Results for "Masabumi Kikuchi"

Masabumi Kikuchi

Born: October 19, 1939

Masabumi Kikuch is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo, Japan, notable for working with a variety of well known jazz musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Woody Herman, Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Billy Harper and Hannibal Peterson.

Hanamichi The Final Studio Recording

Label: Red Hook Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Ramona; Summertime; My Favourite Things I; My Favourite Things II; Improvisation; Little Abi

Masabumi Kikuchi: Hanamichi The Final Studio Recording

by Pierre Giroux
April 6, 2021

Masabumi Kikuchi is not the kind of jazz pianist who just strikes the keys to produce a sound. He has a Zen-like approach to the instrument by making it an extension of himself, and thus both constructs and hears the music produced as a different form factor. There are and were other contemporary pianists such as ...

Returned to Forever: The Chick Corea's Songbook, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 6, 2021

We continue our journey through the Chick Corea Songbook (part 1). For decades he was one of the contemporary ambassadors of American jazz, inspiring fans and other musicians all over the world. In this part of the programme, we'll feature renditions of his work by musicians from abroad and from the USA, and from across musical ...

Japanese Iconoclasts - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 29, 2020

In addition to offering a safe haven and an enthusiastic audience for international jazz players, Japan has a vibrant local scene which features musicians that approach jazz without necessarily being encumbered by its tradition, and infuse it with their own cultural traditions and generally post-modern attitude. So let's dive into the fun and varied ...

Kresten Osgood Quintet: Kresten Osgood Quintet Plays Jazz

by Dan McClenaghan
January 21, 2019

One way of getting a handle on a jazz artist's style is a perusal of their “played with," “recorded with" resume. Danish drummer Kresten Osgood has collaborated in the recording studio with the likes of pianists Paul Bley and Masabumi Kikuchi, bassist Mark Dresser and saxophonist Sam Rivers--free-flying iconoclasts all. The drummer/bandleader lives up to that ...

The Gil Evans Orchestra: Hidden Treasures - Monday Night Sessions, vol 1

by Jack Bowers
December 26, 2018

Even though the name Gil Evans has a hallowed ring these days, the late composer / arranger's music remains for many aficionados an acquired taste. On the other hand, while that is the Gil Evans Orchestra performing on Hidden Treasures, Volume 1, the lion's share of the music brought to light isn't his--Evans wrote only two ...

Gil Evans Orchestra: Hidden Treasures - Monday Night Sessions, vol 1

by Angelo Leonardi
November 21, 2018

A tre decenni dalla morte del suo leader, esce il 7 dicembre il nuovo disco della Gil Evans Orchestra finalmente registrato in studio. Com'è noto, sia gli ultimi album della band con l'arrangiatore ancora in vita, sia il postumo Tribute To Gil (Soul Note 1989), con la formazione orfana, erano registrazioni live, spesso acusticamente carenti. Per ...

Yoko Miura, Gianni Mimmo: Departure

by Neri Pollastri
November 24, 2017

Ennesimo lavoro di grande spessore da parte di Gianni Mimmo, stavolta in duo con la pianista giapponese Yoko Miura. La musica è come suo solito improvvisata, anche se qua e là fanno capolino temi presi a spunto della creatività istantanea, le atmosfere, pur nella cifra tipica della ricerca e oscillante tra rarefazione e intensa concitazione, piuttosto ...

Jeong Lim Yang: Déjà Vu

by Troy Dostert
September 20, 2017

On her excellent debut record, Déjà Vu, bassist Jeong Lim Yang proves that there's more than one way to make a first impression on a listener. Rather than taking the obvious route with up-tempo workouts or deviously complex compositions, Yang is content to carve out plenty of open space for her music to breathe. Her graceful ...