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Keisuke Kishi: Elsewhere

Read "Elsewhere" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The album is titled Elsewhere. It is the work of Japanese drummer Keisuke Kishi, who is based in New York. But where is elsewhere? Is it the western shore of Oahu, an area of stark landscapes and poverty, in relative isolation from the bustling tourism of Waikiki? Or is it Bagamoyo, Tanzania? The album's cover art features a photo from Bagamoyo. Kishi has spent time in both of these locales. Or is elsewhere East Village, New York City, Kishi's home ...

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Yuko Togami: Dawn

Read "Dawn" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Drummer Yuko Togami's Dawn arrives as a beautiful surprise. It is the debut of the Japanese-born and now New York-based artist. Debut sets don't carry great expectations--one hopes for competence and a hint of a flair for the art form, the occasional creative spark shooting up from an otherwise acceptable but perhaps mediocre effort. For a newcomer to the scene, this would be a success. Yet Dawn rises up over the horizon with a bright glow that takes things well ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Midpoint Cafe

Self Produced
2024

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Elsewhere

Self Produced
2021

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8.5

Self Produced
2021

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Dawn

Self Produced
2018

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Confirmation

From: 8.5
By Nori Naraoka

Confirmation

From: 8.5
By Nori Naraoka

Shade of Tree

From: Elsewhere
By Nori Naraoka

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