Improvised Music from Japan / "IMJ 2009" Festival
Segments String Quartet
Kazushige Kinoshita: composition, violin
Hiroki Chiba: violin
Nanko Kumon: cello
Yoko Ikeda: violin
Kazushige Kinoshita
A violin player whose main activity is improvisational performance. Recently he has also been composing, in concert series such as com+position and Segments Project. In Hiromichi Hosoma's project Kaeru-moku, he shows another facet--a light and elegant playing style. Kinoshita started the tenseless music label in 2009, and released ready'n, a trio CD with Seijiro Murayama and Masafumi Ezaki.
Hiroki Chiba
Bassist, violinist. Chiba has been a member of bands like riddim saunter. Currently he's active on various scenes, mainly as a jazz musician. He also plays contrabass solos using the Multiple Modulation System, and is active in the noise minimal project effective dose.
Nanko Kumon
Cellist. Kumon felt an affinity with compositions of Taku Sugimoto, Kazushige Kinoshita and others in which time is used as a compositional element, and began performing these composers' works in 2006. Additionally, Kumon performs with improvisers based in the Tokyo area, and even accompanies singers.
Yoko Ikeda
Ikeda started playing violin as a young child. She is a member of the band moleslope. She plays improvisation, and gives solo performances with effects. Ikeda's genre-crossing activities include performances with dancers, and theater music direction.
Last updated: May 2, 2010
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