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Yuichiro Tokuda

After studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, He returned to Japan and formed his band "Yuichiro Tokuda RALYZZDIG", and released his first album which was acclaimed as "the cutting edge of the present progressive form of jazz" in Jazz Life magazine. In 2008, He received an award as the "New Face of the Year in Art & Culture" from the Chiba-City Government, the first time ever for a jazz artist. Every year he performs at many festivals in all over the world.

From 2011 to present, He & his band has more than 50 stages experience in all over the world.

His original songs received "Finalist" & "Honorable Mention Award” in International Songwriting Competition 2010, 2012 & 2013 Jazz Category.

"RALYZZDIG" is mixed original word of "RAY, LYRIC, JAZZ and DIG.” It means "to dig into Jazz that sends out hot ray and touches the heart with lyrics".

Yuichiro Tokuda RALYZZDIG
Yuichiro Tokuda : Alto/Sopranino Sax, Vocal, Composition
Naoto Suzuki : Guitar
Shunichi Yanagi : Piano
Noriaki Hosoya : Bass
Yuto Maseki : Drums

OVERSEAS TOUR EXPERIENCE
2011 May, BORNEO JAZZ FESTIVAL,Miri, Malaysia
2011 Oct, NANJING INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, Nanjing, China
2012 Mar, CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK _ WINTER JAZZ FESTIVAL, Toronto, Canada
2013 Feb, INDIA TOUR with Dhruv Ghanekar/Sheldon D'Silva/Gino Banks, India
2013 Mar, CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK _ WINTER JAZZ FESTIVAL, Toronto, Canada
2013 Apr, MANGO JAZZ NIGHT, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2013 May, WORLD YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013 May, INDIAN JAZZ CLUB TOUR, Mumbai & Bangalore, India
2014 May, AMMAN JAZZ FESTIVAL, Jordan
2014 Aug, CHINA TOUR as a representative of Yokohama Jazz Promenade Festival
2014 Oct, JARASUM INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, Korea
2015 Apr, EUROPEAN JAZZ TOUR with Joris Posthumus Quartet , Netherlands & Belgium
2015 June & July, FLAMENCO JAZZ TOUR with Ricardo Garcia Flamenco Guitar, France
2015 Sep, INDIA TOUR with Aman Mahajan Group, India
2016 Feb, INDIA TOUR with Aman Mahajan Group, India
2016 May, WORLD YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016 May, BORNEO JAZZ FESTIVAL,Miri, Malaysia
2016 August, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scottland UK
2016 August, BANSKO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, Bulgaria
2016 August, NISVILLE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, Serbia
2016 November, GOA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, India
2016 November, KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, India
2016 November, PUNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, India

Yuichiro Tokuda: God dwells in everything

Read "God dwells in everything" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
February 9, 2021

Saxophonist Yuichiro Tokuda has been a fixture on the Tokyo jazz scene for more than a decade. However, he is unknown in the U.S.A. With his quintet, called RALYZZDIG, he has toured throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North America. Tokuda has been a finalist or winner of several global jazz competitions, and was the subject of a feature on BBC Radio in 2011. He returns with a revised line-up on God Dwells In Everything. Tokuda studied ...

ALBUM PRESS REVIEW

Initial Impluse (GNPR-1139/2007 release) "The cutting edge of the present progressive form of Jazz" —Jazz Life Magazine (2007 Japan)

"The perfect blend of jazz fused with rock styles makes for truly the most appealing cross-genre grooving music. You might be wondering why we would feature him here…. Well, because his music is AMAZING. Open your ears and your mind and listen to any one of his songs." —NEO Magazine (2012 New York)

Imagination Live @ Shinjuku PIT-INN (GNPR-1141/2010 release)

"Masterpiece", throughout the album, that’s it!!" _CD Journal Magazine (2010 Japan) "70 minutes powerful album!!" full of the enthusiasm and very unique tone and play style." _Jazz Life Magazine (2010 Japan)

ALBUM PRESS REVIEW

Initial Impluse (GNPR-1139/2007 release) "The cutting edge of the present progressive form of Jazz" —Jazz Life Magazine (2007 Japan)

Imagination Live @ Shinjuku PIT-INN (GNPR-1141/2010 release)

Imagination (GNPR-1142/2010 release) "Imagination" is enormously impressive and definitely as excellent work as I assure it is ahead of a couple generations." _CD Journal Magazine (2010 Japan)

Crossing Colors (GNPR-1145/2013 release) "Unmistakably their play is careening to the future while digging today's jazz space." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2013 Japan) "There is no band to play a comprehensive Jazz like them anywhere in the world so far. Masterpiece." _CD Journal Magazine (2013 Japan) "The new standard! The sound which is roused from races and bloods. Definitely the best masterpiece." _Jazz Life Magazine (2013 Japan) "Yuichiro Tokuda who continues the music which he believes on the world stage has an infinite possibility. " _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2013 Japan)

WIND (GNPR-1152/2018 release) "It rocks my heart like a wind of one. It is neither gusts nor breeze. It is comfortable, but it is not just that, it has strength. This balance is exquisite. From Normandy to the universe, this wind keeps blowing everywhere." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2018 Japan) "Contemporary jazz with its overwhelming energy and rich lyricism will not leave my ear once I hear it ... The real "sound" in the music is because what he learned in real experience will be reflected. He is a minstrel who travels the world and is a realist." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2018 Japan) "In addition to the conventional jumping drive feeling, he will also show landscape observations in foreign countries, ethnicism which can tighten our hearts, hand clapping used for flamenco, and his sweet vocals. Looking for new grounds, keeping the spirit of nature but powerfulness, you can see the holding as a band that has always challenged growth and change. " _Tower Records Magazine/intoxicate (2018 Japan)

God dwells in everything (GNPR-1164/2020 release) "Yuichiro Tokuda and his band RALYZZDIG, they took a close look ahead at the current crisis and the world after that, and created a magnificent lyric poem that could be called a guidepost. An unprecedented work brought about by under the COVID-19. I would like to recommend to everyone who is losing power and hope." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2020 Japan) "I think Tokuda was also aware of it, but I remembered Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." Anyway, it is a complete album with a magnificent view of music and performance. Yuichiro Tokuda, a saxophonist born in 1981, is one of the most creative musicians today." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2020 Japan) "I admire the spiritual strength and creativity that make up such a masterpiece. A satisfying work that Tokuda dedicated with all his heart and mind and strength." _Jazz JAPAN Magazine (2020 Japan) "A masterpiece that depicts 2020 with music. Full of performances that show the high level of performance of the band and the strength of cohesion." _Jazz Life Magazine (2020 Japan)

From the International Jazz Festival REVIEW "This is the dream team back up band for any producer or engineer." _Canadian Music Week (2013 Toronto) "Any modern Jazz fan who missed this band missed the best performance of the festival." From CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2013(CMW) official web magazine "The Scene Magazine" Yuichiro Tokuda RALYZZDIG was awarded CMW 2013 No.1 Best Performance Point "9.8" from more than 1000 bands. _Canadian Music Week (2013 Toronto)

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