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Satoko
Fujii ma-do
Natsuki Tamura – trumpet
Satoko Fujii
– piano
Norikatsu
Koreyasu – bass
Akira Horikoshi – drums
“For a small
group, ma-do sounds utterly huge, and that’s a testament not only to Fujii’s
writing and technical skill, but also to her cohorts – swirling and
unruly at one moment, deft and wiry the next, punchy and rollicking another,
their empathy is astounding.” ¾ Clifford Allen, Bagatellen
This band’s
name, like it’s music, has many layers. Ma-do means “window” in Japanese. But
“ma” also means “the silence between notes.” Fujii chose the name to show how
the music opens to the outside (just like window) and that silence can have
more meaning than notes. In an acoustic setting, the group’s absorbing improvisations explore
subtle textures and tone colors, using silence and group interaction to build
brilliant collages of sound, melody, and rhythm.
They have
released two CDs, Heat Wave (2008) and Desert Ship (2010).
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