Junichiro Ohkuchi Trio: Invisible
Junichiro Ohkuchi Trio: Invisible
Jazz of Japan #16 • Feb 13, 2018 (rev. Mar 1, 2024) • Brian McCrory
Accomplished pianist Junichiro Ohkuchi leads a trio of solid veterans in the straight-ahead jazz tradition on his 2016 album Invisible. The trio works well together, demonstrating the equal partnership and careful intercommunication that occurs between professional jazz musicians. Evident throughout is a confident sense of risky looseness, with complete control of timing and notes, each member supporting and energizing one another.
The pianist Ohkuchi contributes three original songs (the opener is a highlight) with other tunes by Andrew Hill, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and others – undoubtedly influences on Ohkuchi’s piano style.
The result is a skilled piano trio having a great time making high-caliber jazz.
Invisible by Junichiro Ohkuchi Trio
- Junichiro Ohkuchi - piano
- Yasushi Yoneki - bass
- Tamaya Honda - drums
Released in 2016 on Big Mouth Records as Invisible.
Japanese names: Junichiro Ohkuchi 大口純一郎 (Ohkuchi Junichiro) Yasushi Yoneki 米木康志 (Yoneki Yasushi) Tamaya Honda 本田珠也 (Honda Tamaya)
Related Albums
- Kohsuke Mine Quintet: Major to Minor (1993)
- Yuka Ueda: Dois (2013)
- Yuko Miyawaki: Song of Flower (2011)
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