DAISUKE FUWA

Composer, double bassist and leader Daisuke Fuwa puts his ideas to work with his various formations: Shibusa Chibizu involves 10 members, Shibusashirazu Orchestra – up to 50. While his most abstract compositions are executed by his Fuwa Works sextet. Fuwa has started performing in the late ‘70s. Since the very start of his career he participated in avant-garde music projects, collaborated with rock musicians, Tomorowo Taguchi’s Gagarin of bachicaburi, Naoji Kondo Trio, Goku Nonaka & Living National Treasure and Fedain. Fuwa was always fond of classical and film music, thus his compositions display a range of influences from Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman to Caribbean rhythms, as well as Gypsy and Klezmer music. Fuwa’s wide musical horizons enabled him to produce music for Hakken no kai, an avant-garde theatre company. It also prompted Fuwa to form Shibusashirazu Orchestra, his most popular project. It was with this orchestra that the musician read more...