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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¶m=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
• “Editor’s Choice” on All About Jazz - Dan McClenaghan’s 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
“Muku consists of nine steely Tamura compositions played with
incredible depth and sensitivity by these master musicians… Muku
contains some truly stunning, spine-tingling music…. its sheer beauty
and elegance is what lingers the most.” ― 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 “Editor’s Choice” on Dan McClenaghan’s 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
• “Best Music of 2012” from John Payne on Bluefat
http://www.bluefat.com/1212/2012_The_List.htm
• A place on Ken Weiss’ 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
“…Yet another strangely beautiful and spellbinding creation from two of
the most significant musicians in the world today.”
“Exploratory 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.” ― S. Victor Aaron,
Something Else Reviews
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