Satoko Fujii non smette di stupirci e deliziarci con le sue creazioni a getto continuo, nelle quali spesso indaga territori fin lì inesplorati: stavolta ci offre un lavoro che la vede alla testa di un sestetto completato da un quartetto d'archi (con contrabbasso al posto del violoncello) --tipo di ensemble con cui finora non si era ...

Article: Album Review

Satoko Fujii: Altitude 1100 Meters

Read "Altitude 1100 Meters" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
March 25, 2025

Even after over one hundred leadership dates, Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii still finds new avenues down which to take her invigorating music. For the first time she has composed for a string ensemble, though the inclusion of her own piano, as well as the drums of regular collaborator Akira Horikoshi, swiftly usher this set out of ...

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Neppa

May 11, 2020

Album: Kikoeru - Tribute to Masaya Kimura
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 7:17

Album

Kikoeru - Tribute to Masaya Kimura

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Amadare; Farewell; Kikoeru; Neppa; Stop And Go; Ah Dadada.

Article: Multiple Reviews

Satoko Fujii's Ma-Do and New Trio: Time Stands Still and Spring Storm

by Hrayr Attarian
July 28, 2013

Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii is a prolific and versatile musician whose fast pace and relatively large volume are never at the expense of quality. In fact her improvisation heavy records are innovative and cerebral yet they maintain a certain, surprising, accessibility. She has recorded in settings ranging from solo to large orchestra and always with a ...