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Satoshi Takeishi is another old friend, who I'm happy to have here! Satoshi is a great drummer, percussionist, and composer. He has played, toured and recorded with lots of great musicians, including Ray Barretto, Carlos ‘Patato' Valdes, Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Eddie Gomez, Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman, Anthony Braxton, Mark Murphy, Herbie Mann, Paul Winter Consort, Rabih Abu Khalil, Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band. Currently, he is working on several interesting projects, which we talk about in the interview, including working with his wife, Shoko, who is a fine pianist and composer. Satoshi and I met at Berklee in 1982. It's interesting that we're still having the same conversation all these years later. Come and join the conversation. Satoshi TakeishiI am available for online or in person study. Reach out to me at: keith@keithdavismusic.com Keith Davis Music
Hear unpredictable and graceful melodic lines traded by sax and strings, as tenor sax superstar Joshua Redman and string quartet Brooklyn Rider, along with all-star rhythm section of Scott Colley (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion) take over the studio. It's chamber music with swoops, dives, groove and bite in original and newly-arranged music with one foot in the jazz world where sharps are optional. (This session is from the Archives, 2018.) -Caryn Havlik Watch the full session here:
Vicki Richards is a retired classically trained violinist, composer, improvisor, and educator. Vicki's career spans more than four decades, working alongside many excellent musicians over the years. (Miami, FL)Music Clips:Vicki Richards - Cold Rain of Autumn (2004)(w/ Satoshi Takeishi, Tim Richards, Frnak Carmelitano on guitar, Shernol Mathais)Vicki Richards - Trailhead (The Berkshires) (2011)(w/ Jeff Deen, Mitch Kopp)~Florida Sound Archive~https://linktr.ee/floridasoundarchive~Vicki Richards~Website: http://www.vickirichards.net/Bandcamp: https://vickirichards.bandcamp.com/
7月9日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 9 Shun Sakai #酒井俊 / 買い物ブギ(2009年のアルバム「Night At The Circus Vol. 1」から) 10 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi #野瀬栄進 / Uncertain Landscape(2017年のアルバム「Uncertain Landscape」から) 11 Toru Dodo – JAfro #百々徹 / Kampala Highway(2012年のアルバム「JAfro」から) 12 Nobuki Takamen #高免信喜 / Scarborough Fair(2012年のアルバム「Three Wishes」から) … Continue reading →
3月12日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 7 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – The Gate #野瀬栄進 / Feeling of Gospel (Live)(2012年のアルバム「The Gate, 2012 Live In Shibuya」から) 8 Chika Tanaka #田中千賀 / Dream A Little Dream Of Me(2017年のアルバム「Trio」から) 9 Kiyoshi Kitagawa #北川潔 / Poconos Delight(2017年のアルバム「Turning Point」から) … Continue reading →
11月19日(金)後半にお届けした作品: 8 Michika Fukumori 福森道華 / Make Someone Happy(2016年のアルバム「Quality Time」から) 9 Mamiko Taira 平麻美子 / A Timeless Place(2015年のアルバム「Heart's Calling」から) 10 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – The Gate 野瀬栄進 / Feeling of Gospel (Live)(2012年のアルバム「The Gate, 2012 Live In Shibuya」から) 11 … Continue reading →
Según la flautista y saxofonista Anna Webber, entre su forma de tocar y de componer había una brecha que ahora trata de cerrar con "Idiom", disco doble grabado en dos formatos: junto a Matt Mitchell (piano) y John Hollenbeck (batería), su Simple Trio; con un Large Ensemble de doce músicos, entre los que se encuentra el trompetista Adam O'Farrill, el trombonista Jacob Garchik y el baterista Satoshi Takeishi, entre otros. Dice la pianista suiza Irène Schweizer que siempre ha sentido "afinidad" con los músicos negros, entre ellos el baterista estadounidense Hamid Drake. Con él presenta "Celebration", un directo en el festival Konfrontationen de Austria que se suma a la larga lista de dúos de piano y batería registrados por Schweizer desde 1986. Se las arreglaron para poder grabar en plena pandemia entrando juntos en el estudio pero sin necesidad de verse las caras. Uno de los músicos padece problemas respiratorios que aconsejaban tomar precauciones extra. A pesar de todo, Ceramic Dog, el trío de Marc Ribot (voz y guitarra), Shahzad Ismaily (bajo y teclado) y Ches Smith (batería, percusión y electrónicas) logró encontrar "Hope" en la música. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com
