Results for "Satoko Fujii"

Benjamin Duboc: Primare Cantus

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 8, 2011

French double bassist Benjamin Duboc is one of the busiest musicians in the left-of-center experimental scene of musicians today in Europe. This prolific musician plays regularly with Japanese trumpet player Itaru Oki (who is based in France), in duo and with the NUTS quintet, and with many of the elite of French improvisers, including pianist Jobic ...

Satoko Fujii's Triple Whammy

by Hrayr Attarian
August 11, 2011

The year 2011 is proving to be a fruitful one for Japanese composer and improviser Satoko Fujii. In addition to a world tour, she has released three albums (all on June 21) on her own Libra record label, each in a different setting and in the company of different musicians. Her only constant companion, through all ...

Satoko Fujii: Rafale

by Dan McClenaghan
August 10, 2011

It's no easy task keeping track of the bands under the baton of pianist Satoko Fujii. The prolific avant-garde artist from Japan leads numerous ensembles, including four distinct big bands and multiple quartets and trios, in addition to co-leading duo outings with her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, very notably on the marvelous Chun (Libra, 2008). She ...

KOH: Poetic Songs

by Eyal Hareuveni
July 30, 2011

KOH (Koh Othera) began her musical career with the help of composer and pianist Satoko Fujii, who produced and played on the Japanese vocalist, pianist and composer's spare and promising debut, Yamabuki (Libra, 2005). A unique vocalist and pianist, with a rare sensitivity to poetic texts that are the basis for her playful compositions, KOH proves--six ...

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: ETO

by Troy Collins
July 26, 2011

In addition to an ever-changing array of small combos, tireless Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii continues to lead four international big bands, each based in a different city (Kobe, Nagoya, New York and Tokyo). Of the four, her New York based Orchestra is both her oldest and most prolific, having maintained virtually the same line-up since 1997. ...

Satoko Fujii - Eto, Watershed and Rafale (2011)

July 19, 2011

Our favorite avant gardist from Japan Satoko Fujii is at it again, releasing at once a new batch of records of distinct character. Each are performed by bands she formed whose members render her boundless musical vision within their own voices, ranging from the fifteen member Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York to two quartets with odd ...

The Jazz Session #291: Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura

July 12, 2011

Satoko Fujii with Natsuki Tamura: Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 2011

by Hrayr Attarian
July 12, 2011

Satoko Fujii with Natsuki TamuraPianoforteChicago, IllinoisJune 27, 2011 The intimate salon at Pianoforte, Chicago's premier piano shop and performance venue, was extremely well suited for Satoko Fujii's intensely personal, introspective music, especially in the solo and duet formats. This was Fujii's much anticipated Chicago debut and she did not disappoint. ...

Undead Jazz Festival: Day 1, June 23, 2011

by Daniel Lehner
June 29, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23-26, 2011 If 2010's Undead Jazz Festival were the first installment in a series of zombie films, then the first day of the 2011 season was a sequel picking up where ...

Endangered Blood: Endangered Blood

by Mark Corroto
February 22, 2011

Endangered Blood formed in 2008, to play a benefit concert to help pay for fellow musician Andrew D'Angelo's medical bills. For the performance, drummer Jim Black and bassist Trevor Dunn--two of the saxophonist's band mates--enlisted saxophonists Chris Speed and Oscar Noriega. As happens so often in modern groups, familiar players in different combination produce compelling results.