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Article: Album Review

Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Ki

Read "Ki" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The sound of Ki is deeply steeped in deliberation, dignity and old-world stateliness. This, coming from the long-term team of trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and pianist Satoko Fujii, might surprise those who have followed the duo's trajectory over its quarter-century-plus existence. Fujii and Tamura stir up musical pots and pans in a startling array of styles. Most ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Charles Mingus, Victor Feldman, and Chris McGregor

Read "Charles Mingus, Victor Feldman, and Chris McGregor" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


I was not able to do a live show last week so here is an old show from December 2020 that featured Charles Mingus, Brian Lynch, Gary Burton, Victor Feldman, and Chris McGregor. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lisa Hoppe, Santiago Leibson, Artur Malecki & Angelica Sanchez

Read "Lisa Hoppe, Santiago Leibson, Artur Malecki & Angelica Sanchez" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Some exciting new releases dot the playlist of this episode of One Man's Jazz. Bassist Lisa Hoppe's back with another release by her Third Reality Trio, and I'm very happy to play music from pianist Santiago Leibson's latest. He returned home to Buenos Aires to make this Aparecerse . There's much buzz in Poland about young ...

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Natsuki Tamura and Gato Libre: Sleeping Cat

Read "Sleeping Cat" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Gato Libre: Koneko

Read "Koneko" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Gato Libre has long represented the anthesis of the larger Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii portfolio. Haunting melodies and striking improvisations have been the mark of the group throughout their quarter-century of work. Trumpeter Tamura and partner/accordionist Fujii have been the pillars of the group since its debut, Strange Village (Muzak Inc, 2005). Bassist Norikatsu Koreyasu ...

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Article: Under the Radar

Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously

Read "Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


In the first two parts of this series we looked at the origins of jazz in Japan and its adherence to the American style of composing, arranging and playing. Though jazz has been popular in Japan from the earliest days, it was--as in the United States--hardly met with unanimous approval in a country that prized classical ...

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Article: Album Review

Satoko Fujii: Live at Big Apple in Kobe

Read "Live at Big Apple in Kobe" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Another new formation marks the eighth entry in the sixtieth-birthday series of monthly releases from Satoko Fujii. As part of the pianist's year long celebration, she has released albums as a solo performer, a duo (with Joe Fonda), a new trio configuration with Fonda and Italian saxophonist Gianni Mimmo and another with Tamura and drummer Takashi ...

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Article: Album Review

This Is It!: 1538

Read "1538" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


At the half-way point of Satoko Fujii's year-long celebration of her sixtieth birthday, she presents a new trio configuration--This is It!--with familiar figures. Her sixth of twelve releases for the year is titled 1538 and features her almost ubiquitous musical partner and spouse Natsuki Tamura and drummer Takashi Itani. The significance of the title lies in ...

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Neko

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Tama; Momo; Mii; Hime; Yuza; Tora.


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