6月04日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 7 Steven Shinji Whipple #SteveShinjiWhipple / Whales and Wave(2021年のアルバム「Together, Alone」から) 8 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – The Gate #野瀬栄進 / Burning Blue(2010年のアルバム「THE GATE」から) 9 Jun Furuya – The Otherside Quartet #古谷淳 / Saga(2017年のアルバム「Southbound」から) 10 Michika Fukumori #福森道華 / … Continue reading →
5月15日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 9 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – The Gate #野瀬栄進 / Feeling of Gospel (Live)(2012年のアルバム「The Gate, 2012 Live In Shibuya」から) 10 Chiemi Nakai #中井知恵美 / I will Meet You Again(2012年のアルバム「Transformation」から) 11 Akemi #AKEMI / My Shining Hour(2015年のアルバム「Ta Bi Ji … Continue reading →
5月1日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 7 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi #野瀬栄進 / Uncertain Landscape(2017年のアルバム「Uncertain Landscape」から) 8 Mamiko Taira #平麻美子 / Skylark(2015年のアルバム「Heart’s Calling」から) 9 Yoko Suzuki #YokoSuzuki / Spring Snow(2012年のアルバム「Swift and Courageous」から) 10 Seung-Hee #seunghee / By The Sea(2013年のアルバム「Sketches On The Sky」から) 11 Nobuki … Continue reading →
"Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus starts with a track from “Human Dust Suite” by NYC-based Japanese-born pianist and composer Miki Yamanaka, and also includes music from two Toronto-based artists’ albums: “Bridges” by the Trinidad-born saxophonist and composer Jesse Ryan and “City Abstract” by vibraphonist and composer Dan McCarthy. We are also listening to some classical cross-overs in form of Quinsin Nachoff’s Violin Concerto, Movement I from the saxophonist and composer’s latest album “Pivotal Arc” featuring virtuoso violin soloist Nathalie Bonin, and two compositions by jazz pianist Pete Malinverni from his latest album “Candlelight” with classical violinist Juliet Kurtzman. ------- Miki Yamanaka - March Album: Human Dust Suite Miki Yamanaka (p), Anthony Orji (as), Orlando le Fleming (b) and Jochen Rueckert (d) Dan McCarthy - “Bleyto (For Carla Bley)” & “Deser Roads (For Gary Burton)” Album: City Abstract Dan McCarthy (vib), Ted Quinlan (g), Pat Collins (b) and Ted Warren (d) ------- Quinsin Nachoff - Violin Concerto, Movement I Album: Pivotal Arc Quinsin Nachoff (comp, ts), JC Sanford (cond), Nathalie Bonin (violin soloist), Molinari String Quartet: Olga Ranzenhofer (vio I), Antoine Bareil (vio II), Frédéric Lambert (viola), Pierre-Alain Bouvrette (cello), Michael Davidson (vib), Mark Helias (b), Satoshi Takeishi (d, perc), Jean-Pierre Zanella (picc, fl, cl, ss), Yvan Belleau (cl, ts), Brent Besner (b-cl), Jocelyn Couture (tp I), Bill Mahar (tp II), David Grott (tb) and Bob Ellis (b-tb) Juliet Kurtzman & Pete Malinverni - “Pulcinella” & “Love int he Time of Cholera” Album: Candlelight – Love in the Time of Cholera Juliet Kurtzman (violin) and Pete Malinverni (p, comp) Jesse Ryan - Bridges Album: Bridges Jesse Ryan (saxes, perc, composer), Ewen Farncombe (p, fender rhodes), Marc Rogers (b), David Richards (d) and Sean Clarey (g) Jesse Ryan (featuring Jooanna Majoko) - The Way Album: Bridges Jesse Ryan (saxes, composer), Ewen Farncombe (p, fender rhodes), Marc Rogers (b), David Richards (d), Lucien Gray (g) and Joanna Majoko (vor) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 02:31 - March - Miki Yamanaka 08:21 - Bleyto (For Carla Bley) - Dan McCarthy 12:41 - Desert Roads (For Gary Burton) - Dan McCarthy 21:05 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 24:25 - Violin Concerto, Movement I - Quinsin Nachoff, Nathalie Bonin 40:23 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 41:46 - Pulcinella - Juliet Kurtzman, Pete Malinverni 44:23 - Love int he Time of Cholera - Juliet Kurtzman, Pete Malinverni 47:15 - Bridges - Jesse Ryan 53:50 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 55:42 - The Way - Jesse Ryan, Joanna Majoko 61:03 - Finish "
