Media Room Live! With Satoko Fujii

Watch my interview with Satoko Fujii, a Japanese pianist, accordionist and composer. On July 10 released Satoko Fujii’s Bunker Ulmenwall Orchestra (below), a recently discovered 2014 recording that lay hidden in the archive of concert producer Wolfgand Gross.On August 7 the Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe will release After The Storm (below), composed the Covid pandemic. This fall she will release three recordings with the Satoko Fujii Orchestra, Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin (September 4), Satoko Fujii Orchestra Nagoya (October 2), and Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo (November 6). We had a fascinating discussion about improvisation, genre labels, and she recalled when Tower Records once put one of her recordings in the “J-pop” section. She said she might audition some dancers. Media Room Live! With Duo Goni-PerrettaJoin me next week, Thursday, July 30, when I will interview Antigoni Goni and Eleonora Perretta of the Duo Goni-Perretta. You can read Media Room’s review of their recent recording Music Gardens of the World here. Media Room - The Arts in Real Life is reader-supported, AI-free, quality arts writing. If it is of value to you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaroom.substack.com/subscribe