TOKYO-CHUTEI-IKI (JAPAN)
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Generally available, now booking 2008/9
Line up (all baritone saxophone)
Akira Mizutani (and vocals) Ryuichi Yoshida, Yoshihiro Goseki, Kenichi Matsumoto, Kunikazu Tanaka, Akira Kitou, Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Touru Odajima, You Shibano.
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Tokyo-chutei-iki are an amazing group of ten baritone saxophone players. Led by the enigmatic Akira Mizutani, the band also features members who have played with Cicala Mvta and Shibusashirazu. Their music is unclassifiable; along the lines of contemporary experimental jazz with occassional voiceovers, without question original, surprising, challenging and energising. Tokyo-chutei-iki (which translates as Tokyo mid-low frequency band limits) were formed in 2000 originally with three members. Mizutani first got a baritone sax in 1994 and started off playing with a cello player. He then met and played along with another baritone player and the seeds for this project were first planted. In 2000 he went to see Shibusashirazu and told his idea of forming an exclusive baritone sax band to the group's baritone player and then there were three. The band soon blossomed thereafter to its current 10 members. The group have now released 3 albums.
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