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Satoko Fujii: Defying Expectations
by Kurt Gottschalk
Satoko Fujii is a rare breed. The pianist and composer manages to continually defy expectations while remaining solid and eminently musical in her work. She puts out new recordings at an almost ridiculous rate, rarely repeating a composition, but doesn't simply toss any live session to whatever label will take it. Each new disc (she's released ...
Satoko Fujii - Natsuki Tamura: In Krakow In November
by AAJ Italy Staff
Assieme nella vita e in varie formazioni musicali, la pianista Satoko Fujii e il trombettista Natsuki Tamura hanno registrato già un paio di dischi in duo: nel 1996 hanno pubblicato per la Leo Records How Many (Leo Lab CD 029) e nel 2001 autoprodotto Clouds, per l'etichetta Libra. Quest'album - registrato come indica il titolo a ...
Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble: Fuijin Raijin
by Troy Collins
Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii's artistic restlessness is given full flower on Fujin Raijin, her first album of Min'yo compositions. Classically trained, Fujii is one of today's most eclectic jazz figures, leading ensembles that range from intimate chamber duos to full-sized big bands. Long fascinated by the emotional directness of Min'yo (traditional Japanese folk music), Fujii finally ...
Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble: Fujin Raijin
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Satoko Fujii has put together another ensemble. There's nothing new in that; it seems she and/or her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, form a new group or two every year, just to keep things fresh. With the Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble, the mercurial Japanese-born pianist/composer takes off on yet another tangent--an exploration of Japanese folk music.
Satoko Fujii / Natuski Tamura: In Krakow In November
by Budd Kopman
The cover is dark blue with a picture of a city (presumably Krakow) at dusk with a cloudy sky. Lights that have come on are glowing from overexposing the shot. The mood is thus set for the duo of pianist Satoko Fujii and her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura to present re-workings of pieces recorded in different ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe: Kobe Yee!!
by Jim Santella
Another in a fine series of big band albums that pianist Satoko Fujii has released, Kobe Yee!! features the ensemble that she works with when she's in town. Kobe, Japan, that is. This fifteen-piece band interprets her music with a fierce attitude, as each selection comes laden with the force of collective power. On ...
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura: In Krakow In November
by Jerry D'Souza
Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura make a fine team. Their musical collaborations are many, involving Fujii's big band as well as several other combines including duo outings. They are back together for the first time in five years exploring tunes that were earlier recorded by their quartet projects. The pared down approach does not ...
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura: In Krakow in November
by Jim Santella
The husband and wife team of Natsuki Tamura & Satoko Fujii continues to make giant strides in bringing avant garde jazz to a wider audience. Their creative adventures recall the excitement wrought by AACM members such as Lester Bowie and Muhal Richard Abrams. Extending their reach around the world, the creative couple forcefully demonstrates what can ...
Satoko Fujii / Natusuki Tamura: In Krakow in November
by Dan McClenaghan
Listening to In Krakow In November might make you think that a European influence has tamed the avant approach of pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura. This set, along with two recent releases by Tamura's Gato Libre group--featuring Fujii on accordion--are tinted by their explorations of European folk and classical forms. They also deliver relatively ...
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Jim Santella
Satoko Fujii creates tone poems on When We Were There, which her quartet uses as stepping stones to enter the world of improvised jazz. Each member, an experienced veteran, turns it loose with unexpected surprises at every corner. At the piano, Fujii romps with quasi-rhythms and mood-changing harmonies. The dissonance and consonance of her pieces overlap, ...
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