https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/%E9%98%BF%E9%83%A8%E4%BF%8A%E8%B2%B4/ Recent content in 阿部俊貴 on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/toshiki-abe-life-memory-project-the-simplicity/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/toshiki-abe-life-memory-project-the-simplicity/ <p>Saxophone player Toshiki Abe’s first album is titled <em>The Simplicity</em>. It was released in 2022 under the name of his band the Toshiki Abe Life Memory Project, a trio formed just one year early as a channel for Abe’s original music. This group features Abe on sax, Sayaki Kishi on organ, and Tetsunori Morinaga on drums, resulting in a funky sax/organ/drums sound that works perfectly with Abe’s soulful compositions.</p> <figure><a href="L1290466x-1200.jpeg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1290466x-1200.jpeg"/> </a> </figure> <p>While Abe’s band name “Life Memory Project” sounds as if it could be a type of memorial service product that adjoins death and melancholy (the mistaken assumption I originally had), it has a completely different meaning centered around life. The concept represents his goal of capturing and directing the daily events and life changes through his music. It’s similar to how a dairy is used to record the days’ happenings, but instead of capturing the past in notes, Abe directs his music and life forward by intention through his compositions, recorded music, and live events. It’s like a forward-looking planning system specifically constructed to pay attention to the immeasurably special value of each day.</p>