"The Jazz Hole with Linus says goodbye to a crazy 2020! Today’s music comes from 2020’s interview guests and include the Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1, Tavche Gravche, Rajiv Jayaweera (featuring Lara Bello), the Peter Hess Trio, the Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project, Rodrigo Bonelli’s Brasil Trio +1 (featuring Erin Blatti), Sharel Cassity, the Dayna Stephens Trio, Peter Slavov, and Nick Fraser/Kris Davis/Tony Malaby/Ingrid Laubrock/Lina Allemano. Thank you to all of the musicians and listeners! Be safe and fingers crossed for a better 2021! Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 - Racing A Butterfly Album: Racing A Butterfly Anne Mette Iversen (b), John Ellis (ts), Peter Dahlgren (tb), Danny Grissett (p) and Otis Brown III (d) Tavche Gravche - In My Mind Album: Sonic Pollination Vasko Dukovski (cl), Dan Nadel (g), Daniel Ori (b, comp) and Satoshi Takeishi (perc) Rajiv Jayaweera featuring Lara Bello - Pistils Album: Pistils Rajiv Jayaweera (d, cymbals, thammattama, caxixi), Chris Cheek (ts, ss), Aaron Parks (p), Hugh Stuckey (g), Sam Anning (b) and Lara Bello (voc) -------- Peter Hess Trio - Gone Lights Album: Falling Peter Hess (ts), Matt Moran (vib) and Jeff Davis (d) -------- Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project - Kites and Strings Album: Kites and Strings Ben Rosenblum (p, acc), Wayne Tucker (tp), Jasper Dutz (ts, b-cl), Rafael Rosa (g), Marty Jaffe (b), Ben Zweig (d) and Jake Chapman (vib) -------- Brasil Trio +1 - Starla Album: Brooklyn Sessions Rodrigo Bonelli (d, perc, co-comp), Pier Pappalardo (e-b), Aaron Barak (g), Jim Piela (as) and Erin Blatti (voc, co-comp) -------- Sharel Cassity - Fearless Album: Fearless Sharel Cassity (as), Richard Johnson (p), Alex Claffy (b) and Mark Whitfield Jr. (d) -------- Dayna Stephens Trio - Ran Album: Liberty Dayna Stephens (saxes), Ben Street (b) and Eric Harland (d) -------- Peter Slavov - Gone Album: Little Stories Peter Slavov (b), Nitzan Gavrieli (p), Diego Ramirez (d), Entcho Todorov, Patti Killroy (vio), Jen Herman (viola), Yves Dharamraj (cello) -------- Nick Fraser, Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Lina Allemano - Zoning Album: Zoning Nick Fraser (d, composer), Kris Davis (p), Tony Malaby (saxophones), Ingrid Laubrock (ts) and Lina Allemano (tp) -------- Olivia Trummer & Hadar Noiberg – The Hawk Album: The Hawk Olivia Trummer (p, voc, comp) and Hadar Noiberg (fl) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 02:55 - Racing A Butterfly - Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 09:10 - In My Mind - Tavche Gravche 16:08 - Pistils - Rajiv Jayaweera, Lara Bello 20:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 21:49 - Gone Lights - Peter Hess Trio 26:51 - Kites and Strings - Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project 33:33 - Starla - Rodrigo Bonelli, Brasil Trio +1, Erin Blatti 38:41 - Fearless - Sharel Cassity 44:04 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 45:23 - Ran - Dayna Stephens Trio 50:39 - Gone - Peter Slavov 55:01 - Zoning - Nick Fraser, Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Lina Allemano 61:40 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 62:53 - The Hawk - Olivia Trummer, Hadar Noiberg 70:13 - Finish "
9月5日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 7 Erika Matsuo #松尾エリカ/ Berimbau(2015年のアルバム「Nostalgia」から) 8 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi #野瀬栄進 / Ange(2017年のアルバム「Uncertain Landscape」から) 9 Yuto Mitomi #三富悠斗 / When I Took A Trip On A Train(2019年のアルバム「Continuation」から) 10 Miho Nobuzane #信実美穂 / Ponteio(2014年のアルバム「Simple Words (Jazz Loves Brazil)」から) 11 … Continue reading →
