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Satoko Fujii

pianist, composer


by Stefan Postius


Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura Newsletter #20


Upcoming shows:

Friday, February 1, 2013, 20:30
Musik Theater Literatur, Berlin, Germany
12 Euro / 8 Euro
MusicMusicMusic + Dance: Mizuki Wildenhahn – percussive dance; Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano; Faín Sanchez Dueñas - percussion
http://www.studioniculescu.com/
 
Sunday, February 3, 2013, 20:00
Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse, Esslingen, Germany
15 Euro/18 Euro
Junk Box: Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano; John Hollenbeck – drums
https://www.dieselstrasse.de/index.php?action=progr_detail&param=detail&id=873

Friday, February 8, 2013, 19:00
Gallery Cocon, Senzokuike, Tokyo
Free concert
Gato Libre Collaboration with Hiroshi Koma works: Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Yasuko Kaneko – trombone; Kazuhiko Tsumura – guitar; Satoko Fujii – accordion
http://www.senzokuikehp.com/cocon/index.html
 
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 19:30
Candy, Inage, Chiba
Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano
http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/jazz_candy/

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Natsuki Tamura –trumpet + Satoko Fujii – piano Duo Tour in Kyushu:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 20:00
New Combo, Fukuoka
092-712-7809
adv. 3500 yen,, at the door 4000 yen
http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~combo/index.html
 
Thursday, February 14, 2013, 20:00
Naima, Oita
097-567-1517
2500 yen
http://jazz-cafe-naima.seesaa.net/
 
Friday, February 15, 2013, 20:00
Jazz Inn Okura, Kumamoto
096-325-9209
3000 yen, students 1800 yen (+ drink)
http://www17.plala.or.jp/okura/index.html
 
Saturday, February16, 2013, 19:30
Life Time, Miyazaki
0985-27-8451
adv. 2500 yen, at the door 3000 yen (+drink)
http://www.lifetime-jazz.com/index.html
 
Sunday, February 17, 2013, 19:30
Live Heaven, Kagoshima
099-227-0337
3000 yen (+ drink)
http://www.kagoshima-sr.jp/


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Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 19:30
Big Apple, Kobe
078-251-7049
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe: Ko Iwata, Yasuhisa Mizutani-alto sax; Eiichiro Arasaki, Tsutomu
Takei-tenor sax; Keizo Nobori-baritone sax; James Barrett, Kazunari Seto, Rabito Arimoto, Natsuki Tamura-trumpet; Tomoyuki Mihara, Yusuke Imanishi-trombone; Tatsuki Yoshino-tuba; Takumi Seino-guitar; Hiroshi Funato-bass; Yoshikazu Isaki-drums
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/i/big-apple/
 
Friday, February 22, 2013, 19:30
Otoya Kintoki, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo
03-5382-2020
2600 yen + drink
Gato Libre: Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Yasuko Kaneko – trombone; Kazuhiko Tsumura – guitar; Satoko Fujii – accordion
http://www2.u-netsurf.ne.jp/~otokin/
 
Monday, February 25, 2013, 19:30
Knuttel House, Iriya, Tokyo
03-3847-2113
2000 yen + order
Satoko Fujii New Trio: Satoko Fujii – piano; Todd Nicholson – bass; Takashi Itani – drums
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/knuttelhouse/
 
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 20:00
Pit Inn, Shinjuku, Tokyo
03-3354-2024
3,000 yen
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo: Sachi Hayasaka -soprano and alto sax; Kunihiro Izumi -alto sax;
Kenichi Matsumoto -tenor sax; Ryuichi Yoshida -baritone sax; Natsuki Tamura, Yoshihito Fukumoto, Takao Watanabe -trumpet; Haguregumo Nagamatsu, Yasuyuki Takahashi, Toshihiro Koike -trombone; Satoko Fujii – piano; Toshiki Nagata -bass; Akira Horikoshi –drums
http://www.pit-inn.com/index.html


