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Gio Guido And Silvano Borzacchiello Announce 14-date San Gennaro Japan Tour

July 29, 2026

Guitarist Gio Guido and Swiss-based drummer Silvano Borzacchiello will present the San Gennaro Japan Tour 2026, a 14-concert journey across Japan from September 17 through October 3. The project is centered on real-time composition. No predetermined repertoire or fixed structures will be used. Melody, harmony, rhythm and form will emerge through the interaction between guitar and ...

The Rite Festival 2026 — Third and Final Day

by Artur Moral
June 18, 2026

The Rite FestivalLaboratori D'Arts ContemplativesLlinars del VallèsBarcelonaMay 31, 2026 There are small miracles that happen daily and discreetly. They are of a prosaic and absolutely earthly nature, with no divine or supernatural intervention of any kind, and the vast majority of them tend to go completely unnoticed by the eyes ...

Akiyoshi Shimizu

Born: March 6, 1985

Born in 1985 in Fukui, Japan.

Akiyoshi Shimizu’s musical journey began in childhood with a fascination for composition. At 14, he picked up the electric bass, and a transformative encounter with the music of Jaco Pastorius led him toward the world of jazz. Upon entering university, he transitioned to the double bass, mastering the instrument through self-study. Since beginning his professional career in Tokyo in 2006, he has earned profound trust and acclaim from a wide range of musicians across generations.

In tandem with his performance career, Shimizu has independently pursued the art of composition and arrangement. In 2020, he released his debut leader album, Satya. In 2022, his original composition "Room106" from the album was named a Finalist in the Jazz category of the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the U.S., earning him international recognition as a composer.

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

by Mark Sullivan
January 7, 2026

There must be an echo in here: like just about everyone else, I observe that there was a lot of great music released in what was otherwise an unsettling year. They ranged from hard bop (Words Fall Short, Belonging) to fusion (Hard Believer, Live at Berlin) to experimental (Trio of Bloom). Experimental guitarist Nels Cline appears ...

Tokyo

By Wolfgang Muthspiel

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Lisbon Stomp; Pradela; Flight; Roll; Christa's Dream; Diminished and Augmented; Traversia; Strumming; Weill You Wait; Abacus.

Gio Guido Announces Live Composition Project For Upcoming Solo Guitar Album

December 30, 2025

Guitarist Gio Guido announces a new live composition project documenting the creation of his next solo guitar album through a series of YouTube live sessions. Following the initial launch of Extemporaneous Compositions, Gio continues the project by recording one complete composition per live broadcast, each performed and captured entirely in real time. Each session results in ...

Gio Guido Introduces Extemporaneous Compositions: A New Real-time Solo Guitar Language

December 14, 2025

Italian guitarist and composer Gio Guido, currently based in Japan, announces the launch of a groundbreaking new artistic project: Extemporaneous Compositions, a live performance series in which every piece is composed and performed simultaneously in real time. The series premieres on December 14, 2025, with additional live broadcasts on December 19 and December 28 at 8 ...

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Tokyo

by Doug Collette
September 26, 2025

Even a mere cursory perusal of Wolfgang Muthspiel's discography reveals how his playing has evolved over the years, populating a body of work that is roundly eclectic, but nonetheless focused. That very summary might well also apply to this third outing with the aforementioned high-profile rhythm section of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade (ECM, ...

Italian Trombone Trio 'Sliders' To Tour Japan In October

September 23, 2025

Following the acclaimed recording debut of their trio Sliders with Filippo Vignato, Federico Pierantoni and Lorenzo Manfredini will fly to Japan for six performances from October 3 to 11, 2025. Tour Dates October 3 – Tokyo, Italian Cultural Institute October 6 – Chiba, Soba Café October 7 – Nagoya, KD Japon October 9 – Kobe, Brothers ...

Why Is Japan a Jazz Paradise? Part 2—From Sake to Soul: Jazz Musicians and Their Love for Japan

by Atzko Kohashi
August 6, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2 In May 2025 Japan welcomed an estimated 3.693 million visitors, marking a surge in global fascination with the country--up 125% (more than double!) compared to a decade ago. Many come for the exquisite Japanese cuisine, the tranquil atmosphere of temples and shrines, the ultra-modern buzz of Tokyo, or the ...