https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E6%B4%8B%E5%AD%90/ Recent content in 小林洋子 on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/the-third-tribe-nearly-dusk/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/the-third-tribe-nearly-dusk/ <p><em>Almost Dusk</em> is a 2019 album from the duo of pianist Yoko Kobayashi and drummer Kazumi Ikenaga. Their beautifully imaginative music is flexibly arranged, somewhat abstract, but solidly grounded to the music they have written upon which they improvise with linked hands and minds. The duo’s playing roams across their compositions as they tune into to themselves and to one another for in the moment inspiration and stimulation, simultaneously creating, responding, pausing, and reflecting. The written notes of their compositions are also guided by the images and stories that bind the music to their visions, whether it’s signals from outer space, precious childhood memories, or the beauty uncovered in slow daily life.</p>