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June 2010 at Club Fleez Takasaki |
Music Exploration Company A [music expeditionary party] is Jazz Fusion Group formed by the member who participated in "Gumma Fusion Session" held in Takasaki in June, 2010.
■ Formation
The historical event and Gumma fusion Session which the Fusion lovers of Gumma gathered and were unfolded in June, 2010 were opened. T Square, Casiope, Masayoshi Takanaka, Larry Carton, Lee Ritenour, Naniwa-Express, The Players, etc. It was the plan of Session(ing) old favorite Fusion of 70 to the 80s while exchanging members. The average age was rather high when about twenty persons participated.
The Youtube reproduction list of Gunma Fusion Session (all the 13 music)
It is Music ExplorationCompany [music expeditionary party] to have been formed with the member (near by chance) who performed together in this. Although early activity had main twin Guitar, guitar is one person by a member (Mr. Matsui's) overseas starting for its new assignment. Mr. Aeba of sax which participated in Gumma Fusion Session too behind will participate from the summer of 2012.
■ Musical inclination
The inclination of an original musical inclination is fairly scattering with a member from lock slippage to Girl Pop and Modern Jazz. However, in the directivity that Fusion experienced (probably) will be done in 70 to the 80s, it is in agreement. It is a target that copy not but swallow [ digestive ] the work of Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Casiopea and others, and we interpret.
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Sep. 2012 Music Exploration Company at Gunma Jazz Festival 2012 |
■Members
Kotetsu Tigar (guitar)*President
Takuya Aiba
(soprano, alt sax , EWI
Hideaki Kohga (keyboard, piano)
Hiroyuki Kanazawa (drums)
Masayuki Doki (bass)
Music Exploration Company 【音楽探検隊】は2010年6月に高崎で開催された" 群馬Fusion Session" に参加したメンバーにより結成されたJazz Fusion Group
■結成
2010年6月に群馬のFusion好きが集まって繰り広げられた歴史的イベント、
群馬fusion Sessionが開かれた。T Square, Casiope、高中正義、Larry Carton、Lee Ritenour, Naniwa-Express、The Playersなどの 70-80年代の懐かしのFusionをメンバー入り乱れてSessionしてしまうという企画であった。20数名が参加した平均年齢やや高めのセッションでした。
Gunma Fusion SessionのYoutube再生リスト (全13曲)
この中で一緒に演奏したメンバー(偶然に近い)で結成されたのが、Music Exploration Company【音楽探検隊】初期の活動はtwin Guitarがメインであったが、メンバー(松井氏)の海外赴任でguitarが一人に。後にやはり群馬Fusion Sessionに参加した saxの饗場君が2012年夏より参加。
■音楽的指向
本来の音楽的指向はロック寄りから、Girl Pop、Modern Jazzまでメンバーで指向は相当にバラバラである。しかし70-80年代に(おそらく)体験したFusionをやろうという方向性では一致している。Weather Report、Herbie Hancock、Wayne Shorter、Casiopeaらの作品をコピーでなく消化嚥下して我々なりの解釈することが目標。
■メンバー
Tigar 小鉄(guitar) *社長
饗場拓也 (as,ss,EWI)
甲賀英明 (keyboard)
道木正之 (bass)
金澤洋幸 (drums)
■これまでの活動歴(YouTubeへのLink)
2010.10.03 野外ジャズフェスティバル2010 at Camp Wonder (前橋市柏倉町)
Rio Samba / Larry Carlton
Unicorn / 渡辺加津美
Europa / Carlos Santana
Nothing from Nothing / Billy Preston
2011.08.20 前橋Jazz House Augusta Live Joint with AJFB#100
Take Me / Casipea
2011.09.04 群馬Jazz Festival 2011(高崎倉渕町 はまゆう山荘)
Endangered Species(絶滅危惧種) / Wayne Shorter
Actual proof / Herbie Hancock
Spaceroad / Casiopea
Room335 / Larry Carlton
2011.10.09 高崎Street Live 2011 ゲスト 佐藤達哉(ts)
So What / Miles Davis
Cantaloupe Island / Herbie Hancock
Europa / Carlos Santana
Room335 / Larry Carlton
2012.03.17 前橋Jazz House Augusta Live Joint with AJFB#106
Birdland / Weather Report
Ana Maria / Wayne Shorter
2012.05.12 風のまち音楽祭プレイベント
Birdland / Weather Report
2012.08.17 前橋Jazz House Augusta Live Joint with AJFB#111
Gallstone / H Kohga
Birdland 3 / Weather Report
Captain Fingers2 / Lee Ritonauer
Never Said(Chan`s Song) / Herbie Hancock
Endangered Species(絶滅危惧種) / Wayne Shorter
2012.09.02 群馬Jazz Festival2012(高崎市倉渕町 はまゆう山荘)
Birdland / Weather Report
リハーサルは雨
2013.02.17 前橋Jazz House Augusta Live Joint with AJFB#117
Santa Cruz / Tom Hemby
Condolence / Masato Honda
Rio Samba / Larry Carlton
Ana Maria / Wayne Shorter
City Connection / Terumasa Hino
2013.5.19 ウニクス上里/Farmers Market and Jazz
Rio Samba / Larry Carton
Spaceroad / Casiopea
Chan`s Song / Herbie Hancock
BirdLand / Weather Report
2013.06.15 前橋Jazz House Augusta Live
Rio Samba / Larry Carton
Condolence/ Masato Honda