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Natsuki Tamura
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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
Popular Jazz Songs: 2025
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2025. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! I'll Be Always With You From: Alma Libre By Arturo Sandoval Tutu From: ...
Shishiodoshi
By Kaze
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Make a Change; Shishiodoshi; Inspiration 2.
Ki
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Keyaki; Sugi; Hinoki; Kusunoki; Arakashi; Icho; Kunugi; Dan's Oceanside Listening Post.
Burning Wick
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Solar Orbit; Rain In The Wee Small Hours; Walking Through The Border Town;
Neverending Summer; Mountain Gnome; Three Days Later; Burning Wick.
Satoko Fujii: Message
by John Sharpe
Even within the remarkably consistent output of prolific Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii, certain ensembles command special attention. The This Is It! Trio --named for her conviction that the group represented an ideal working unit has become one such forum. Message, the trio's third release, reunites Fujii with her crew -husband and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Burning Wick
by Glenn Astarita
Few pianists alive match the relentless invention of Satoko Fujii. Born in Tokyo in 1958, she trained classically before studying jazz at Berklee and the New England Conservatory under mentors such as Paul Bley and Ran Blake. Since the 1990s she has released more than 100 albums, often marking her birthday with a new project that ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Burning Wick
by Dan McClenaghan
Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii is prolific. She has released well over 100 albums in a 30-year career, including a notable stretch in 2018 when she released an album a month. Solo piano outings, duo sets--including several with her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura--trios, quartets, and larger ensembles of every size and shape. A general rule with Fujii: ...
