Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi SESSIONS with Min Tanaka坂田明＆ちかもらちセッションズ【田中泯】

Live: Min Tanaka (Dance) Akira Sakata (Alto saxophone, Clarinet, Voice) Darin Gray (Bass) Chris Corsano (Drums) Artist Information: 田中 泯  Dancer. Born in Tokyo in After having learned Classical Ballet and Modern Dance, he started his solo works in 1974. At the time he created and developed a new dance style, "hyper-dance." In 1985 he opened an organic farm and started farming activities in the countryside in Japan. In 1997, he established Dance Resource on Earth, focusing on studying, documenting and preserving traditional performing arts and folk art. His incessant and exclusive search for the origin of dance continues and has come to take an even more deep-rooted approach, with the Ba Odori (Locus Focus) project. Also, since 2002, he has appeared in films and other moving images nationally and internationally, beyond boundaries among dancer, actor, narrator, or voice actor. Top photo: © Itaru Hirama "ba-odori" Shiogama Jinja (Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) Profile photo: © Manoj Parameswaran/Madada Inc. "ba-odori" Bommalpalyam Village (Southern India) [Min Tanaka Official Web Site](http://www.min-tanaka.com/wp/) Akira Sakata  Born in Kure-city, Hiroshima in 1945. Studied marine biology at Hiroshima university. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu (Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, and was also performing with various free-jazz musicians during this time. Since the late 1960s, Sakata has been a constant figure in jazz and creative music scenes as an ever evolving and adventurous, multi-instrumentalist, and member of classic groups such as Yamashita Yosuke Trio, from 1972 till 1979, and Wha-ha-ha plus many of his own, like the Sakata Akira mii. He has recorded with Chris Cosey, Peter Brotzmann in Last Exit, DJ Krush, Yoshimio, and others. In 2005 he began peforming with guitarist Jim O'Rourke, drummer Chris Corsano and acoustic bassist Darin Gray. They've since released three albums together. [Akira Sakata homepage](http://www.akira-sakata.com/) Darin Gray  2013 found Composer/Improviser/Session Bassist, Darin Gray composing for (with his band On Fillmore w/ Glenn Kotche of Wilco & Sarah Lipstate of Noveller ) and performing on stage with Radiolab’s (NPR) live 4 month tour ‘Apocalyptical.’ Which criss-crossed the States multiple times. Since joining Jeff Tweedy's (from Wilco) new band TWEEDY in June of 2014 he has in played in 30 states and 16 countries, made multiple television appearances including The Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon, The Colbert Report, Austin City Limits, Conan, & CBS This Morning among others, performed live on numerous NPR shows including Sound Opinions & World Cafe, & played numerous historic venues such as The Ryman in Nashville & The Palladium in London, The Fillmore in San Fransisco and co-headling The Newport Folk Festival and performing with Mavis Staples. He is best known for his work with TWEEDY, Dazzling Killmen, Brise-Glace, On Fillmore, and as Jim O’Rourke’s go to bassist for over 20 years. He has composed for film, theater and dance; improvised with countless peers, played on over 100 releases, and has toured the Earth relentlessly for 30 years. [Chris Corsano Official Web Site](http://www.darin-gray.com) Chris Corsano  First spellbound by freely improvised music in the mid-1990s after witnessing performances by TEST, William Parker, Cecil Taylor, and others, Chris Corsano began a long-standing, high-energy partnership with Paul Flaherty in 1998. A move from western Massachusetts to the UK in 2005 led Corsano to develop an expanded solo music of his own, incorporating sax reeds, violin strings and bows, pot lids, and other everyday household items into his drum kit. In February 2006 he released his first solo recording, The Young Cricketer, and toured extensively throughout Europe, USA, and Japan. He spent 2007 and '08 as the drummer on Björk's Volta world tour, all the while weaving in shows and recordings on his days off with the likes of Evan Parker, Virginia Genta, and C. Spencer Yeh. Moving back to the U.S. in 2009, Corsano returned focus to his own projects, most notably a duo with Michael Flower, Rangda (with Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny) and solo work, now revamped to include synthesizers and contact microphones in addition to his drum set and home-made acoustic instruments. In addition to the those mentioned above, he's also worked with, among others: John Edwards (released by: Clean Feed/Dancing Wayang), Jim O'Rourke & Akira Sakata (Drag City/Family Vineyard), Paul Dunmall (ESP-Disk), Nels Cline (Strange Attractors), Jessica Rylan (Load Records), Jandek (Corwood), Sunburned Hand Of Man (Manhand), MV&EE (Eclipse/Time-Lag), Vampire Belt (Open Mouth), Joe McPhee (Roaratorio), and Wally Shoup (Leo/Columbia Japan). [Chris Corsano Official Web Site](http://cor-sano.com)