Jazz Articles about Shinya Fukumori

About Shinya Fukumori

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Shinya Fukumori: Another Story

Read "Another Story" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
February 6, 2021

When joining the ranks of ECM as a drummer, you can be sure to be subject of comparisons to the many drum legends who have extensive recording histories with the label— late veterans Paul Motian or Jon Christensen. Much like the two multiple-eras-defining pioneers, Japanese drummer Shinya Fukumori's approach to the role of his instrument, as presented on his debut for the label, For 2 Akis (2018), builds on a cymbal-heavy language that sees him interacting with his sidemen on ...

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Shinya Fukumori: For 2 Akis

Read "For 2 Akis" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
November 8, 2018

Una bella sorpresa questo trio multinazionale (ma con sede a Monaco) al debutto per ECM, guidato dal trentaquattrenne giapponese Shinya Fukumori e completato dal trentacinquenne tenorsassofonista francese Matthieu Bordenave e dal cinquantasettenne pianista tedesco Walter Lang. Fukumori, che prima di dedicarsi alla batteria aveva suonato il violino e il pianoforte, è giunto alcuni anni fa in Baviera proprio perché appassionatosi alla musica ECM (cita tra coloro che lo hanno influenzato Ketil Bjørnstad e Eberhard Weber) e vi ha ...

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Shinya Fukumori Trio: For 2 Akis

Read "For 2 Akis" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
March 3, 2018

Japanese drummer Shinya Fukumori played violin, piano and guitar before taking up drums. He studied in the U.S., completing his formal education at Boston's Berklee College. But he had to move to Germany--specifically Munich, home of ECM's headquarters--to find his voice. Shinya first heard the German pianist Walter Lang in Osaka, and got to play with French tenor saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave at a jam session in Munich. The three of them have a special chemistry, with the two Europeans evincing ...