In the past few years, Lee has been producing various artists, including his own band "Syncopation." Hope you enjoy the colorful sounds by different talents that Lee enjoys working with.
I Can Fly by Syncopation
Departure by Tsunenori "Lee" ABE (solo piano)
Dare No Tame ni by Erika Yoshino
A Flower with No Name by Himawari Radio
Biography
Tsunenori "Lee" ABE
Though born and raised in Japan, Tsunenori “Lee†Abe could not just keep staying in one country for his entire life. Instead, he decided to move around the world and see where music would take him. After living in Australia for a year, he toured with Up With People and performed more than 150 shows all over the world. Performances in 12 countries included one for the Pope in Vatican City and one for the president of Slovakia.
After his following successful career as a member of Japanese “boy band,†Baby Boo, he ended up moving to the United States to pursue his passion in arranging and jazz music. He graduated from Berklee College of Music, where he created Syncopation in 2002, with a diploma of Jazz Composition.
Lee’s name is widely known in vocal jazz world as an arranger in US and Japan. Many of his works, highly praised by Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan Transfer, Kim Nazarian of New York Voices and Cedric Dent of Take 6, are published by University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Jazz Press.
In 2005, he has released his solo debut album “Shakunage no Hana no Saku Koro (When the Stone Camphor Tree Flower Blooms)†from the Japanese record company Bitter Valley. Since its release, his songwriting skill has been recognized as one of the most unique songwriters of this time by magazines such as “CD Journal.†His compositions, lyrics and arrangements are recorded by various artists around the globe and released from Japanese, Korean and American record companies.
Apart from performing as a member of Syncopation, touring as a solo self-accompanied performer, and producing and writing music for other artists, he tries to travel as much as he can to teach in workshops and spread his passion for arranging and vocal jazz music.
He is the primary arranger/composer and bandleader of Syncopation, and has performed or worked with Luciana Souza, Cheryl Bentyne, Phil Wilson, Tiger Ohkoshi, Carlos Kanno, saigenji, Hiroyuki Noritake, Satoru ‘SALT’ Shionoya among other greats.
