Bat of No Bird Island, 2013
For string trio, trombone, guitar, percussion, and 78rpm records
A song-cycle inspired by the memoir and 78rpm record collection of Zenkichi Kikuchi (1880 - 1965).
Bat of No Bird Island trailer
November 2, 2013, Earshot Jazz Festival.
Photos by Bruce Clayton Tom
“He has a compositional instinct for creating startling rhythmic events that push and pull you through the album and leaves an impression that you are dealing with at once an intellectual and raw art form.”
Albums (2015)
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Zenkichi Kikuchi Memoir Excerpts
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Four Seasons of the Childhood
Voyage to America
Pioneer Life
Family
War Years
Bat of No Bird Island has been made possible with support from The Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Jack Straw Cultural Center, and Chamber Music America’s 2012 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation