Friday, 5 July 2024

OUI034-OJP077 : Kenji Ogino - Takayuki Kato - Daisuke Shindou - Hiroto Uezi / Improvisations

 


Cover art by A.L.


OUI034-OJP077 : Kenji Ogino - Takayuki Kato - Daisuke Shindou - Hiroto Uezi / Improvisations

The album was recorded live at a small bar in Nakano -Tokyo by a mix of musicians meeting for the first time and others that already played together in the past.

The result is 4 long tracks mixing the impulses and memories of each musician. Enjoy!

Sax : Kenji Ogino
Guitar : Takayuki Kato
Contrabass : Daisuke Shindou
Drums : Hiroto Uezi

Recorded at Nakano Pignose, Tokyo, Japan.

Kenji Ogino (Sax):
When a student, played in a big jazz band. In the 90tiess and 2000, mainly active in funky motown bands.
For the past ten years has been playing mostly beat jazz and improvisation.

Takayuki Kato (Guitar):
Started playing the guitar because he was interested listening to the jazz vinyls collection of his brother and became a professional musician at the age of 19.
After a wide range of activities such as disco bands at U.S. military camps and experiences of samba bands with Brazilians, he started his activities as a leader at the age of 28.
In addition to his own bands he has played with dozens bands, recorded solo and duo albums under his name and still perform with too many formations to name a few.
Playing also a lot overseas such as appearances at "Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra" at the world's largest rock festival 'Glaston Valley' in the United Kingdom and the Mers Jazz Festival.

Daisuke Shindou (Double bass):
Started with the guitar in his teens, and turned to electric bass when 18 years old.
Currently, as an electric & double bass instructor, he is active in a wide range of activities such as teaching young musicians, session work, band support, and jazz session hosts.

Hiroto Uezi (Drums):
Started to play professionally and intensively around 2000 and formed the club jazz band "LOOP SESSION" at a dance club in Aoyama, Tokyo. Worked in sessions, created music, and recorded with British musicians Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunik (Incognito) and Mark de Clive-Lowe.
Provided songs for compilations such as "Blacktronic" on the I Milano cool d:vision label, and was featured on Gilles Perterson's radio program "BBC World Wide".
Since around 2010 he’s devoted to experimental music such as noise, ambience, and free jazz.
In recent years he released four albums for "Off" record label with Pulse Conversation and SPACE808 mainly based on improvisation.

Digital release on the 5th of July.

Track listing:

1: Deja vu 71Hz
2: Impulse 3
3: Reincarnation Jam
4: Mixed Impulses and Memories

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