MUSOH / The Architet at Stage 72

“JAZZ… MAKE IT A DOUBLE”
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

SHOW DESCRIPTION
“JAZZ… MAKE IT A DOUBLE” features two highly imaginative and innovative jazz composers, Akihiro Yamamoto and Yutaka Uchida, and their original works. Both composers, who are also accomplished instrumentalists, will lead their groups to showcase a variety of tunes to realize their vision, philosophy and artistry.
Yamamoto brings The Archi-tet, a sextet with three horns that paints colorful pictures with gorgeous sound. As the musical architect, Yamamoto sketches out his wild mental images and then turns them into reality through collaboration with skilled craftsmen. The group also features Uchida on drums....

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“JAZZ… MAKE IT A DOUBLE”
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

SHOW DESCRIPTION
“JAZZ… MAKE IT A DOUBLE” features two highly imaginative and innovative jazz composers, Akihiro Yamamoto and Yutaka Uchida, and their original works. Both composers, who are also accomplished instrumentalists, will lead their groups to showcase a variety of tunes to realize their vision, philosophy and artistry.
Yamamoto brings The Archi-tet, a sextet with three horns that paints colorful pictures with gorgeous sound. As the musical architect, Yamamoto sketches out his wild mental images and then turns them into reality through collaboration with skilled craftsmen. The group also features Uchida on drums.
Uchida leads MUSOH, a quartet that features the fine blend of electric and acoustic sound. “Musoh” is a concept of Yin Yang, and it is the foremost characteristic of Uchida’s compositions to present contrasting ideas, elements and materials in an exquisite balance.


MUSICIANS

The Archi-tet
Miki Hirose (tp) / Mike Wilkens (sax) / Yasuno Katsuki (euph)
Dave DeMotta (pf) / Akihiro Yamamoto (b/comp) / Yutaka Uchida (ds)

MUSOH
Matt Panayides (g) / George Dulin (key)
Trifon Dimitrov (b) / Yutaka Uchida (ds/comp)

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