Stomu Takeishi
Stomu Takeishi with Hernán Hecht and Mark Aanderud
Stomu Takeishi with Hernán Hecht and Mark Aanderud
Background information
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar

Stomu Takeishi (born 1964, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese experimental and jazz bassist.[1][2][3] He is known for playing fretless five-string electric bass guitar and a Klein five-string acoustic bass guitar,[4] often using extended techniques[5] and electronic manipulations such as looping.[1][6]

Career

Takeishi began as a koto player.[1] He moved to the United States in 1983 to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. After completing his degree in 1986, he moved to Manhattan to continue his studies at The New School.

In the 1990s, he began to achieve prominence as an innovative New York jazz bass player, and critics have noted both his adventurous playing and sensitivity to sound and timbre. He has played in many international jazz festivals and often performs at major venues in New York, the United States, and Europe.

He has performed and/or recorded with Don Cherry, Henry Threadgill,[7] Pat Metheny,[8] Bill Frisell,[9] Butch Morris, Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Motian, Myra Melford,[10] Cuong Vu,[6] Badal Roy, David Tronzo, Erik Friedlander,[11] Satoko Fujii,[12] Laszlo Gardony, Ahmad Mansour,[13] Andy Laster, Ned Rothenberg,[14] and with Molé, a trio with Hernan Hecht and Mark Aanderud.[15] Takeishi also plays in groups with his brother, percussionist Satoshi Takeishi,[16] though the two did not collaborate until Satoshi moved to New York in the 1990s.[17]

Takeishi began duo collaborations with Brandon Ross in the year 2000, having gotten to know him while playing together in Henry Threadgill's Make A Move band in the mid-1990s.[4] The two perform as For Living Lovers, and released their first album, Revealing Essence, in 2014.[18]

In 2009, the DownBeat Critics Poll named Takeishi Rising Star, Electric Bass.[19]

Discography

With Taylor Ho Bynum

With Erik Friedlander

With Myra Melford

With Molé (Mark Aanderud, Hernan Hecht, Takeishi)

With Paul Motian

With Lucía Pulido

With Brandon Ross

With Henry Threadgill

With Cuong Vu

References

  1. ^ a b c Freedlund, Haley (May 2019). "IMPFest XI: Stomu Takeishi". Earshot Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Walker Art Center Presents World Premiere of Knock on the Sky by Myra Melford Trio + Dawn Saito + Michael Haberz". Walker Art Center. 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Griffiths, James (1 April 2004). "Cuong Vu Scratch". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sound and Environment: Brandon Ross Speaks". Jazz Speaks. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ Milkowski, Bill (9 March 2018). "Taylor Ho Bynum Presents a New, Hour-Long Suite in Hartford". DownBeat. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Chinen, Nate (5 October 2006). "A Festival's Name Says It All". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ Ratliff, Ben (12 November 2010). "A Language of Their Own, Tinged With Funk". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b Whitehead, Kevin (31 May 2016). "Kindred Spirits Cuong Vu And Pat Metheny Come Together In A New Jazz Album". NPR. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Chinen, Nate (6 March 2019). "Cuong Vu, 'It's Mostly Residual' (2005)". Playing Changes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b Chinen, Nate (23 March 2015). "Review: Myra Melford's 'Snowy Egret' Taps Into Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  11. ^ Cibula, Matt (3 March 2006). "Erik Friedlander: Prowl". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  12. ^ Collins, Troy (29 November 2008). "Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Summer Suite". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ Bryant, Forrest Dylan (25 April 2019). "Ahmad Mansour : Free Speech". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  14. ^ Pareles, Jon (23 December 2004). "A Band's Revival of Multi-Layered Funk". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  15. ^ Davis, Jon (20 January 2015). "Molé Trio — RGB". Exposé. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  16. ^ a b Tesser, Neil (22 March 2001). "Erik Friedlander & Topaz". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  17. ^ Farberman, Brad (January 2013). "Satoshi Takeishi" (PDF). The New York City Jazz Record. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  18. ^ Odell, Jennifer (March 2014). "For Living Lovers (Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi): Revealing Essence" (PDF). DownBeat. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  19. ^ "57th Annual Critics Poll" (PDF). DownBeat. August 2009. p. 43. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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  21. ^ Adler, David (1 May 2000). "Erik Friedlander: Skin". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  22. ^ Malone, Andrew Lindemann (25 April 2019). "Erik Friedlander: Quake". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  23. ^ Kelman, John (15 February 2006). "Erik Friedlander: Prowl". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  24. ^ Jackson, Reuben (1 December 2000). "Myra Melford and Crush: Dance Beyond the Color". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  25. ^ Ramsey, Doug (25 April 2019). "Myra Melford: Where the Two Worlds Touch". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  26. ^ Kelman, John (24 September 2006). "Myra Melford Be Bread: The Image Of Your Body". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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  30. ^ Aaron, S. Victor (2 December 2014). "Mole – RGB (2014)". Something Else!. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  31. ^ Walters, John L. (13 January 2005). "Paul Motian Electric Bebop Band, 61/81". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  32. ^ Aaron, S. Victor (5 October 2008). "Half Notes: Lucia Pulido – Waning Moon (2008)". Something Else!. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  33. ^ Chinen, Nate (10 June 2019). "For Living Lovers, Featuring Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi, Mesmerizes the Yamaha Salon". WBGO. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  34. ^ Shoemaker, Bill (1 June 1997). "Henry Threadgill and Make a Move: Where's Your Cup?". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  35. ^ Walters, John L. (20 June 2003). "Sweet and sour jam". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  36. ^ Margasak, Peter (21 January 2010). "Peter Margasak's Top 40 Albums of 2009". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  37. ^ Fordham, John (25 November 2010). "Henry Threadgill Zooid: This Brings Us To – Vol II – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  38. ^ Jarenwattananon, Patrick (17 June 2012). "First Listen: Henry Threadgill Zooid, 'Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp'". NPR. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  39. ^ Astarita, Glenn (1 May 2000). "Cuong Vu: Bound". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  40. ^ Pekar, Harvey (1 April 2001). "Cuong Vu: Pure". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  41. ^ Porter, Christopher (25 April 2019). "Cuong Vu: Come Play With Me". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  42. ^ Ratliff, Ben (4 February 2008). "CRITICS' CHOICE; New CDs". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  43. ^ D'Souza, Jerry (3 May 2011). "Cuong Vu: Leaps Of Faith". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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