujii

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Satoko Fujii & Otomo Yoshihide: Perpetual Motion

by Mark Corroto
March 3, 2023

This duo has been a long time in the making. Two giants of the Japanese music scene finally perform together, and it only took thirty years to happen. Each musician has a decorated career in solo performance, Satoko Fujii at the piano and Otomo Yoshihide with either guitar, turntables, or electronics. They both also guide larger ensembles, Fujii with her various orchestra work both in Japan and New York, and Otomo with his big bands and orchestras which perform original ...

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Satoko Fujii: Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams

by Dan McClenaghan
December 22, 2022

Country music artist Merle Haggard (1937 -2016) released 66 studio albums in his day, along with five instrumental recordings and several live and compilation discs. When asked in a late-career interview if his upcoming album was a good one, he answered (paraphrasing). “I don't know. I've made so many I don't know if the next one's any good or not." He was probably pulling the interviewer's leg. It is hard to imagine an artist presenting a new work ...

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Forlì Open Music 2022

by Luciano Rossetti
November 30, 2022

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Natsuki Tamura and Gato Libre: Sleeping Cat

by Karl Ackermann
August 1, 2022

Following the example of his partner and spouse, Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura has embarked on a year-long project of multiple, timed releases. Like his companion, Tamura has found that his trumpet is at home in numerous musical settings. One of his most popular ventures is the group Gato Libre which features Fujii on accordion rather than her customary piano; trombonist Yasuko Kaneko, a group member since 2014's DuDu (Libra), rounds out the trio. Since the inception of the group, Gato ...

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Jazz Women From All Over The World

by Jerome Wilson
June 24, 2022

This program features female jazz musicians from foreign countries such as Satoko Fujii, Hedvig Mollestad, and Nelly Pouget as well as Americans like Catherine Russell, Maria Schneider and Jamie Baum. The opening seconds of the introduction are cut off on this show but all the music is intact. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Amanda Addleman “This Is The ...

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The Essential Satoko Fujii, Part 4: Quartets

by Dan McClenaghan
April 30, 2022

Satoko Fujii's recorded output comes at you hard and fast. It can overwhelm. In 2018—in celebration of her sixtieth birthday—the pianist/composer/bandleader released an album a month. Not download offerings, but real, handsomely produced CDs, with top of-the-line cover art and sturdy cardboard covers—jewels for the eye, ear and hand. Several other years have seen a release schedule nearly as aggressive as 2018's. And she has been at it for the entire twenty-first century, after her start a decade earlier, with, ...

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The Essential Satoko Fujii, Part 3: Trios

by Dan McClenaghan
April 23, 2022

Satoko Fujii's trio work, in the classic format of piano, bass and drums, or with various other instruments making up the threesome— most notably Natsuki Tamura's trumpet—are as adventurous as anything she does. Spaciousness is more prevalent, though onslaughts of dense clusters still show up. As with every effort she puts out, she is joyously original. This Is It!Mosaic Libra Records2021 Mosaic, a piano, trumpet, drums outing, is playful and fresh, multi-layered and ...