8月29日(土)後半にお届けした作品: 8 Nabuko Kiryu #霧生ナブ子 / Full House(2016年のアルバム「Real Life」から) 9 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – The Gate #野瀬栄進 / Feeling of Gospel (Live)(2012年のアルバム「The Gate 2012 Live in Shibuya」から) 10 Daiki Yasukagawa #安ヵ川大樹 / St. Elmo’s Fire(2012年のアルバム「Kanmai」から) 11 Toru Dodo … Continue reading →
"Lots of new music on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus. Tracks by the Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 from the album “Racing A Butterfly”, two movements from concertos that were written by saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff (featuring Nathalie Bonin and the Molinari String Quartet), more from Ricardo Grilli’s “1962” album and finally, two selections from Richard Shulman’s brand new album Life Seasons. Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 – “Triangular Waves” & “Racing A Butterfly” Album: Racing A Butterfly Anne Mette Iversen (b), John Ellis (ts), Peter Dahlgren (tb), Danny Grissett (p) and Otis Brown III (d) Quinsin Nachoff - Violin Concerto, Movement I Album: Pivotal Arc Quinsin Nachoff (comp, ts), JC Sanford (cond), Nathalie Bonin (violin soloist), Molinari String Quartet: Olga Ranzenhofer (vio I), Antoine Bareil (vio II), Frédéric Lambert (viola), Pierre-Alain Bouvrette (cello), Michael Davidson (vib), Mark Helias (b), Satoshi Takeishi (d, perc), Jean-Pierre Zanella (picc, fl, cl, ss), Yvan Belleau (cl, ts), Brent Besner (b-cl), Jocelyn Couture (tp I), Bill Mahar (tp II), David Grott (tb) and Bob Ellis (b-tb) Quinsin Nachoff - String Quartet, Movement IV Album: Pivotal Arc Quinsin Nachoff (comp), JC Sanford (cond), Nathalie Bonin (violin soloist), Molinari String Quartet: Olga Ranzenhofer (vio I), Antoine Bareil (vio II), Frédéric Lambert (viola) and Pierre-Alain Bouvrette (cello) ------- Ricardo Grilli - “Mars” & “E.R.P.” Album: 1962 Ricardo Grilli (g), Mark Turner (ts), Kevin Hays (p), Joe Martin (b) and Eric Harland (d) Richard Shulman (featuring Paula Hanke) - Life Seasons Album: Life Seasons Richard Shulman (p), Zack Page (b), Rick Dilling (d), Paula Hanke (voc alto) and Ron Clearfield (cello) Richard Shulman - Summer Night Album: Life Seasons Richard Shulman (p), Zack Page (b) and Rick Dilling (d) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 02:31 - Triangular Waves - Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 07:31 - Racing A Butterfly - Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 14:14 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 16:40 - Violin Concerto, Movement I - Quinsin Nachoff, Nathalie Bonin 32:38 - String Quartet, Movement IV - Quinsin Nachoff, Molinari String Quartet 37:33 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 40:08 - Mars - Ricardo Grilli 48:01 - E.R.P. - Ricardo Grilli 53:46 - Life Seasons - Richard Shulman, Paula Hanke 58:46 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 61:18 - Summer Night - Richard Shulman 65:22 - Finish "
In this podcast, we'll be talking to jazz saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff. His new album Pivotal Arc is released today on Whirlwind Recordings. Quinsin's music has been well-known for its unpredictability and innovation, for crossing boundaries between different musical genres and pushing the performers' barriers. The album is based around three main works. Firstly, a violin concerto features virtuoso soloist Nathalie Bonin, and a jazz-tinged unit comprising two giants of the New York scene (bassist Mark Helias and drummer Satoshi Takeishi), vibraphone player Michael Davidson, and a wind and string ensemble conducted by JC Sanford. The first movement is written as "an imaginary deconstructed and reconstructed Tango." The second movement is a ballad that combines both written and improvised sections and the third is inspired by Balkan folk music. The String Quartet (performed by the Molinari String Quartet) "represents some of Nachoff’s most intricate writing to date, allowing him to explore his deep attachment to the tradition and his engagement with contemporary iterations." As he recalls, "I