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Reflection... New Music from Brad Mehldau, Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura as well as Scree
by Hobart Taylor
Brad Mehldau reimagines Elliot Smith, Shawn Purcell urges us to “Quiet the Chaos," and a classic cut from Barbara Thompson. Playlist Matthew Jamal / Shabaka Hutchings “Laura" from (Single) (Self-Produced) 00:00 Holly Palmer “Metamorphosis (Capes Up!)" from Metamorphosis (Self-Produced) 4:54 David Occhipinti “Canticum Abaci" from Camera Lucida (Elastic) 8:18 Kelly Green “Blue and Green" ...
Fujii/Tamura, Earscratcher, Sam Weinberg & Lisa Marie Simmons
by Maurice Hogue
Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura definitely are a power couple in the free jazz realm. Whether they are leading their own bands, playing in each other's groups, or collaborating as a duo, the music they make is amazing. Ki is their latest duet album and their tenth as a duo and surprise, it's an ...
Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Ki
by Dan McClenaghan
The sound of Ki is deeply steeped in deliberation, dignity and old-world stateliness. This, coming from the long-term team of trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and pianist Satoko Fujii, might surprise those who have followed the duo's trajectory over its quarter-century-plus existence. Fujii and Tamura stir up musical pots and pans in a startling array of styles. Most ...
Tatsuya Yoshida / Martín Escalante: The Sound of Raspberry
by Mark Corroto
This LP may be the revelation of 2025--or a sonic ordeal, depending on your tolerance for noise and your grasp of history. Japanese drummer Tatsuya Yoshida and Mexican saxophonist Martín Escalante met at the perfect moment in December 2023 to record 14 tracks at Tokyo's Bar Aja. The result, The Sound of Raspberry, is the love ...
Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii / Ramon Lopez: Yama Kawa Umi
by John Sharpe
Encounters with Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii arrive with mindboggling regularity, yet her output remains remarkably immune to routine. Yama Kawa Umi reunites her with trumpeter (and husband) Natsuki Tamura and Paris-domiciled Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez, resuming the volatile chemistry first heard on Mantle (NotTwo, 2020). Across eight compositions--five by Fujii, three by Tamura--and a brief collective, ...
Kaze & Koichi Makigami: Shishiodoshi
by Alberto Bazzurro
Avanguardia piuttosto spinta, attraversata da un marcato gusto per l'antigrazioso di boccioniana memoria, specie in Natsuki Tamura, da sempre braccio armato del quartetto Kaze, da lui codiretto ormai da quasi un quindicennio con la moglie Satoko Fujii, e nell'ospite del succitato quartetto, Koichi Makigami (anche allo scacciapensieri, non accreditato), soprattutto allorché impegnato alla voce (a volte ...
Dave Sewelson, Aruan Ortiz, Neil Charles & Rich Brown
by Maurice Hogue
Check out the final track and you'll hear why Toronto's Rich Brown is hailed as one of the finest electric bassists on the planet. His new solo album, Nyaeba, is filled with over-the-moon technique and electronic wizardry. English bassist Neil Charles' debut, Dark Days , is fueled by the words of James Baldwin, while guitarist Gregg ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Dog Days Of Summer
by Vincenzo Roggero
Satoko Fujii e il suo quartetto non hanno certo bisogno di presentazione. Presenza imprescindibile negli ultimi quarant'anni di musica creativa, ma si potrebbe dire di musica tout court, musicista dalla produzione discografica inesauribile--ha pubblicato come leader o co-leader più di cento dischi --la pianista, compositrice, band leader giapponese ripropone il format del quartetto che nel 2001, ...
Theo Croker, Sarah Buechi, Jon Irabagon, Nicholas Payton and Anais Reno
by Hobart Taylor
New releases from Theo Croker, Jon Irabagon, Anais Reno and Nicholas Payton.Playlist Yuko Mabuchi “Tribute to my Homeland" from Quantum (SRG Jazz/Universal) 00:00 Satoko Fujii “ Aruku" from Dream a Dream (Libra) 9:08 Host Speaks 19:47 Jon Irabagon “At What Price Garlic" from Someone to Someone (Irabbagast) 21:09 James Brandon Lewis “Left Alone" from ...
Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, and Noah Haidu
by Jerome Wilson
This program features modern jazz from Spain and Japan as well as older and newer music from the U. S. Musicians heard on the show include Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, Satoko Fujii, Keith Oxman, Milt Jackson, and Noah Haidu. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus ...
