https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/gen-ogimi/ Recent content in Gen Ogimi on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/shikou-ito-trio-syncretia-kakusareta-guwa/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/shikou-ito-trio-syncretia-kakusareta-guwa/ <p><em>Kakusareta Guwa</em> is a 2025 release from pianist Shikou Ito’s Trio Syncretia. A translation of the Japanese title, 隠された寓話, is also printed on the cover, and reads <em>allegorical stories-shaded</em>.</p> <figure><a href="L1320818x-1200.jpeg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1320818x-1200.jpeg"/> </a> </figure> <p>Ito’s trio is a piano-bass-percussion combo, and their music is robust and detailed, soulfully rugged. The sounds from Gen Ogimi’s percussion kit are a change from the regular drum kit that is de rigueur for jazz piano trios, and the sounds of hand drums alongside the snare, toms, and cymbals add a lot of character and color to the music. Intuitively linked to the pulse and beat is bassist Benisuke Sakai, who enhances the rhythms through his firmly connected upright bass with both grounded and adventurous playing.</p>