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Eiko Ishibashi evaluation– tantalising reworking of Drive My Cars and truck soundtrack

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The composer and multi-instrumentalist is joined by a single saxophonist, reinterpreting her mesmerising soundscapes as delicate duets

Eiko Ishibashi is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who wears many hats. Over the last decade and a half we’ve heard her recording left-field music with such avant-rock luminaries as Jim O’Rourke and Keiji Haino; making ear-grating prog-punk with Tatsuya Yoshida from Ruins; crooning low-volume ambient ballads on the album Carapace; singing over angular jazz-rock on Car and Freezer; experimenting with musique concrète and electronica on Satellite; and recording Nils Frahm-ish piano solos on I’m Armed. And that’s just a small selection of her output.

Tonight she wears yet another hat: that of the film composer, playing an hour-long suite of songs based on her soundtrack to the multiple-Oscar-nominated, Palme d’Or-winning movie Drive My Car. Each composition is turned into a duet between herself and the alto saxophonist Kei Matsumaru. It’s an interesting twist, given that there aren’t any saxophones on the original soundtrack, but Matsumaru has a soft, sighing, vibratoless delivery that often sounds like a flute, or even a string section, which fits many of these tracks.

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David Gordon Set of three launches new cd ‘Pachyderm’

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Award-winning UK pianist David Gordon draws on Latin music, modern jazz and Bach’s compositions for his new album released on Mister Sam Records. He’s worked with Jacqui Dankworth, Andy Sheppard, John Etheridge […]

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Mick Goodrick (1945-2022). A Homage by Mark Small.

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Mark Small (*) pays tribute to the massively influential guitarist and educator Mick Goodrick. On 16 November 2022, American jazz guitarist Mick Goodrick, a sought-after performer and educator who deeply impacted three […]

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Boney James “smooth-jazz” saxophonist brand-new cd – DETOUR

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The thing about a new Boney James album is that it is the same old Boney James album. James has skillfully found his niche as a musician and doggone if he’s going to stray far from it. Detour is the saxophonist’s 18th album as a leader, but the formula (and the songs) remain the same… [ read more ]

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