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Jun 5, 2005 · Jazz musician Natto Quartet's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
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Jun 5, 2005 · Recorded at a live performance in the Maybeck Studio of Berkeley, California, Natto Quartet's second recording, Thousand Oaks, builds upon the group's first recording, Headlands. It continues to explore a variety of junctures—most specifically the meeting points of different cultures, and of texture and tonality.
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The Natto Quartet is a San Francisco Bay Area ensemble that explores the possibilities of timbre and group interaction with its unique instrumentation, juxtaposition of cultural traditions and collectively improvised approach.
Oct 1, 2005 · Natto Quartet: Thousand Oaks. Natto Quartet creates beautiful sounds. The four-piece ensemble-Philip Gelb, shakuhachi; Shoko Hikage, koto; Tim Perkis, electronics; Chris Brown, piano-play a delicate, Japanese-inspired brand of free improvisation, emphasizing an intelligent use of space and a subtle manipulation of sonic elements.
About Natto Quartet. This San Francisco-based group of improvisation veterans explore the outer edges of sound as the Natto Quartet. The unusual instrumentation includes shakuhachi player Philip Gelb and Shoko Hikage on koto with pianist Chris Brown and Tim Perkis on electronics.
This San Francisco-based group of improvisation veterans explore the outer edges of sound as the Natto Quartet. The unusual instrumentation includes shakuhachi player Philip Gelb and Shoko Hikage on koto… Read Full Biography
