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Natsuki Tamura

Born: July 26, 1951

Japanese trumpeter and composer NATSUKI TAMURA splits his active performing career between his homeland and the United States. Internationally recognized for his ability to blend a unique vocabulary of extended techniques with touching jazz lyricism, Tamura has been compared to players as diverse as Lester Bowie, Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard, with “chops that would make Louis Armstrong jealous.” ? Improvijazzation Nation. His appearances at festivals worldwide include a solo trumpet performance at the 1998 Texaco New York Jazz Festival, as well as appearances at Newport Jazz in Madarao, Festival of New Trumpet Music at Tonic in NYC, San Francisco Jazz Festival, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Japan Jazz Aid, Yamaha Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Yokohama Jazz, Yatsugatake Jazz, Kobe Jazz, Hibiya Jazz, Moers Festival in Germany, and the first annual San Francisco Alternative Music Festival

Crustal Movement

Label: Circum-Disc
Released: 2023
Track listing: Masoandro Mitsoka; Motion Dynamics; Rolle Cake; Shifting Blocks; No Twist; Crustal Movement.

Satoko Fujii: Crustal Movement

by Jeff Schwartz
April 21, 2023

In the first few minutes of “Masoandro Mitsoka," a soft wash of white noise becomes differentiated into piano, percussion, electronics and two trumpets as the acoustic instruments move from breath and friction sounds to identifiably instrumental ones. Next the ensemble reduces to the trumpets, and they move from parallel play to a clear conversation. When piano, ...

Pianists and More Pianists

by Jerome Wilson
April 19, 2023

This episode features pianists from many corners of the jazz world as soloists and bandleaders. The players heard include Vijay Iyer, Jaki Byard, Duke Ellington, Lafayette Gilchrist, and Martin Bejerano. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...

Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement

by Karl Ackermann
March 24, 2023

Crustal Movement is the seventh album from the Peter Orins/Satoko Fujii founded quartet-turned-quintet, Kaze. Now billed as Kaze & Ikue Mori, it represents the second consecutive album from the French- Japanese collective where the electronics artist has played a significant role. The two trumpeters, and original group members, Natsuki Tamura, and Christian Pruvost round out the ...

Satoko Fujii & Otomo Yoshihide: Perpetual Motion

by Mark Corroto
March 3, 2023

This duo has been a long time in the making. Two giants of the Japanese music scene finally perform together, and it only took thirty years to happen. Each musician has a decorated career in solo performance, Satoko Fujii at the piano and Otomo Yoshihide with either guitar, turntables, or electronics. They both also guide larger ...

Dave Sewelson, Simon Lucaciu Trio & Marc Ducret

by Maurice Hogue
February 13, 2023

Aside from a few more tracks from my 2022 favourites list, there are some very interesting new releases sampled this time out: baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson's The Gate, guitarist Marc Ducret tackling the compositions of Tim Berne, drummer Peter Bruun, free jazz trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and an adventurous young trio from Germany led by pianist Simon ...

One Hundred Dreams Part 1

January 2, 2023

Album: Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 15:42

Senzai Ichigu

By Takaaki Masuko

Label: NativeWit Productions
Released: 2022
Track listing: Who Is Here?; How'd We Get There?; What Is This?; Why?; Where Are We Going?; Why Not?; When Is Now

Mosaic

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Habana's Dream; Dieser Zug; Kumazemi; Sleepless Night; 76 RH.