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Japanese trumpeter and composer NATSUKI TAMURA is internationally recognized for a unique musical vocabulary that blends extended techniques with jazz lyricism. This unpredictable virtuoso’s seemingly limitless creativity led François Couture in All Music Guide to declare that “… we can officially say there are two Natsuki Tamuras: The one playing angular jazz-rock or ferocious free improv… and the one writing simple melodies of stunning beauty… How the two of them live in the same body and breathe through the same trumpet might remain a mystery.”

Born on July 26, 1951, in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, Tamura first picked up the trumpet while performing in his junior high brass band

Album

Second Attempt

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra
Released: 2026
Track listing: Second Attempt Part 1; Second Attempt Part 2; Second Attempt Part 3; Second Attempt Part 4; Second Attempt Part 5.

Album

After The Storm

By Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: After The Storm 1; After The Storm 2; After The Storm 3; After The Storm 4.

Album

Satoko Fujii's Bunker Ulmenwall Orchestra

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD 1: Shiki. CD 2: Yamantake; Jasper; Antischwarm; Gen Himmel.

Song of the Day

Second Attempt Part 2

December 4, 2026

Album: Second Attempt
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra
Released: 2026
Duration: 9:01

Song of the Day

After The Storm 3

November 29, 2026

Album: After The Storm
By Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 10:09

Song of the Day

Yamantaka

October 18, 2026

Album: Satoko Fujii's Bunker Ulmenwall Orchestra
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 11:52

Article: Album Review

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe: After The Storm

Read "After The Storm" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
September 2, 2026

Pianist, composer and orchestra leader Satoko Fujii tends to resist comparisons between her career and that of Duke Ellington. The analogy, however, is difficult to avoid. At a time when maintaining a large ensemble is an increasingly rare undertaking, Fujii has led an astonishing number of them. Alongside her solo work, duos and quartets, there have ...

Article: Album Review

Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Ki

by John Sharpe
March 3, 2026

Sometimes the most bracing departures come from artists who know each other best. Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii has a discography with over one hundred entries in every configuration from solo to big band, notable for their variety, often with husband trumpeter Natsuki Tamura in close attendance. However Ki, the tenth offering from their long running duet ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Satoko Fujii: Indefatigable

by Doug Collette
February 10, 2026

Satoko Fujii's indefatigable artistic versatility may very well be the source of the generally arresting quality of her work. By the same token, no matter the form, her creations may in turn ignite the foundational inspiration for new projects. Witness two titles released within two months of each in 2025, on both of which Fujii returns ...