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Hiroshi Juju Inoue

Light goes through something than there is color.

About Me

In 1994, Hiroshi Juju Inoue formed [Limpid Pulse]. It was sound beyond the genre and purpose was minute arrangement and free improvisation. In this time, he had big inspiration when met his idols from youth such as Seiji Ozawa(cond), Ornette Coleman(as,ts,tp,vln), Eddie Harris(ts). [Limpid Pulse] he joined rock band [Netanders] while continuing activity. This band released four pieces of albums and six pieces of maxi singles. Album "MooDoo" released in 1998, it was chosen as an annual excellent album of each music magazine of the year with an overseas artist. In 1998, Inoue called three Japanese top jazz saxophone players of Nao Takeuchi(ts,b-cl,fl), Hidenori Midorikawa(as,ss) and Makoto Oka(ts,a-fl,shino-bue) and formed peculiar jazz sax quartet [Saxophobia]. In 2002, this band played it on the main stage of the welcome dinner for President of former U.S.A. Bill Clinton. It was praised very highly by Mr. Clinton. Saxophobia released two pieces of albums. This band published a CD & scorebook for jazz sax quartets for the first time in Japan in July,2007. And new live recording album "A Night at SOMETIME" release in April 2008. Hiroshi Juju Inoue participated in most of recording and a tour of pop music unit [orange pekoe] from 2002. In 2006, [EJTB-Elvin Jones Tribute Band] started by an appeal of Tamaya Honda(ds). EJTB released first album "ELVIN JONES TRIBUTE BAND" in September, 2007. Hiroshi Juju Inoue has been participating in many sessions regardless of a field of the music and playing with many artists so far and participating in much recording. He has been showing talent of composition and arrangement. And it's an offering for his own group and the various artists. [Saxophobia], [EJTB- Elvin Jones Tribute Band] and [Netanders] continues activity now. Official Website/ .."http://juju.papi4.com/"


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Member Since: 9/29/2007
Band Website: juju.papi4.com/
Band Members: Tracks.... Hiroshi Juju Inoue:all saxes, perc, Tamaya Honda:Drums (Directionz, Anything happen 2 U & me, Bardo) Shigeo Aramaki:Bass (Anything happen 2 U & me, Bardo) Jun-ichiro Ohkuchi:piano (Bardo) Joe Yamada:as(Bardo) Harumi Nomoto:piano (Directionz) Masaaki Imaizumi:keybord (Bardo) Kazuyuki Sawa:g, perc (Bardo) Koichi Osamu:Bass (Directionz) Nao Takeuchi:tenor sax, fl (Hana, Blindman in brightness, Bardo) Hidenori Midorikawa:alto sax (Hana, Blindman in brightness) Makoto Oka:tenor sax (Hana, Blindman in brightness)


[SAXOPHOBIA] Hiroshi Juju Inoue(sax, fl), Makoto Oka(sax, fl), Nao Takeuchi(sax, fl, b-cl), Hidenori Midorikawa(sax)[NETANDERS] Isao Tsukamoto(vo, g), Hiroshi Juju Inoue(sax), Jun-ichi Takano(ds), Shingo Yoshikawa(b)[EJTB] Tamaya Honda(ds), Shigeo Aramaki(b), Satoshi Izumi(g), Hiroshi Juju Inoue(sax)
Influences: All Music, all ethnic music in the whole world......such as J.S.Bach, W.A.Mozart, L.v.Beethoven, Bela Bartok, Gustav Mahler, Duke Ellington, Pablo Casals, Louis Armstrong, Vladimir Horowitz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Count Basie, D.D.Shostakovich, Johnny Hodges, Mstislav Rostropovich, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Sphere Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Ravi Shankar, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Maria Callas, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Harris, Seiji Ozawa, George Gershwin, Vernon Duke, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lee Konitz, Art Pepper, Jimmy Giuffre, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler, Stan Getz, Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach, Bill Evans, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Jim Hall, Keith Jarrett, Toru Takemitsu, Chikuzan Takahashi, Glenn Gould, Astor Piazzolla, Dou dou N'diaye Rose, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Jaki Byard, James Brown, Muddy Waters, B.B.King, James Clay, David Fathead Newman, King Curtis, P-Funk, Zapp, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Liberation Music Orchestra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Band, MG's, Rush, Boston, Sadao Watanabe, Grover Washington Jr, James Blood Ulmer, Paco de Lucia, Beatles, Carpenters, Bob Dylan, Police, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bob Marley, Curtis Mayfield, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Luciano Pavarotti, Akira Miyazawa, Hibari Misora, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Earth Wind & Fire, Commodores, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, King Crimson, Carol King, Barbra Strisand, Tom Waits, Milton Nascimento, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, David Murray, Steve Coleman, Bill Frisell, Prince, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jan Garbarek, Nana Vasconcelos, Voix Bulgares, Ituri Pygmies, Saxophobia, Netanders, EJTB, AKEMI, Okinawa traditional music, Native american's music, Japanese traditional music and more...... .
Sounds Like: Hiroshi Juju Inoue (sax,fl) NEW ALBUM
A Night at SOMETIME/ Saxophobia/ What's New Records(WNCJ-3305)(2008)
Les Parapluies De Cherbourg/ Saxophobia/ Saidera Records(SD-1021H)(2003)
Jazz standers for sax quartet/ Saxophobia/ ALSO Publishing Co.(2007)
Fancymen In The Darkness/ Saxophobia/ Alchemy Records(ALC-1007)(2000)
The Netanders/ Netanders/ GHOST RIDER (GR-0001/0002)(2004)
EJTB/ Elvin Jones Tribute Band/ AKETA'S DISC(MHACD-2621)(2007) [Tamaya Honda(ds) is the band of the leader.]----------------------------------- --------------------------- Produce & Arrangement
Eleven Woman's Story/ AKEMI/ blue velvet records(BVR-004)(2007) ------------ and more. MyGen Profile Generator
Record Label: Saidera Records, Alchemy Records, What’s New Rec.
Type of Label: Indie