like to keep up with what's happening now in quartet writing and this gave me the opportunity to explore some of those ideas – pitch axis, using quarter tones, etc., but still keeping a jazz influence because that’s a large part of my background.." The final work, Pivotal Arc, has been described as "Nachoff's extended reflection on the critical position we currently find ourselves in regarding climate change." It's perhaps the most traditional jazz-sounding work on the album with ample opportunity for interplay between the jazz unit and solos from bassist Helias, drummer Satoshi Takeishi, and Nachoff's tenor saxophone. With broad influences ranging from Strayhorn to Mancini, Bartók to Berg, this is a unique album that's refreshing and innovative to listen to from both the classical and jazz perspectives. Many thanks to: Quinsin for talking to me and his permission to use some extracts from the album in this podcast. Ann Braithwaite for bringing this really interesting project to my attention. CREDITS Music used in this podcast: 1 &2. Violin Concerto - Movement 1 3. Violin Concerto - Movement 2 4. String Quartet - Movement 1 5 & 6. Pivotal Arc Nathalie Bonin - violin soloist Molinari String Quartet: Olga Ranzenhofer - violin I, Antoine Bareil - violin II Frédéric Lambert - viola, Pierre-Alain Bouvrette - cello Quinsin Nachoff - tenor saxophone JC Sanford - conductor Michael Davidson - vibraphone Mark Helias - bass Satoshi Takeishi - drums, percussion Jean-Pierre Zanella - piccolo, flute, clarinet, soprano sax Yvan Belleau - clarinet, tenor saxophone Brent Besner - bass clarinet Jocelyn Couture - trumpet I Bill Mahar - trumpet II David Grott - trombone Bob Ellis - bass trombone Recorded at Studios Piccolo, Montreal, Canada Recording Engineer - David Travers Smith Assistant Engineer - Patrice Pruneau Edited, mixed and mastered by David Travers Smith Produced by Quinsin Nachoff, David Travers-Smith Executive Producer - Michael Janisch Pivotal Arc released 7 August, 2020 Podcast published 7 August 2020; interview with Quinsin recorded 31 July 2020. Quinsin's bio: http://www.quinsin.com/bio. Purchase Pivotal Arc here: https://quinsinnachoff.bandcamp.com. Citations taken from "About the Album," Pivotal Arc, https://quinsinnachoff.bandcamp.com (accessed 7 August 2020).
7月12日(日)前半にお届けした作品: 1 Akiko Tsuruga #敦賀明子 / Frim Fram Sauce(2009年のアルバム「Oriental Express」から) 2 Toru Dodo – JAfro #百々徹 / Kampala Highway(2012年のアルバム「JAfro」から) 3 Eishin Nose & Satoshi Takeishi – THE GATE #野瀬栄進 / Ibuki(2015年のアルバム「Pico Pico」から) 4 Yasushi Nakamura #中村恭士 / FRB(2017年のアルバム「HOMETOWN」から) 5 Kana … Continue reading →
A 40-year retrospective on the work of composer and multi-instrumentalist Ned Rothenberg with 8 excerpts featuring the artist on bass clarinet, alto sax, and shakuhachi in compositions and improvisations alongside musicians including: Fred Frith, Hans Reichel (guitars, daxophone); Evan Parker (sax), Jennifer Choi/Olivia De Prato/Stephanie Griffin/Alex Waterman (string quartet); Yumiko Tanaka (Shamisen); Min Xiao-Fen (Pipa), Vortex (percussionist Satoshi Takeishi, pianist Shoko Nagai); Riley Lee, Ralph Samuelson (shakuhachi); and the Paul Dresher Ensemble (Joel Davel, conductor; Woramon Jamjod, engineer). Rothenberg does a stellar job of weaving the history together in stories and observations. Concert excerpts included in this program: Hans Reichel w/Fred Frith & Ned Rothenberg 1987 / Ned Rothenberg Solo 2005 / Evan Parker / Ned Rothenberg Duo 2006 / Ned Rothenberg Quintet #1 for Clarinet and String Quartet 2008 / Yumiko Tanaka / Ned Rothenberg / Min Xiao-Fen with Vortex 2013 / Ned Rothenberg's Ryu Nashi, New Music for Shakuhachi 2016 / Ned Rothenberg: Beyond C w/Paul Dresher Ensemble 2019
