Last updated: September, 2011

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, OCTOBER 2011

The Martin Jacobsen Quartet with Hiroshi Murayama (Japan), Martin Zenker (Germany) will be in Japan to do a live studio recording for the national Japanese broadcasting corporation (NHK) in Tokyo, as well as a series of gigs at venues in- and outside of Tokyo and in South Korea. One of today's most in-demand drummers, New York-based Mark Taylor, will join the band on this occasion.

MARTIN JACOBSEN QUARTET WITH YUTAKA SHIINA

Martin Jacobsen Quartet with Japanese master pianist Yutaka Shiina will perform in France from 19-30 July. Yutaka Shiina is without doubt one of Japan's most exiting jazz pianists, having among others performed with the legendary Elvin Jones Jazz Machine in the 1990s. A part from being a busy sideman working with artists like Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride and Joshua Redman he is also a superb bandleader and composer.

INTERVIEW

The April 2011 issue of Japan's leading jazz magazine, "Jazz Life", features an in-depth 2-page interview (in Japanese) with Martin Jacobsen by Michi Asaishi. Download it in PDF format here.

BIOGRAPHY IN JAPANESE

Martin Jacobsen's biography in Japanese has recently been added to the website. Find the link to download the file in PDF format at the bottom of the "Biography" page.

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