Satoko Fujii ma-do Quartet

Satoko Fujii, klavir / piano

Natsuki Tamura, trobenta / trumpet

Norikatsu Koreyasu, bas / bass

Akira Horikoshi, bobni / drums

Najprodornejšo japonsko avantgardno jazzovsko pianistko smo v Ljubljani slišali na festivalu japonske kulture leta 2005, in sicer v osupljivem nastopu v duu s trobentačem Natsukijem Tamuro. Tokrat nas bosta oba znova obiskala v okviru Fujiijine najbolj znane zasedbe, kvarteta ma-do. Fujiijeva je glasbeno pot začela kot klasična pianistka, a se je kmalu podala v jazz in avantgardo. Živi med Tokiom in New Yorkom; študirala je sprva na Berkleeju, pozneje pa med drugim pri Paulu Bleyu. Njena glasba vključuje prvine klasike, avantgarde, jazza in japonske tradicionalne glasbe, vseskozi pa se giblje med izrazitim lirizmom in disonanco ter drobljenjem zvoka na meji slišnega. Posnela je več kot 40 albumov, od solističnih prek tistih z duom do 15-članskega orkestra.

www.youtube.com
www.searchservice.myspace.com
www.youtube.com
www.searchservice.myspace.com
www.youtube.com 
www.youtube.com

The foremost Japanese avant-garde jazz pianist, Fujii first appeared in Ljubljana in 2005 at the Festival of Japanese Culture, rendering a compelling performance with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura. On their return visit, Fujii is presenting her most famed setting, the ma-do Quartet. Fujii started out as a classical pianist, but soon ventured into jazz and avant-garde. Today living between Tokyo and New York, the pianist studied at Berklee College of Music, and subsequently one of her teachers was also Paul Bley. Her sound involves elements of classical music, the avant-garde, jazz as well as Japanese traditional music, throughout gliding between pronounced lyricism and dissonance as well as sound fragmentations verging on the inaudible. In various line-ups, she has released as many as 40 albums, among others as a solo artist, in different duos as well as a leader of a 15-member band.