By Jason Crane, The Jazz Session Violinist Tomoko Omura‘s latest album is Branches, Vol. 1. In this interview, she talks about the album’s sonic landscape; how she drew from Japanese folktales to write the music; the gorgeous artwork by Trina Hines; and a lot more. Check this podcast here.
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly A couple of ladies with strings attached… Read this article here.
By Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz If, as you start to yield willingly to the sumptuous, hypnotic Branches, Vol. 1, you should need to walk away and attend to other home/bunker business, try to keep at least one ear on the music. Read this review here.
By Chris Spector, Midwest Records REGINA CARTER FREEDOM BAND/Swing States Harmony in the Battleground: Chop wise, Carter is a player you can’t argue with. The resume is too long to reprint when you can Google it. Politically, she’s a force of nature that power’s a Republican’s worst nightmare. Read all this reviews here.
By Ron Schepper, Textura Feature a violinist in an ensemble and my response is positively Pavlovian with excitement. Jerry Goodman in the original Mahavishnu Orchestra established the association, which was subsequently reinforced through exposure to Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music), Geoff Richardson (Caravan), David Cross (King Crimson), and Jean-Luc Ponty (Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra v. 2). … Read More
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ Tomoko Omura, one of the leading voices in jazz violin, will release her fourth album and Outside In Music debut on August 28. Branches Vol. 1 is a six-track collection of her own original compositions inspired by Japanese Folktales and reimagined arrangements of popular Japanese songs. Read the full feature here. … Read More
