Satoko
Fujii
Current Projects
Satoko Fujii piano Natsuki Tamura trumpet
Fujii is above all a lyrical player, concerned not so much with momentum but with color, texture, and melody. Her playing exudes vulnerability and spontaneity, even as it possesses a great vitality. Tamura's is a similar sensibility. Though his playing is clearly and primarily jazz-based, he draws upon a variety of sources; his style evinces a certain familiarity with contemporary classical techniques… Together Tamura and Fujii construct perfect little structures; their collaboration is balanced, astute, and very musical. A lovely album—Chris Kelsey, Cadence
Anyone complaining about the lack of 'something different' hasn't heard the music of Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii and her husband Natsuki Tamura. Their sounds are a potent mix of passion and calculated madness… Satoko… plays a percussive piano that first brings to mind Paul Bley (with whom she's recorded extensively, including the 1996 session Something About Water)—Rick Marx, Jazz Central Station
Satoko Fujii Quartet [more info]
Satoko Fujii piano Natsuki Tamura trumpet Takeharu Hayakawa bass Tatsuya Yoshida drums/voice
… Four forward-looking artists combine their experience and creative passion for one smokin' session … Satoko Fujii continues to be one of the most creative voices in contemporary jazz—Jim Sanatella, All About Jazz
Vulcan is a choice work, a great work for the genius of jazz pianist Satoko Fujii … What makes Satoko Fujii one of the most unusual, creative pianists today, is that she is both imaginative and surrealistic, and her talent is a great one. Vulcan is a masterpiece of jazz expression … ***** — Jazz Review
Satoko Fujii Trio
Satoko Fujii piano Mark Dresser double bass Jim Black drums
Even when pursuing the most avant of free-jazz themes, Fujii's trio is a tight and cohesive unit… the musicians continue to successfully push the boundaries of the trio format—Yoshiyuki Kitazato, Jazz Critique
The wildness and energy of Fujii's trio made for an awesome listening experience—Hiroki Sugita, Swing Journal
Their music captures the exuberance and freshness of first-time experiences—Satoshi Kojima, Strange Days
Her most integrated effort so far. Fine backing from bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black gives Fujii a decided boost into the first rank of new creative pianists. Move over Brad Mehldau!—S.D. Feeney, Face
Satoko Fujii Solo
Satoko Fujii piano
Most vivid is the totality of her musicianship; Fujii utilizes the whole of the means at her disposal… Her tempos ebb and flow as naturally as drawing a breath… It's particularly encouraging to hear a pianist of her generation who is possessed of such a mature concept of space. Fujii is already an excellent player. This is a most artfully done endeavor—Chris Kelsey, Cadence
Satoko Fujii is one of the more arresting new voices in jazz, an intriguing pianist and composer who in the few brief years of her career has been creating personal intersections between the music of her native Japan and the traditions of free jazz. In the process, she's developing genuinely exciting and original music—Stuart Broomer, Coda
Subscribe to our free newsletter for all the latest information about Satoko, Natsuki, other MYOM artists and related cultural gossip and news.
