Tomoko(T'Moco)
T'Moco released her first album "Creatures" in 2012. Around the same time, she moved to New York, and there, she has performed in various bars and clubs
with Yuto Kanazawa, Nobuki Takamen, Lawrence Clark, Will Terrill, Gonjo Yasushi, Jeremy Stratton, and others, as well as given lessons and workshops with Marion Cowings, Janet Lawson, Alexis Cole, Barry Harris, Billy Harper, Jay Clayton, Judy Niemack.
She released her second album "PASSION" in 2016. "PASSION" was well received by critics and media due to her ability to use the jazz sound in a unique and modern way.
She has also been performing around Tokyo with Japan based musicians. All gigs of her Japan tour in 2018 were packed.
The latest album "The light" was recorded in New York with NY based musicians, and released in 2020 all over the world.
She moved to Chicago in 2021, then started going over what is beauty of music.
NOBUKI TAKAMEN:
Originally from Hiroshima, Japan, guitarist/composer Nobuki Takamen has been developing a reputation as ‘’the best jazz guitarist Japan has ever produced’’ as lauded in AllAboutJazz since he relocated to New York in 2004.
Described by Jazz: ‘’…Jim Hall meets Wes Montgomery on their way to a Kenny Burrell show…’’, his music draws influence from the jazz greats and other musicians such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and melts them into something distinctively his own.
Nobuki has toured with his group in North America and Europe, performing at many of the best international jazz clubs and festivals including Iridium Jazz Club, Blue Note NY, Blues Alley, Smalls Jazz Club, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Nisville Jazz Festival, where he opened for the original Blues Brothers Band. He has also toured annually throughout Japan since 2004.
Nobuki has four albums released on What’s New Records and Summit Records, and four albums on his own label, including his first solo album, ”Solo Guitar”, his two-disc 6th album, ”Live in Japan”, his eponymous 7th album, ”The Nobuki Takamen Trio”, and his 8th album, ”Life is Now”, which was released in October 2020.
His playing and music have been featured in publications worldwide, including DownBeat, Guitar World, Vintage Guitar Magazine, Just Jazz Guitar, AllAboutJazz, Jazz Podium (Germany), Jazz’n’more (Switzerland), Jazz Special (Denmark), Musica Jazz (Italy), Jazzwise (UK), Swing Journal (Japan), Jazz Life Magazine (Japan).
Nobuki is currently working on promoting his brand new album and booking tours to support the release of this album.