Kira Kira at The Jazzlab

Explosive and beautiful. Kira Kira returns to Melbourne and the JazzLab after their spectacular debut at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2017.

Kira Kira features internationally acclaimed Japanese improvisers and composers Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, and Australian keyboard player composer, Alister Spence. Their work is a suite in four parts that mixes piano and trumpet with electronics and drums.

‘An absolute triumph.’ Roger Mitchell. Ausjazzblog review of MIJF2017

‘Kira Kira weights layer upon layer of sound until it approaches a breaking point that never quite materializes...

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Explosive and beautiful. Kira Kira returns to Melbourne and the JazzLab after their spectacular debut at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2017.

Kira Kira features internationally acclaimed Japanese improvisers and composers Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, and Australian keyboard player composer, Alister Spence. Their work is a suite in four parts that mixes piano and trumpet with electronics and drums.

‘An absolute triumph.’ Roger Mitchell. Ausjazzblog review of MIJF2017

‘Kira Kira weights layer upon layer of sound until it approaches a breaking point that never quite materializes. Instead, the music finds its way to someplace near perpetuity and how it gets there is never obvious. It's awe- inspiring music.’ 4½ stars. Karl Ackermann

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