Tomas Fujiwara - Triple Double

2017 release

Bandleader, composer, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara possesses a musical dexterity that could go unnoticed if not for its ripple effect. He has brought his rhythmic and compositional imprint to a wide variety of settings – as a member of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michael Formanek), in a long-standing duo with Taylor Ho Bynum, and as a supporting member in groups led by Bynum, Halvorson, Matana Roberts, Tomeka Reid, Amir ElSaffar, and Nicole Mitchell. While these collaborative efforts could define and sustain him, a more ambitious musical intelligence emerges on closer inspection.

PERSONNEL:

TOMAS FUJIWARA, drums
GERALD CLEAVER, drums
MARY HALVORSON, guitar
BRANDON SEABROOK, guitar
RALPH ALESSI, trumpet
TAYLOR HO BYNUM

New Haven, Connecticut, January 31 & February 1, 2017.