Results for "Futari"

Article: Album Review

Futari: Underground

Read "Underground" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
February 10, 2022

Pandemic enforcement of geographic separation in no way inconveniences the adventurous combo of pianist Satoko Fujii and vibraphonist Taiko Saito, working together under the banner Futari. Having explored the option of a virtual band on Mosaic (Libra, 2021) by her This Is It! trio, Fujii tries a different approach on Underground, her second album with Saito ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rodrigo Amado, Pepa Paivinen & Luca Perciballi

by Maurice Hogue
January 5, 2022

There's a distinct European flavour to this episode of One Man's Jazz. Powerhouse Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado snagged three of Norway's top improvisers Thomas Johansson, Jon Rune Strøm and Gard Nilssen) to form a new band he calls Northern Liberties, and the quartet does exactly that on the new We Are Electric. Also in this playlist ...