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Natsuki Tamura

Born: July 26, 1951

Japanese trumpeter and composer NATSUKI TAMURAsplits his active performing career between his homelandand the United States. Internationally recognized for hisability to blend a unique vocabulary of extended techniqueswith touching jazz lyricism, Tamura has been compared toplayers as diverse as Lester Bowie, Miles Davis, andFreddie Hubbard, with “chops that would make LouisArmstrong jealous.” ? Improvijazzation Nation.

His appearances at festivals worldwide include a solotrumpet performance at the 1998 Texaco New York JazzFestival, as well as appearances at Newport Jazz inMadarao, Festival of New Trumpet Music at Tonic in NYC,San Francisco Jazz Festival, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium,Japan Jazz Aid, Yamaha Jazz Festival, Vancouver JazzFestival, Yokohama Jazz, Yatsugatake Jazz, Kobe Jazz,Hibiya Jazz, Moers Festival in Germany, and the firstannual San Francisco Alternative Music Festival. Club datesinclude the Knitting Factory, the Stone and Tonic in NewYork; the Carnival Jazz Club, Babel 2nd, and Pit Inn inTokyo; Bimhuis in Amsterdam, the Painted Bride inPhiladelphia; and Airgin in Yokohama, among many others.In addition to performing with his own group, Tamura hasperformed with Satoko Fujii, Orkestrova, Jimmy Weinstein,Misha Mengelberg, and Angelo Verploegen, Larry Ochs,Chris Brown, and Ninh among many others. In addition,Tamura has appeared on numerous Japanese recordings.He has recorded seven discs with the New Herd Orchestra,and has also been featured on recordings by theJuggernaut Big Band, and the Music Magic Orchestra.

Unwritten

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Thirteen Years; We Waited; Evolving.

Dog Days Of Summer

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Not Together; Haru Wo Matsu; Metropolitan Expressway; A Parcel For You; Circle Dance; Low; Dog Days Of Summer.

Kira Kira Live

By Alister Spence

Label: Alister Spence Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Vertical Rainbow; Bolognaise; Green Energy; Cat Parade; Kite.

Aloft

By Natsuki Tamura

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Migration; Wintering; Traveling Bird; Lifting; On The Flyway; Waiting For Dawn.

NatJim

By Natsuki Tamura

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Morning City; Afternoon City; City of Dusk; City of Night; Quiet City; Noisy City; Calm City; Bright City; Bonus.

Marilyn Crispell/Harvey Sorgen, The Young Mothers & B.B. King

by Maurice Hogue
December 9, 2024

If you haven't heard the piano trio, Dreamstruck (Marilyn Crispell, Joe Fonda & Harvey Sorgen), put them on your must-listen list. Highly original and free wheeling playing make their two releases much appreciated. Crispell and Sorgen decided to continue making magic as a duo on the new Forest, now available, and it's one of the feature ...

Doug Collette's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Doug Collette
December 4, 2024

These may not have been the only titles that provided respite from the inane insanity (insane inanity?) around us this year, but each in its own way commanded deep and abiding attention in and of itself. Mary Halvorson Cloudward Nonesuch Records Satoko Fujii Jet Black ...

Not Together

January 3, 2025

Album: Dog Days Of Summer
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 5:47

Kira Kira: Kira Kira Live

by Glenn Astarita
October 28, 2024

Kira Kira, a Japanese avant-garde ensemble has been at the forefront of improvisational music since 2017. Their name, translating to “glittering" or “shining" in Japanese, fittingly reflects the radiant quality of their sonic explorations. The ensemble includes an all-star lineup: trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, keyboardist Alister Spence and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida. Together, they blend ...