Sōichi Noriki
Sōichi Noriki ( Japanese 野 力 奏 一 , Noriki Sōichi , born October 20, 1957 in the Kyoto prefecture ) is a Japanese fusion and jazz musician ( piano , keyboard , synthesizer and arrangement ).
Live and act
As a child, Noriki received piano lessons from the age of four to twelve. In 1974 he became a member of the Kyoto Bel-Ami All Stars , led by his father ; In 1977 he moved to Tokyo. There he first belonged to George Kawaguchi's band . He has also performed with Toshiyuki Honda's group Burning Waves , with Terumasa Hino and with Yoshio Suzuki . In the early 1980s he played in the backing band of jazz singer Anli Sugano , with whom the first recordings were made in 1981 ( Show Case ). In the following years he worked a. a. in the Tokyo jazz and fusion scene with Isoo Fukui , Toshiyuki Honda, Takashi Ohi , Yasuko Agawa , Hiroki Miyano , Kohsei Kikuchi , Kimiko Itoh and Eddie Yamamoto . In 1983 he presented the solo album Noriki (Eastworld), oriented towards smooth jazz and fusion style ; In 1984 the sound carrier Dream Cruise followed . Then he belonged to a band led by Motohiko Hino and Joe Henderson . From the mid-1980s he played with Sadao Watanabe , Malta , Hidefumi Toki , Chin Suzuki , Kimiko Itoh, Randy Crawford , Sataoshi Takino and Naoko Terai . In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1981 and 2015, most recently as the accompanist of the singers Keikio Lee (2010) and Miki Yamaoka ( One Day Forever (2015), with Benny Golson ).
Web links
- Sōichi Noriki at Discogs (English)
- Soichi Noriki at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd edition)
- ↑ a b Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 10, 2017)
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| SURNAME | Noriki, Sōichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 野 力 奏 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz and fusion musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyoto Prefecture |