Upcoming releases:

Coming this Spring:
Satoko Fujii ma-do \ Time Stands Still (Not Two)
Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano; Norikatsu Koreyasu – bass; Akira Horikoshi – drums

CDs coming later this year:
• Satoko Fujii New York Orchestra
• Kaze
• Satoko Fujii solo and Natsuki Tamura solo

More projects in 2013:

Satoko Fujii will curate the festival at The Bunker, Bielefeld, on April 12, 13 & 14, 2013 with the following shows:

April 12, 2013
1. Junk Box: Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano; John Hollenbeck - drums
2. Satoko Fujii New Trio: Satoko Fujii – piano; Todd Nicholson – bass; Takashi Itani - drums
 
April 13, 2013
1. Ruins Alone & Toh-Kichi: Satoko Fujii – piano; Tatsuya Yoshida - drums
2. Kaze: Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Christian Pruvost – trumpet; Satoko Fujii – piano; Peter Orins - drums
3. Hakidame ni Tsuru: Mizuki Wildenhahn - percussive dance; Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Yasuhiro Usui – guitar; Satoko Fujii – piano; Takaaki Masuko - percussion
 
April 14, 2013
Open rehearsal and concert with local big band.
 
Gato Libre plans a European tour in June 2013.
 
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura will play at The Stone in New York on August 20-25, 2013.

Also in August, Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura will perform in Chicago Jazz Festival with a special orchestra made up of Chicago musicians.

In October Satoko Fujii will have a week-long residency at Krakow Jazz Festival and will perform with a specially formed European orchestra.

Reviews:

Thanks to all of our fans and journalists who support our work!   

Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura - Muku (Libra):

• 4-star review from James Hale in the January issue of DownBeat http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2013/DB201301/single_page_view/99.html

• Best of 2012 Honorable Mention for New Releases from the New York City Jazz Record

• gEditorfs Choiceh on All About Jazz - Dan McClenaghanfs Best Releases of 2012
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43539

• All About Jazz reviews by Dave Wayne: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43502 + Jeff Dayton-Johnson
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43487

• Something Else: http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/11/18/satoko-fujii-and-natsuki-tamura-muku-2012/

• Gapplegate Music Review: http://gapplegatemusicreview.blogspot.co.il/2012/11/natsuki-tamura-satoko-fujii-muku.html

gMuku consists of nine steely Tamura compositions played with incredible depth and sensitivity by these master musiciansc Muku contains some truly stunning, spine-tingling musicc. its sheer beauty and elegance is what lingers the most.h \ Dave Wayne, All About Jazz

Gato Libre - Forever (Libra):

• A 4 ½-star review from James Hale in the January issue of DownBeat.
http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2013/DB201301/single_page_view/99.html

• An gEditorfs Choiceh on Dan McClenaghanfs Best Releases of 2012
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43539#.UN3NiY5SbIo

• All About Jazz Eyal Hareuveni's Best Releases of 2012: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43626

• The #1 spot of Top 10 2012 on Jazz Chronicles
http://jazzchronicles.blogspot.ca/2012/12/2012-top-10.html

• gBest Music of 2012h from John Payne on Bluefat
http://www.bluefat.com/1212/2012_The_List.htm

• A place on Ken Weissf Top CDs of 2012 list on Rhapsody
http://hullworks.net/jazzpoll/12/ballots-06.php

• An honorable mention for Top Albums from Something Else Reviews

• All About Jazz: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43487 +
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43506

gcYet another strangely beautiful and spellbinding creation from two of the most significant musicians in the world today.h
 
gExploratory but restrained; edgy but refined, Natsuki Tamura and Satoko Fujii have always thrived on taking contradictions and making them congruent. They do so again with a pair of quieter records that in their own subdued way nudge on the boundaries of modern creative music with all the confidence of their brash recordings.h \ S. Victor Aaron, Something Else Reviews

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