JazzKLUB / Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band / Japanese giant of the avant-garde - NOSPR
JazzKLUB / Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band / Japanese giant of the avant-garde
This is the largest and one of the most amazing ensembles ever formed by the Japanese giant of the avant-garde. Active since 2013, the Special Big Band is a gang of avant-garde ultras in a ludic incarnation. The group breaks all the existing, though unwritten, rules, shamelessly merging the winds’ extreme frolics with danceable rhythms, brazen guitar blocks with sugary tunes, as well as sophisticated jazz arrangements with piercing noise. Add to this mixture such gems of repertoire as pieces by Astor Piazzola and Charlie Haden. Yoshihide’s band proves that the avant-garde can be entertaining and entertainment can retain the propensity for discovery that is so characteristic for the avant-garde. An absolute must-see, particularly since the leader announced this autumn’s concerts to be the band’s last tour.
Tomasz Gregorczyk
Upcoming events

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino / Masaya Kamei
Tokyo - Tokyo Opera City

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Tokyo - AUBADE Hall

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Osaka – The Symphony Hall

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Kurashiki Shimin Hall

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Yokohama - Minato Mirai Hall

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Tokio – Suntory Hall

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Nagoja – Aichi Prefectural Art Theater

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Saitama - Tokorozawa Muse

Japan tournée / NOSPR / Marin Alsop / Hayato Sumino
Chiba - Ichikawa Shimin Hall