Satoko Fujii + Natsuki Tamura with Simon Barker and Alister Spence
Venue 505
Surry Hills (Sydney), Australia
2017-05-18



audience recording
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Set 1: Tamura/Barker (trumpet and drums)

01.intro by Peter Nelson (from finemusicfm)
02.improvisation


Set 2: Fujii/Spence (piano and fender rhodes electric piano + pedals)

01.intro by Peter
02.improvisation
03.outro by Satoko


Set 3: Fujii/Tamura/Spence/Barker

01.intro by Peter
02.intro by Alister
03.improvisation
04.Alister speaks
05.improvisation


Satoko Fujii - piano
Natsuki Tamura - trumpet
Simon Barker - drums
Alister Spence - fender rhodes electric piano + pedals



www.satokofujii.com
www.natsukitamura.com
alisterspence.com
simonbarker.bandcamp.com/music

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Thursday 18 May - Satoko Fujii + Natsuki Tamura (Japan) with Simon Barker and Alister Spence

"Unpredictable, wildly creative, and uncompromising�Fujii is an absolutely essential listen for anyone interested in the future of jazz." ? Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
"Tamura's trumpet has some of the stark, melancholy lyricism of Miles, the bristling rage of late 60s Freddie Hubbard and a dollop of the extended techniques of W. Leo Smith and Lester Bowie." ? Mark Keresman, JazzReview.com
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Tomorrow night at Venue 505!
Just a reminder that you can hear these extraordinary improvisers tomorrow, 18th May, with Simon Barker and Alister Spence at Venue 505.
Satoko Fujii (piano) and Natsuki Tamura (trumpet) are truly among the most distinctive and memorable composers and improvisers of our time.

Come and hear for yourself why musicians such as Jim Black, Tony Malaby, Chris Speed, Oscar Noriega, Jim O�Rourke, Myra Melford, Tatsuya Yoshida, Mark Dresser, Andrea Parkins, Matthias Schubert and John Hollenbeck (and that�s just to mention a fraction!) have joined forces in Satoko and Natsuki�s projects: from small ensembles to large orchestras.

As John Fordham (the Guardian) says Satoko is
a virtuoso piano improviser, an original composer and a band-leader who gets the best collaborators to deliver.
Andy Hamilton (the WIRE) describes Natsuki�s playing as
Tamura�s trumpet is lyrically beautiful and commanding

This is a special opportunity don�t miss out!
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She [Fujii] is the Ellington of free jazz. � Bob Rusch, Cadence

[Tamura] unquestionably one of the most adventurous trumpet players on the scene today. � Marc Chenard, Coda

For one night only two of Japan�s most exciting improvisers and composers Satoko Fujii (piano), and Natsuki Tamura (trumpet) will join with the creative forces of Simon Barker (drums), and Alister Spence (fender rhodes electric piano and pedals). Over the last 20 years Fujii and Tamura have developed a strong individual music that spans many genres, blending jazz, contemporary classical, rock, and traditional Japanese music into an innovative synthesis instantly recognizable as theirs alone. Music that ranges from simple melodies of folk song, the harmonic sophistication of jazz, the rhythmic power of rock, and the extended forms of symphonic composers.

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gig review by John Shand:
http://www.johnshand.com.au/fujiitamurabarkerspence/