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The whole Brand new story of " Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is revealed here. "Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is a jazz collective with six musicians and a photographer pursuing jazz music with cinematic visuals. All music is written as a soundtrack for a fictional road movie.
This second journey is entitled "6 Colors" and is an ambitious album that each of the six musicians provided each songs. Each individuality is inspired each other to create this new journey. The leading single "Reflections" charted in the top song of Apple Music "jazz" in Japan.
Musically, Folks marries the improvisation of jazz with various other styles of music, for example, Hip Hop, reggae, rock, folklore, and chill out etc, under the direction of Shouhei Matsushita a.k.a M-Swift (Irma Records / Italy, Free Style Records / U.K.). London-based photographer Nemo Roberts provides the visual imagery inspired by the music. This new journey will be a journey to the inner landscape.
Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble
Guitar: Shouhei Matsushita(M-Swift)
Piano: Hideaki Hori
Drums: Masatsugu Hattori
Bass: Kunpei Nakabayashi
Trumpet: Yusuke Sase
Bariton and Tenor Sax: Ryo Ogasawara
Photographer: Nemo Roberts
"Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is a Jazz Sextet which is pursuing jazz music with Cinematic visual images. It releases 1st album written as a soundtrack for a fictional Road Movie on September 2019. Musically, Folk's marry the improvisation of Jazz with various style of music, for example, Reggae, Rock , Folks music, and Chill out etc...Shouhei Matsushita a.k.a M-Swift (Irma Records / Italy, Freestyle Records / U.K.) started this new project. The finest jazz musicians in Tokyo is joining on this band. And also London-based Japanese photographer Nemo Roberts joins on this project, Each songs is related to Nemo's photograph. Not only music, not only photography, both arts are collaborating in more closely-connected way expressing the story of fictional movie. "Folks" is a group which is seeking a new art form. Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble is Guitar: Shouhei Matsushita(M-Swift) Piano: Hideaki Hori Drums: Masatsugu Hattori Bass: Kunpei Nakabayashi Trumpet: Yusuke Sase Bariton and Tenor Sax: Ryo Ogasawara Photographer: Nemo Roberts
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