Natsuki Tamura
Natsuki Tamura ( Japanese 田村 夏 樹 ; Tamura Natsuki , born July 26, 1951 in Ōtsu , Shiga Prefecture ) is a Japanese jazz trumpeter and composer .
Live and act
Natsuki Tamura played in a brass band during his school days. After his graduation, he was a professional musician in various ensembles such as the World Sharps Orchestra, Consolation, the Skyliners Orchestra, New Herd Orchestra, Music Magic Orchestra and the formations of his future wife, the pianist Satoko Fujii . Tamura also appeared on various Japanese television shows from 1973 to 1982, such as The Best Ten, Music Fair and Kirameku Rhythm . In 1986 he moved to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston ; on his return to Japan he taught at the Yamaha Music School and at private trumpet studios in Tokyo and Saitama .
After another stay in the USA, he worked with various band projects, such as the improvisation quartet Gato Libre, and his own groups as well as in a duo with his wife ( In Krakow, In November , 2006) and as a soloist. Recordings appeared on Leo Records ( A Song for Jyaki ), Buzz, Libra and NatSat. Tamura is stylistically influenced by Hugh Ragin , Roy Campbell , Wadada Leo Smith , Toshinori Kondō , Don Cherry and Lester Bowie . He has also worked with Masahiko Satō , the Rova Saxophone Quartet , Larry Ochs , the Juggernaut Jug Band, Misha Mengelberg , Angelo Verploegen , Chris Brown , Jimmy Weinstein , Elliott Sharp , Paul Bley , Takayuki Katō , Takaaki Masuko , Ryōjirō Furusawa and the band Junk Box .
Discographic notes
- 1996 - How Many? (Vivid Soun) with Satoko Fujii
- 1999 - White & Blue (Libra) with Jim Black and Aaron Alexander
- 1997 - A Song for Jyaki (Leo) solo
- 2003 - Hada Hada (Libra) with Satoko Fujii
- 2004 - Ko Ko Ko Ke (NatSat)
- 2005 - Gato Libre - Strange Village (Libra) with Satoko Fujii, Kazuhiko Tsumura and Norikatsu Koreyasu
- 2005 - In the Tank (Libra) with Elliott Sharp
- 2006 - Junk Box: Fragment (Libra) with Satoko Fujii and John Hollenbeck
- 2008 - Chun (Libra) with Satoko Fujii
- 2010 - First Meeting - Cut The Rope (Libra) with Satoko Fujii, Kelly Churko and Tatsuhisa Yamamoto
- 2012 - Gato Libre: Forever (Libra) with Satoko Fujii, Norikatsu Koreyasu and Kazuhiko Tsumura
- 2018 - Kaze: Atody Man (2018), with Satoko Fujii, Christian Pruvost , Peter Orins
Web links
- Natsuki Tamura at Allmusic (English)
- Portrait at All About Jazz
- Natsuki Tamura at Discogs (English)
- Web presence
- Reviews of Tamura's albums at Libra
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile on the musician's homepage (Japanese)
- ↑ a b Natsuki Tamura on Allmusic (English)
- ^ Review of Mike Reynolds' album Shiro (2010) in Music reviews
- ↑ Concert report in Jazz in Japan (2002)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tamura, Natsuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 田村 夏 樹 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz trumpeter and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ōtsu , Shiga Prefecture |