Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
Official Site : Yoshigaki.com
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Improvised Music from Japan
Drummer, Percussionist, Trumpeter.
He joins many bands and units as Rovo, Altered States, Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden, Otomo's New Jazz, Hiroshi Minami's Go There!, Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra, etc, etc.
And he advances many his own units as Vicent Atmicus, Anima Mundi, Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!, Emergency!, and Orquesta Libre.
He is known as "the busiest drummer in Japan".
VINCENT ATMICUS
Psychedelic and exotic rhythm and ensemble without code instruments.
[Members]
- Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : Trap Drum, Percussion
- Taisei Aoki : Trombone, Pianica
- Osamu Matsumoto : Trombone
- Yuji Katsui : Violin
- Keisuke Ota : Violin
- Hiroaki Mizutani : Bass
- Yoichi Okabe : Trap Drum
- Kumiko Takara : Vibraphone, Marimba
VINCENT III / Vincent Atmicus
Third album of Vincent Atmicus.
(2005 release)
VINCENT II / Vincent Atmicus
Second album of Vincent Atmicus.
(2004 release)
VINCENT I / Vincent Atmicus
First album of Vincent Atmicus.
Naruyoshi Kikuchi joins this album only.
(2002 release)
MP3 Download available:
for Japan
ORQUESTA NUDGE! NUDGE!
Large group all ten/eleven menbers use percussion instruments.
[Members]
- Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
- Yoichi okabe
- Ryudai Kawatani
- Manabu Sakata ("Batuka" only)
- Mari Sekine
- Yohei Takada
- Kumiko Takara
- Masayuki Chatani
- Taichi Masuyama
- Kenichi Yamakita ("Batuka" only)
- Takashi Nakazato ("Rhythm Chant" only)
- Kosuke Tsuji ("Rhythm Chant" only)
- Izpon ("Rhythm Chant" only)
RHYTHM CHANT / Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!
Second album of Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!
(2008 release)
BATUKA / Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!
First album of Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!
(2005 release)
ANIMA MUNDI
Special unit of Yoshigaki and Argentine percussionist Santiago Vazquez.
[Members]
- Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : percussion
- Santiago Vazquez : percussion
- Kazuhisa Uchihashi : guitar, daxophone
- Goma : didgeridoo
- Alejandro Franov : piano, etc
- Yoichi Okabe : percussion
- Kumiko Takara : vibraphone, marimba
SEGUNDO PUENTE / Anima Mundi
Second album of Anima Mundi.
(2007 release)
PRIMER ENCUENTRO / Anima Mundi
First album of Anima Mundi.
(2007 release)
EMERGENCY!
Swing, daring, and psychedelic jazz groove!
[Members]
- Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : drums, percussion
- Yoshihide Otomo : guitar
- Ryoichi Saito : guitar
- Hiroaki Mizutani : bass
LIVE IN COPENHAGEN / Emergency!
Live recorded performance of Emergency! at Copenhagen, July 2006.
(2009 release)
MP3 Download available:
for Japan
LOVEMAN PRAYS FOR PSYCHICAL SING / Emergency!
Studio recorded second album of Emergency!
Including the covers of C.Mingus' "Better git hit in your soul" and "Fables of faubus", B.Bacharach's "I say a little prayer", Beatles' "Good night".
(2003 release)
LOVEMAN PLAYS PSYCHEDELIC SWING / Emergency!
Live recorded First album of Emergency!
Includeing the covers of D.Ellington's "Creole love call", C.Mingus' "Canon" and "Jelly roll", B.Bacharach's "The look of love".
(2002 release)
ORQUESTA LIBRE
Orquesta Libre is an alternative brass band led by Yasuhiro Yoshigaki.
They are trying to redefine the standard music, with 10-piece band sound and songs of guest voalists.
[Members]
- Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : ds, perc, arr
- Taisei Aoki : tb, key-harmonica, arr
- Hiroyuki Shioya : ss, cl
- Daisuke Fujiwara : ts
- Takao Watanabe : tp
- Gideon Juckes : tuba
- Kumiko Takara : vib, perc., key-harmonica
- Masato Suzuki : b, g, arr
- Motomu Shiiya : g, steel-g, mandolin, banjo
- Yoichi Okabe : perc.
PLAYS DUKE / Orquesta Libre
Orchesta Libre covers legendary Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Featuring the pianist Dairo Suga & tap dancer Ron×II.
(2014 release)
UTA NO KA.TA.TI / Orquesta Libre
Title means "Figure of Songs".
2CD album featuring vocal tracks as Kurt Weil, Cole Porter, Burt Bacharach, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and more.
Each CD features guest singer Yoichiro Yanagihara and Yuichi Ohata.
(2012 release)
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / Orquesta Libre
This album features instrumental tracks as Burt Bacharach, Jimi Hendrix, Ennio Morricone, Milton Nascimento, and more.
(2012 release)
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