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Yosuke Kurita

Emotion with Healing...

About Me

"Emotional SAX player", Yosuke Kurita started playing electric organ at the age of 4 and began playing the sax when he was 13. He saw the immense possibility in the saxophone and decided to pursue a career in music at the age of 20.
As a graduate of Berklee College of Music, he studied with Walter Beasley, George Garzone, Ted Pease, Steve Rochinski and Fernando Brandao. Ever since he moved to Kyoto, Japan in 2004, he has been performing widely in Japan.
Yosuke's first album as a leader, " Sleepin' Sheep " features nine of his original compositions. This album has been featured in publications such as "Jazz Life Magazine".
栗田洋輔 (くりた ようすけ) - Tenor & Soprano Sax
『情熱』と『癒し』を合言葉に 進化し続けるJAZZを綴る
4歳でインスト音楽に出会い、13歳でサッ クスと運命的な出会いを果たす。サックスの 持つ可能性に魅かれプロサックス奏者になる 事を決意。
同志社大学軽音楽部進学後20歳でプロ奏者 となりコンテスト荒らしとして名を馳せるも 独学に限界を感じ3年半アメリカに留学、基 礎・応用・発展の全てを吸収し卒業帰国。
2005å¹´4月に「地球へのラブソング」というコ㠃³ã‚»ãƒ—トで録音したファースト・アルバム "Sleepin' Sheep"(JETS-1001; Apple iTunes Music Store にて好評配信中)をリリース。JazzLife誌にて「 個性豊かでポップなコンテンポラリー・ジャ ズ」「関西ジャズ・シーンの活性化を伝える 意欲作」と評されるなど話題を呼ぶ。
現在京都・大阪・東京を中心に熱いプレイス タイルと柔軟な対応能力でジャンルの壁を物 ともしない「華のあるプレイヤー」として活 躍の場を広げている。

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/19/2007
Band Website: yosukekurita.com
Band Members: Below is my album "Sleepin' Sheep" member that now you listening.

Yosuke Kurita (ts,ss)
Ken Sakama (g)
Chieko Maki (p)
Takuya Sakazaki (b)
Hiroshi "GORI" Matzda (ds)

Influences: Shorter, Jaco, Miles, Chick, McCoy, Mingus, Nascimento, Gil Evans, Michael Brecker, Vince Mendoza, Weather Report, Yellowjackets, and so many inovators.
Sounds Like: Contemporary Jazz
Record Label: Studio-JETS
Type of Label: None

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Posted by Yosuke Kurita on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:27:00 PST