Linus welcomes three interview guests on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole. Clarinetist Vasko Dukovski, guitarist Dan Nadel and bassist Daniel Ori are the three core members of Tavche Gravche and they discuss their newly released second album “Sonic Pollination” and express thoughts about the future of their band during this tragic pandemic. Other music today comes from Dr. Felipe Salles and his Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble. His recent eighth album The New Immigrant Experience is a multimedia project inspired by the lives of “Dreamers”, the almost seven hundred thousand individuals currently protected by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble - V. Survivor’s Guilt (Catalina Cruz) Album: The New Immigrant Experience (Music Inspired by Conversations With Dreamers) Felipe Salles (comp, cond), Jonathan Ball (as, ss, fl, picc), Aaron Dutton (as, ss, fl, soloist), Mike Caudill (ts, ss, fl, cl), Rick DiMuzio (ts, cl), Tyler Burchfield (bs, b-cl, cl), Jeff Holmes (lead tp), Don Clough, Yuta Yamaguchi, Eric Smith, Dough Olsen (tp), Clayton DeWalt, Randy Pingrey, Bulut Gülen (tb), Angel Subero (b-tb), Nando Michelin (p), Kevin Grudecki (g), Ryan Fedak (vib, marimba, glockenspiel), Keala Kaumeheiwa (b) and Bertram Lehmann (d, perc) Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble - IX. These Things That Are Taken For Granted (Joana Costa) Album: The New Immigrant Experience (Music Inspired by Conversations With Dreamers) Felipe Salles (comp, cond), Jonathan Ball (as, ss, fl, picc), Aaron Dutton (as, ss, fl), Mike Caudill (ts, ss, fl, cl, solo with electronics), Rick DiMuzio (ts, cl), Tyler Burchfield (bs, b-cl, cl), Jeff Holmes (lead tp), Don Clough, Yuta Yamaguchi, Dough Olsen (tp), Eric Smith (tp, solo with electronics), Clayton DeWalt, Randy Pingrey, Bulut Gülen (tb), Angel Subero (b-tb), Nando Michelin (p), Kevin Grudecki (g), Ryan Fedak (vib, marimba, glockenspiel), Keala Kaumeheiwa (b) and Bertram Lehmann (d, perc) Tavche Gravche - “Balkaviv”, “More Than A Fisherman” & “In My Mind” Album: Sonic Pollination Vasko Dukovski (cl, composer “More Than A Fisherman”), Dan Nadel (g), Daniel Ori (b, comoposer “Balkaviv” & “In My Mind”) and Satoshi Takeishi (perc) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 03:01 - V. Survivor’s Guilt (Catalina Cruz) - Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble 11:06 - Balkaviv - Tavche Gravche 14:30 - Interview with Tavche Gravche, Part I 24:49 - More Than A Fisherman - Tavche Gravche 31:14 - Interview with Tavche Gravche, Part II 38:22 - In My Mind - Tavche Gravche 45:20 - Interview with Tavche Gravche, Part III 53:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 55:11 - IX. These Things That Are Taken For Granted (Joana Costa) - Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble 64:39 - Finish
We hang out with Shoko Nagai and Satoshi Takeshi and hear tracks from her amazing TOKALA project... Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. As a teenager in her native Japan, Nagai was trained on Yamaha's electronic organ, the "Electone," to perform popular music. Since moving to the U.S. from Japan and studying classical and jazz music at Berklee, she has adapted her mastery of the keyboard to prepared piano, accordions, the melodica and other instruments, often inspired by the minimalist approach of composer Takemitsu Toru. Whether she is performing Klezmer, Balkan or experimental music, Nagai is a charismatic presence onstage, who hypnotizes audiences with her intense focus and virtuoso sound. Since moving to New York in 1999 she has been dubbed an "MVP" of the downtown jazz scene, performing with John Zorn, Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, Frank London, Matana Roberts, Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), Satoshi Takeishi, Butch Morris, Elliot Sharp, Jeremiah Lockwood and many eclectic performers. Nagai frequently tours internationally, performing in Sweden (2009 Nobel Prize ceremony for German writer, Herta Muller), Italy (Napoli Teatro Festival 2015), Austria (Saalffelden Jazz Festival 2014), France (Banlieues Bleues 2012), Switzerland (Rote Fabrik 2012), Holland (Bimhuis 2012), Japan (Fuji Rock Festival 2012), Israel (Romanian Institute 2011), Canada (Suoni Popolo Festival 2008), Germany (Moers Jazz festival 2007), and Brazil (resfest 2007) and in the U.S. (Newport Jazz Festival 2015, Saratoga Jazz Festival 2008). She has received grants from JazzJants (Painted Bride Arts Center) in 2008 and the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2010. Nagai's compositions for films include, L'amour Cache (2007), directed by Alessandro Capone and conducted by Butch Morris, as well as a trio of films directed by Linda Hoaglund: ANPO: Art X War (2010 Toronto, DOC NYC, Vancouver, and Hong Kong film festivals), Things Left Behind, (2012) produced by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK, and The Wound and The Gift, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave (Vancouver, DOC NYC, Tokyo FilmX 2014). CARE (2016 DOC NYC, AFI DOCS, Sheffield Doc Fest, Reelworld Impact Award) directed by Diredre Fishel “Connection beyond genre and contrasting elements, in quest for the essence” is what Japanese-born musician/improviser Satoshi Takeishi strives for in his performances, whether behind a drum set, a hybrid percussion set or computer-based electronics. With over 30 years’ experience in live performances and recording sessions around the world, executing in styles of Jazz, Rock, Contemporary Classical, Avant Garde, Experimental Electronic, Latin, South American, Arabic and African music, Takeishi moves among diverse musical environments. Rather than a specialist of any one style, Takeishi constantly strives for an integration of his diverse musical experience and knowledge.
Norvegian Landscapes (etichetta Da Vinci) è il terzo capitolo di un trittico che a Marco Cappelli, chitarrista italiano ma da una quindicina d'anni a New York (dove è inseritissimo nella scena dell'avanguardia), è stato ispirato dal noir europeo contemporaneo: il primo album era dedicato a Fred Vargas, il secondo a Maurizio De Giovanni e questo a Jo Nesbo, autore di gialli norvegese. Cappelli lo ha realizzato con il suo Acoustic Trio, con Ken Filiano al contrabbasso e Satoshi Takeishi alle percussioni, e con ospiti Oscar Noriega ai clarinetti e DJ Olive turntables ed elettronica. Filiano fa anche parte di The Fictive Five, formazione nata nel 2013 per iniziativa del sassofonista Larry Ochs, un veterano dell'avanguardia (basti citare il Rova Saxophone Quartet). Passati in marzo dall'Italia, i Fictive Five ci sono piaciuti molto dal vivo ad Area Sismica di Forlì. In coincidenza con le esibizioni italiane è uscito il loro nuovo album Anything Is Possible (Clean Feed): in quintetto, con Nate Wooley alla tromba, un secondo contrabbasso, Pascal Niggenkemper, e Harris Eisenstadt alla batteria, i Fictive Five propongono un free di alto livello, sostanzioso, che vive dentro pezzi ben architettati, con una notevole articolazione di situazioni, data da una intelligente varietà di combinazioni fra i cinque musicisti
Norvegian Landscapes (etichetta Da Vinci) è il terzo capitolo di un trittico che a Marco Cappelli, chitarrista italiano ma da una quindicina d'anni a New York (dove è inseritissimo nella scena dell'avanguardia), è stato ispirato dal noir europeo contemporaneo: il primo album era dedicato a Fred Vargas, il secondo a Maurizio De Giovanni e questo a Jo Nesbo, autore di gialli norvegese. Cappelli lo ha realizzato con il suo Acoustic Trio, con Ken Filiano al contrabbasso e Satoshi Takeishi alle percussioni, e con ospiti Oscar Noriega ai clarinetti e DJ Olive turntables ed elettronica. Filiano fa anche parte di The Fictive Five, formazione nata nel 2013 per iniziativa del sassofonista Larry Ochs, un veterano dell'avanguardia (basti citare il Rova Saxophone Quartet). Passati in marzo dall'Italia, i Fictive Five ci sono piaciuti molto dal vivo ad Area Sismica di Forlì. In coincidenza con le esibizioni italiane è uscito il loro nuovo album Anything Is Possible (Clean Feed): in quintetto, con Nate Wooley alla tromba, un secondo contrabbasso, Pascal Niggenkemper, e Harris Eisenstadt alla batteria, i Fictive Five propongono un free di alto livello, sostanzioso, che vive dentro pezzi ben architettati, con una notevole articolazione di situazioni, data da una intelligente varietà di combinazioni fra i cinque musicisti
Norvegian Landscapes (etichetta Da Vinci) è il terzo capitolo di un trittico che a Marco Cappelli, chitarrista italiano ma da una quindicina d'anni a New York (dove è inseritissimo nella scena dell'avanguardia), è stato ispirato dal noir europeo contemporaneo: il primo album era dedicato a Fred Vargas, il secondo a Maurizio De Giovanni e questo a Jo Nesbo, autore di gialli norvegese. Cappelli lo ha realizzato con il suo Acoustic Trio, con Ken Filiano al contrabbasso e Satoshi Takeishi alle percussioni, e con ospiti Oscar Noriega ai clarinetti e DJ Olive turntables ed elettronica. Filiano fa anche parte di The Fictive Five, formazione nata nel 2013 per iniziativa del sassofonista Larry Ochs, un veterano dell'avanguardia (basti citare il Rova Saxophone Quartet). Passati in marzo dall'Italia, i Fictive Five ci sono piaciuti molto dal vivo ad Area Sismica di Forlì. In coincidenza con le esibizioni italiane è uscito il loro nuovo album Anything Is Possible (Clean Feed): in quintetto, con Nate Wooley alla tromba, un secondo contrabbasso, Pascal Niggenkemper, e Harris Eisenstadt alla batteria, i Fictive Five propongono un free di alto livello, sostanzioso, che vive dentro pezzi ben architettati, con una notevole articolazione di situazioni, data da una intelligente varietà di combinazioni fra i cinque musicisti
Toda la información acerca de HDO en http://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=13298. Dos son los vectores principales de esa matriz musical y creativa que es el sello portugués Clean Feed. Pedro Costa, al frente de la discográfica lusa desde sus inicios, ha sabido aúnar la publicación de grabaciones de figuras ya reconocidas en la escena internacional de la música libre (mayormente jazz, pero no exclusivamente), junto a la aparición en su catálogo de músicos (entre los que hay un buen número de artistas portugueses), que han resultado un agradable descubrimiento. El sello ha sabido navegar en el complicado océano de las ediciones discográficas, abundante en sellos unipersonales, pequeños, medianos y grandes, y casi desde el mismo inicio fue capaz de sobresalir en la escena internacional. Un buen ejemplo de todo esto son las cinco referencias que aparecen publicadas en la primera entrega de nuevas grabaciones publicadas en 2016. Entre las figuras más reconocidas están Harris Eisenstadt (al frente de un cuarteto con Jeb Bishop, Tony Malaby y Jason Roebke), el dúo de Fred Frith junto a Darren Johnston, o el trío Renku (con John Hébert, Michaël Attias y Satoshi Takeishi) con una grabación en uno de los corazones del jazz, el Greenwich Village. En cuanto a los “descubrimientos”, están el CD homónimo del potente trío Protean Reality (con Chris Pitsiokos, Noah Punkt y Philipp Scholz), o Collective Efervescence del combo liderado por el baterista Dre Hocevan, a quien acompañan Lester St. Louis, Bram de Looze, Chris Pitsiokos –nuevamente-, y Philip White. Si a todo lo indicado en el primer párrafo se añade que al mayor valor propio en ese análisis son sus buenas músicas, la aproximación –una vez más- a Clean Feed está más que justificada. Pachi Tapiz, 2016 HDO (Hablando de oídas) es un podcast sobre el que ha reflexionado y que ha sido imaginado, deseado, editado, producido, conducido y presentado por Pachi Tapiz. Las grabaciones, los músicos: Fred Frith / Darren Johnston: Everybody’s Somebody’s Nobody (Clean Feed, 2016) Fred Frith, Darren Johnston Dre Hocevar: Collective Efervescence (Clean Feed, 2016) Dre Hocevar, Lester St. Louis, Bram de Looze, Chris Pitsiokos, Philip White Harris Eisenstadt: Old Growth Forest (Clean Feed, 2016) Harris Eisenstadt, Jeb Bishop, Tony Malaby, Jason Roebke Protean Reality: Protean Reality (Clean Feed, 2016) Protean Reality: Chris Pitsiokos, Noah Punkt, Philipp Scholz Renku: Live In Greenwich (Clean Feed, 2016) Renku: Michaël Attias, John Hébert, Satoshi Takeishi