16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios, Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound) New Releases – Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix) New Releases – Andrew Gilbert … Read More
Jazz Critics Poll 2021!
Branches Vol. 2
BEST OF 2021: Jalen Baker, Jihye Lee, Adi Meyerson, Adam Moezinia, Tomoko Omura, Sam Pilnick, Matt Ulery Listed in Top 30 Jazz Albums – Textura
by Ron Schepper, Textura In their Best 30 Jazz Albums of 2021, Textura nods to Jalen Baker’s This Is Me, This Is Us, Jihye Lee Orchestra’s Daring Mind, Adi Meyerson’s … Read More
FEATURE: Tomoko Omura on Blending Jazz With Japanese Folk Tales – Bandcamp
by Dave Sumner, Bandcamp “In 2015, Japanese violinist Tomoko Omura decided to arrange 10 well-known Japanese songs—a mix of old folk songs and popular modern tunes—for performance as jazz pieces on … Read More
REVIEW: Tomoko Omura’s Branches, Vol. 2 Ranked on The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, June 2021
by Dave Sumner, Bandcamp “What’s striking about this music is the way the distinctive qualities of Japanese music and jazz are allowed to fully blossom, with their commonalities framed as … Read More
NEW RELEASE: Tomoko Omura “Branches Vol.2” – Jazziz
By Matt Micucci, Jazziz Shizuoka-born violinist/composer Tomoko Omura’s fifth album, Branches Vol. 2, is her follow-up to last summer’s Branches Vol. 1, featuring six more of her original compositions inspired … Read More
REVIEW: Tomoko Omura “Branches Vol. 2” – Textura
By Ron Scheper, Textura From her 2015 release Roots to the two instalments in her Branches project, Tomoko Omura’s Japanese heritage continues to be a remarkably fertile source of inspiration, … Read More
PODCAST: A Space Within a Space: Jazz United Commemorates Asian Pacific American Heritage – WBGO
By Greg Bryant, WBGO What he was diagnosing amounts to a pernicious form of marginalization, apart from the prevailing binary in most discussions of race in the United States. “The … Read More
FEATURE: Tomoko Omura On The Universality Of Japanese Folktales & Her New Album, ‘Branches Vol. 2’ – Grammy.com
By Morgan Enos, Grammy.com Violinist/composer Tomoko Omura’s new album, ‘Branches Vol. 2,’ splits the difference between Japanese folk songs and originals inspired by them—and it all crescendos with “Urashima Suite,” … Read More
NEW RELEASE: Tomoko Omura’s ‘BRANCHES VOL. 2’ out June 18th, 2021 via Outside in Music
Outside In Music Announces Branches Vol. 2, The Eagerly-Awaited Second Installment of Celebrated Violinist Tomoko Omura’s Roots Series, Out June 18, 2021 “…a gifted composer and passionate instrumentalist.” – Strings … Read More