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Yutaka Uchida
Awards
Performance Arts Award (Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, 2005) Premier Grant Award (Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, 2006)
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Yutaka Uchida: Living Together
by Glenn Astarita
You don't need to be a music scholar to discern that drummer/composer Yutaka Uchida has immersed himself within a broad spectrum of jazz-related styles. After honing his practicing and educational musical persona in his native Japan, Uchida sojourned to New York City and became active in various jazz-related performances and disparate projects. As a composer, the artist has received grants. And here, the drummer creates a masterwork based on an acoustic-electric fabric of sound. While Living Together won't be considered ...
read moreThis record will make a jazz lover of anyone who listens to it. Five out of five stars!” Roger-Z - The Working Musician
"When you have a combination of engaging new material, excellent musicianship and a gifted leader at the helm, one can be assured of having a successful musical voyage." Edward Blanco - eJazzNews - CD "Living Together" Review
"Yutaka Uchida's "Living Together" is an impressive debut and memorable modern jazz journey." Edward Blanco - eJazzNews - CD "Living Together" Review
Primary Instrument
Drums
Willing to teach
Advanced only
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Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson