Yūsuke Yamamoto

Yūsuke Yamamoto ( Japanese 山 本 祐 介 Yamamoto Yūsuke ; * around 1970 in Kakogawa ) is a Japanese musician ( drums , vibraphone , percussion , composition ) living in the United States .

Live and act

Yamamoto began taking organ lessons at the age of five and drum lessons at the age of eleven. Shortly thereafter, he joined a local symphony orchestra. He studied drums at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and began his career as a classical percussionist during his studies. When his interest later focused on improvisation and jazz, he received a full scholarship for further studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. During his stay in Boston, Yamamoto studied vibraphone with Gary Burton , Ed Saindon and performed in numerous concerts. He also composed, recorded and published various works. In 1995 he moved to New York City, where he founded the formation Golden Monkeys and released his first self-titled album in 1998. He also produced and published several solo projects such as Channel Us, Ape-Man Talking, So Possible and the Gamelan - Ambient album Shadow Motion . His music is a mixture of Asian, Brazilian and African influences with jazz , electronica, dub, rock and contemporary classical music. Currently (2019) he is also a member of the Danton Boller Quintet. In the field of jazz, he was involved in six recording sessions between 1995 and 2002, most recently with Jamie Baum ( moving forward, standing still ).

Discographic notes

• Mika Pohjola / Yusuke Yamamoto: Sound of Village (Splas (h), 2000)
• Channel U: Ape-Man Talking (2005)
• Channel U: So Possible (Rudiments, 2011)
• Channel U: Shadow Motion - Gamelan Project (Personal Affair, 2017)

Web links

• Web presence
• Yusuke Yamamoto at Allmusic (English)
• Yusuke Yamamoto at Discogs (English)
• Yosuke Yamamoto at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Yusuke Yamamoto. Smalls, July 1, 2019, accessed July 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 19, 2019)