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2005年08月27日

Is that life ?

On the 9th of August, I did a concert in Shibuya.
As I played tha piano, Isao drew shapes in a free hand on a sheet of paper hanging on the wall at the back of tha stage, and Keiji did improvisation with words, and read his poet on the stage.
He spoke in a natural way, but gave me an impression which stirred the depth of my heart.
As we got to the later part, my thoughts became vacant, and I got a feeling something like fear.
I came out of the state of being focused on playing and back into the real world.
I felt that I was powerless with no reason.
I played each note one by one on the piano like skating on thin ice, but after the concert, everybody said they found the situation interesting.
"Is that life ? "I thought, and I relaxed after finishing a thrilling and enjoyable concert.

投稿者 yokomiura : 22:48 | コメント (0)

2005年08月13日

Hans

Last week, I got an e-mail from Hans.
He is a member of the group "TSUKI " who I played with when I went around Europe.
I heard he's coming to Japan this December with "TSUKI "on a tour, but he told me he's also doing a "Japan tour"with one of his other groups in October.( About the detail, have a look at the "News"page)
The group "Koch-Schutz-Studer" is a trio which has released 8 albums since 1995.
They seemed to be well-known in Europe, because when went around Europe,their CDs sold a lot unlike mine !!
I'm happy that I'll be seeing him again after a lomg time, and that I'll have a chance to experience their concerts in Japan .

投稿者 yokomiura : 15:04 | コメント (0)

2005年08月07日

a turning point

In July, I did 6 concerts.
I've been doing concerts 5~10 times a month on average, so it wasn't too much for me, but the concerts this July made me feel that my music had been changing little by little.
I didn't change my playing, and I didn't try anything new, but I spent a lot of energy to make something which had appered inside me clear.
I was exausted, but now I have a kind of a sense of fulfillment.
I think if I lead my music and bring it up in this direction, I'll be able to express what I feel more clearly.

投稿者 yokomiura : 19:49 | コメント (0)