Lifescape Taka Nawashiro

• 1 WindBeast 05:00
• 2 Promise of 60 06:38
• 3 Actual Proof 07:17
• 4 Song For Orange 04:42
• 5 6 to 11 06:46
• 6 SFK 04:46
• 7 Kobune 05:07
• 8 Lifescape 07:30
• Total Runtime 47:46

Info zu Lifescape

One of the hottest guitarists on the Japanese jazz scene.

His second album was recorded in New York and Tokyo with the participation of a wide variety of musicians.

The second album by Taka Nawashiro, an up-and-coming guitarist who has been active in New York since graduating from The New School University, and since returning to Japan has participated in many projects with Benina Ishikawa, Shun Ishiwaka and others.

The album was recorded in New York with two different bands and then overdubbed in Tokyo with Shun Ishiwaka, Tomoaki Baba and others.

The album has a dramatic finish, with each song having its own colour and evoking a variety of stories throughout the album.

The album also features two vocal tracks by Bena Ishikawa and Ruri Matsumura.

The title "Lifescape", which means ‘landscape of life’, was given with the hope that through the album, people will feel that everyone is living their own life story. Don't miss this special one-night-only live performance by Taka Nawashiro, the future of jazz guitar, with musicians representing his generation.

Taka Nawashiro, guitar, vocals
Ruri Matsumura, vocals
Benina Ishikawa, vocals
Tomoaki Baba, tenor saxophone
Victor Gould, piano, vocals
John Coward, piano
Ben Allison, bass, vocals
Kanoa Mendenhall, bass
E.J. Strickland, drums, vocals
Shun Ishiwaka, drums

Taka Nawashiro
is a NYC based Jazz Guitarist, Composer and Sound Painter from Saitama, Japan. Since 2019, he’s been one of the official artists for Spanish guitar company for Soulezza Guitars which includes world renowned artists such as Lionel Loueke, John Stowell and so on. In 2017, he entered School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School with scholarship and graduated in 2020 with John Coltrane Award. His first leader album “What We Do Now” is released in December 2020 featuring Ben Allison(Bass), E.J. Strickland(Drums), Milena Casado Fauquet(Flugelhorn) and Judette Elliston(Voice) which was recorded in NYC with so much precautions for Covid-19 pandemic. He’s also very active playing, composing, producing ambient music and collaborating with other types of artists such as dancers and visual artists.

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