https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/ken-tsunoda/ Recent content in Ken Tsunoda on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/toshihiko-inoue-fuse/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/toshihiko-inoue-fuse/ <p><em>Fuse</em> is a 1999 album from saxophonist Toshihiko Inoue and his <em>fuse</em> quartet made up of Inoue on sax, Nobumasa Tanaka on piano, Benisuke Sakai on bass, and Ken Tsunoda (Tsunoken) on drums. After growing up with jazz and accumulating years of experience with other jazz musicians’ bands and albums, Inoue started his own quartet in 1998 right before recording and releasing this album. With the album title <em>fuse</em>, it was also the name for his quartet, and in this way, a sort of self-titled album as his debut release as a band leader and composer.</p> https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/fuse-live-fuse/ Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/fuse-live-fuse/ <p><em>Live Fuse</em> is a 2007 live album from Fuse, a modern jazz quartet headed by Toshihiko Inoue on sax, with Nobumasa Tanaka on piano, Benisuki Sakai on bass, and Tsunoken on drums.</p> <figure><a href="L1200820-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1200820-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>This two-disc album was recorded live in 2005 and captures provocative dynamic changes and soul-touching music swinging from tender pianissimo to fortissimo over vigorous drum beats and rhythm section riffs.</p> <p>The ornamental twists and organic jams aim to thrill the audience and avoid falling into ruts. While Inoue provides all the compositions, the members reinterpret and occupy the music live, mixing together and shaping the music in performance in a fusion of influence, a tightrope walk of unpredictability.</p>