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Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously
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 ...
Squakk: Willisau & Berlin
by John Sharpe
Four Germans combine for a set that recalls some of the classic Anthony Braxton quartet sides with George Lewis or Ray Anderson from the 1970s. Common ground abounds in their free-bop structures and the delightful interplay as between reeds and trombone as they slip in and out of both tunes and time. There are also other ...
Satoko Fujii with her various ensembles: Ichicgo Icihie, Yamiyo Ni Karasu and Kaze's Uminari
by Hrayr Attarian
Words like superb, outstanding or splendid are redundant when writing about pianist, accordionist and composer Satoko Fujii. With an average of five releases per year over the past decade, she is indeed one of the most prolific musicians. The abundance of her output though is never at the expense of its quality or originality. As the ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin: Ichigo Ichie
by Karl Ackermann
If there is any doubt that a Satoko Fujii orchestra is an ensemble of a different color, one simply needs to look at the bleeding-edge personnel that have played a part in her New York, Chicago and several Japan based versions. Now a Berlin variety of her troupe presents Ichigo Ichie, the pianist's first European player ...
Live in Zurich
By Jan Roder
Label: Unit Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. Part 1A; 02. B; 03. C; 04. D; 05. Part 2 A; 06. B.
Musica composta da Gallio/Roder/Steidle.
Rosen Fur Alle: Live in Zurich
by AAJ Italy Staff
Rosen Fur Alle (Rose per tutti) è il nome del trio svizzero-tedesco protagonista di questo Live in Zurich, messaggio beneaugurante, di fraterna distensione quanto mai auspicabile in un clima tutt'altro che sereno. Ma già le prime note alimentano il sospetto che le rose in questione abbiano spine ben acuminate, aculei velenosi conficcati nel molle ventre delle ...
