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Keiko Higuchi and Shin-ichiro Kanda

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ヒグチケイコ Keiko Higuchi a vocalist who seeks the connection between body, voice and breathing and covers jazz to vocalization. she started out her career as a voice performer in boston, usa. since returning to japan in '98, she has been working in dance, theater and many collaborations aside from her solo work. also she has some photography and writing work in the past. she has released, for the recent, her second album "ephemeral as petals" (utech records, usa), "awai" the duo album with yasumune morishige (improvising beings, france), "melt" (musik atlach, japan) and the third solo album "between dream and haze" (improvising beings, france). after 7 years of silence, this new album with shin-ichiro kanda will be the second one after "shushi no kakera" (bishop records, japan) released in 2010.

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神田晋一郎 Shin-Ichiro Kanda born in may 13th, 1976. composer, pianist and modular synth player. organizer of "ongaku bigaku" and he has been composing and playing, in order to have control over improvisation. he has also worked in various styles including jazz, pops and avant-garde. his composition includes works for theater, ballet, musical, and movies, and has made 8 pieces for UmpTemp company in 4 years since 2009. aside from that he has collaborated with butoh, performance and art field. there have been 4 albums released from Bishop Records, and in 2010 he has released "shushi no kakera" (Bishop Records, EXFV003) with Keiko Higuchi (vo) with an attempt to deconstruct and reconstruct "songs" in jazz context.

Keiko Higuchi and Shin-ichiro Kanda: Passing and Longing and There Is Only a Trace Left

Read "Passing and Longing and There Is Only a Trace Left" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
April 15, 2017

With a resume in music that tilts heavily toward the avant-garde end of the listenability scale, Keiko Higuchi is nothing if not challenging. Small groups dedicated to free (in every sense) improv are alternated with solo abstract sound paintings using her voice and occasionally processed piano. She sticks to vocalizing and leaves the keys to Shin-Ichiro Kanda when they team up as a duo, which is described as the more conventional of her outlets--which is to say that there are ...