KIRA KIRA

Satoko Fujii - piano Alister Spence - Rhodes Natsuki Tamura - trumpet Tatsuya Yoshida - drums In 2017, Spence and Fujii formed a new project Kira Kira with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura.  Kira Kira’s first performance was at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2017 with Tony Buck on drums. Their debut album Bright Force (Libra Records) was recorded at Knuttelhouse in Tokyo in September 2017, featuring extraordinary Japanese drummer Ittetsu Takemura. Bright Force has received consistently strong reviews. Their second album Kira Kira Live (2024) features Japanese drumming force Tatsuya Yoshida. Kira Kira has toured in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Europe, UK. from www.alisterspence.com