[NewMusic] natsuya takatani

[jacob felix heule]

I saw him on Sunday (with Joelle Leandre, Kyle Bruckmann and Damon
Smith) and Monday (with Shoko Hikage and Theresa Wong). Both shows
were fantastic. Great use of space, and I really appreciated his very
non-percussive approach to the drum set (he barely touched any drum
sticks). The Bay Area can also be happy about him bringing the thizz
face into improv.

jacob

On 11/3/06, Ava Mendoza <ava.mendoza at gmail.com> wrote:
> i went to tatsuya nakatani's show at 1510 8th street with phillip
> greenlief, george cremaschi, and tom djll on wednesday.. great playing
> by everyone, it was a real treat of a show..
>
> tatsuya is a very beautiful player, he has an enormous vocabulary and
> a really strong concept of texture and timbre in percussion.. at this
> show and on the recordings of his i've heard he brings in loose, slow
> pulses a lot in really malleable, subtle ways. i guess he is similar
> to le quan ninh but he has a really special kind of ritualistic sense
> to his playing..
> i bought one of his solo cds, Green Report 12, it is super and
> everyone should buy it! he
> really creates a huge, immersive world from solo percussion..
>
> i wish that Mills had gotten wind of him in time to hook something up
> for him there while he was out here.. he's a semi-young player on tour
> who could use the help, and one of the most interesting percussionists
> in the country..it seems like he'd be ideal for a workshop or concert
> at mills.. er, nudge.. anyway it was a great show on wednesday and
> wish more people had made it out..
>
> nastrovia,
> ava
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