SHIBUYA PARK AVENUE SEXTET

BODY&SOUL - Tokyo, Japan

April 10th, 2023

Masanori Okazaki - Tenor Saxophone

Itsumi Komano - Tuba

Jun Yamaoka - Euphonium

Harumi Nomoto - Piano

Yoshimasa Otsuka - Bass

Toru Takahashi - Drums

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  • Named after the famed Park Avenue in New York City, the Sextet led by Hank Mobley influenced tenor saxophonist Masanori Okazaki keeps the mainstream Blue Note Record sound alive and vibrant.

    Mr. Okazaki, who studied at Berklee School Of Music in Boston is a veteran of the Tokyo Jazz scene and a long time member of Eric Miyashiro’s Big Band. Masanori leads his fine sextet of tenor sax, trumpet and trombone for two sets of toe tapping jazz that takes us back to fine recorded sounds of the late 50s and 60s.

    Having studied arranging at Berklee and saxophone with the great George Garzone, he carries on the lineage and style of the jazz masters.

    Masanori brings a set of new arrangements for his two sets at Body and Soul, and the show delivers mature and beautiful sounds for the audience at the club and on Oh! Jazz.

  • El Shibuya Park Avenue Sextet está liderado por 3 instrumentos con tonos similares: saxófono tenor, trombón y eufonio. Dirigido por el veterano saxofonista Masanori Okazaki, la banda es conocida por su presencia en el escenario, la que improvisa y cambia para cada concierto. A pesar de ser una banda de jazz relativamente grande, el tono general del grupo está caracterizado por su calidez, suaves harmonías y elegantes arreglos. La audiencia puede esperar una presentación del nuevo mundo del jazz traido por este grupo de virtuosos de sus instrumentos respectivos.

  • Shibuya Park Avenue Sextet は、音域の近い音色を持つテナーサックス、トロンボーン、ユーフォニアムの3つの楽器をフロントに構成されたセクステット。ベテランのテナーサックス奏者、岡崎正典が率いるこのグループは、ライブごとに新たな展開を見せるステージで注目されている。比較的大きな編成のジャズコンポでありながら、全体的に温かみのある音色が特徴で、柔らかなハーモニーとスタンダードの粋なアレンジが聴きどころ。それぞれの楽器の名手たちが魅せる新たなジャズの世界を存分に堪能したい。