“Unpredictable, wildly creative, and uncompromising… Satoko Fujii is an absolutely essential listen for anyone interested in the future of jazz.” – All About Jazz

From Japan, two of the most original voices in contemporary
jazz join one of Australia's great jazz treasures, the predominately female 15-piece Sirens Big Band, to bring you an unforgettable performance of Satoko Fujii’s Fukushima Suite, five years in the making.

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Video : Satoko Fujii Quartet https://vimeo.com/145545859
Satoko Fujii Interview https://vimeo.com/117841639
Sirens Big Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbnChHbhnd4

Satoko Fujii, pianist and composer, took five years to develop this
powerful response to the horrors of Fukushima’s nuclear
catastrophe in 2011. She and her partner in marriage and
music, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, come together with the Sirens Big Band to draw this monumental work up to its full height. This promises to be a colossal performance of scale,
emotion, humanity and musicianship.

8pm Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura : jazz jams
9pm Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, Sirens Big Band : Fukushima Suite

Artists:
SATOKO FUJII composer, piano NATSUKI TAMURA trumpet
JESSICA DUNN double bass, band leader REBECCA GRUBB
alto and soprano saxophone MELISSA MONY alto and soprano
saxophone LAURA CORNEY tenor saxophone, clarinet
HARRISON HARDING tenor and sopranino saxophone, kaan
REBECCA SCOLNIK baritone saxophone ROSE FOSTER lead
trombone CARLA DOBBIE trombone PERSIA LITTLEWOOD
trombone LISA GORI lead trumpet ELLEN KIRKWOOD trumpet
HEATHER PROWSE trumpet YUTARO OKUDA guitar
EMMA STEPHENSON piano ALI FOSTER drums