Event
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura (Japan) with Sirens Big Band play 'Fukushima Suite'
- Date: Saturday, 10 June 2017, 8pm
- Venue: The Sound Lounge — Seymour Theatre Centre, Cnr City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale, NSW
- Series: This event is part of the SIMA Winter Jazz 2017 series
- Tickets: Adults: $38 | Concession: $32 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 9351 7940
Event Details
“Unpredictable, wildly creative, and uncompromising… Fujii is an absolutely essential listen for anyone interested in the future of jazz." ― All About Jazz
From Japan, two of the most original voices in contemporary jazz join a host of Australian musicians to bring you an unforgettable performance of Satoko Fujii’s Fukushima Suite. Satoko, pianist and composer, took five years to develop this powerful response to the horrors of Fukushima’s nuclear catastrophe in 2011. She and her partner in marriage and music, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, draw this monumental work up to its full height with the help of one of Australia’s great jazz treasures, the predominately female 15-piece, Sirens Big Band. This promises to be a colossal performance of scale, emotion, humanity and musicianship.
SATOKO FUJII composer, piano NATSUKI TAMURA trumpet
JESSICA DUNN double bass, band leader REBECCA GRUBB alto and soprano saxophone MELISSA MONY alto and soprano saxophone LAURA CORNEY tenor saxophone, clarinet HARRISON HARDING tenor and sopranino saxophone, kaan REBECCA SCOLNIK baritone saxophone ROSE FOSTER lead trombone CARLA DOBBIE trombone PERSIA LITTLEWOOD trombone LISA GORI lead trumpet ELLEN KIRKWOOD trumpet HEATHER PROWSE trumpet YUTARO OKUDA guitar EMMA STEPHENSON piano
ALI FOSTER drums
Featured non-Australian music: Fukushima Suite (Japan)
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 9036 6292 or by email to admin@sima.org.au
Featured artists
- Jazz/improvisation by Sirens Big Band
- Conductor Jessica Dunn
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