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Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orchestra
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www.asukakakitani.com



Brooklyn, New York
United States

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Member Since4/9/2006
Band Websitewww.asukakakitani.com
Band MembersOn Tracks
Reeds
Jon Gordon
John O’Gallagher
Jason Rigby
Mark Small
Kenny Berger

Trumpets
Brian Pareshi
Scott Harrell
Scott Wendholt
Russ Johnson

Trombones
Mike Fahie
Ryan Keberle
JC Sanford
Isrea Butler

Rhythm section
Pete McCann
Dave Cook
Dave Ambrosio
Ziv Ravitz
Type of LabelUnsigned


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   About Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orchestra
Award winning jazz composer Asuka Kakitani is fast becoming a notable presence on the big band scene. Her music has been performed internationally, including such events and venues as Fairbanks Summer Art Festival in Alaska, Merkin Concert Hall in New York, and the 2006 and 2007 IAJE Conferences. Asuka’s compositions have been recorded by Boston’s Jazz Revelation Records and by the Japanese big band, Global Jazz Orchestra, and her scores have been sought after for inclusion in college performance libraries.

Most recently, Asuka was awarded the BMI Foundation’s seventh annual Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for 2006, adjudicated by jazz luminaries Joe Lovano, Robin Eubanks, and Dan Morgenstern. Along with the award, Asuka received the prestigious Manny Albam Commission to compose a new work for large jazz ensemble, which was premiered at the 2007 BMI annual showcase concert in New York.

Asuka was born in Osaka, Japan, and started to play piano at age five. After graduating from Kyoto Conservatory, she was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in 2002, where she studied jazz composition with Greg Hopkins, Ted Pease and Ray Santisi. Asuka was awarded the Carla Bley Award prior to graduating with honors in 2004, and relocated to Brooklyn, NY, where she has lived for three years. It is there that she continues to work on her compositions, saying, “I want my music to adequately express the way I see the world.”

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Thomas Birl

Thomas Birl



Jan 3 2010 1:00 AM

Hey Asuka, Happy Holidays to you and your family, and a blessed New Year....


Thomas Birl
Makotinho Jazz Questions

Makotinho Jazz Questions



Jan 3 2010 1:00 AM

DEAR ASUKA,MANY THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.RGDS.FROM BARCELONA.ARIGATOU!MJQ
Acacio da COSTA MIGUEL

Acacio da COSTA MIGUEL



Dec 2 2009 4:44 PM

thanks for sharing this wonderful world with me
merci de partager avec moi ce merveilleux univers
obrigado por partilhar comigo este maravilhoso universo
gracias a la vida y a la musica
Acacio Miguel
Jean-Philippe ICHARD

Jean-Philippe ICHARD



Dec 2 2009 4:43 PM

Hi!

Thanks for your friendship

Greetings from PARIS

Jean-Philippe

Artur Bayramgalin

Artur Bayramgalin



Dec 2 2009 4:43 PM

thanks for the friendship!



cheers!

Artur
Thomas Birl

Thomas Birl



Dec 2 2009 4:43 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Asuka, best wishes...
Ernst Ströer

Ernst Ströer



Oct 24 2009 8:25 PM

Thanks for the add, great music, very good players!

Ernst
Ollivier Fouchard

Ollivier Fouchard



Oct 3 2009 7:27 PM


 
Hello

Bruno Masnou

Bruno Masnou



Sep 17 2009 2:59 PM

Hello Azuka
Thank you for the add
I'm under the spell
Amicalement et musicalement

Bruno
Francisco Mora Catlett

Francisco Mora Catlett



Aug 24 2009 3:10 PM

ASUKA,
Thanks for the word out....
I'll be in London this weekend with Carl Craig Innerzone Orchestra,
Aug 30 Get Loaded In The Park, Clapham Common, London
New music and my new label is on the way...
Always in touch with the truth and real people...
Best
FMC
Rafael de Lima

Rafael de Lima



Aug 15 2009 7:43 PM

Great music here!!

Thanks for add.

All the best from Brasil.
Jeff

Jeff Massey



Jun 21 2009 8:13 PM

All the best...Makin' music...BigBends

bigbends.com
Take3!

Take3!



May 31 2009 5:07 AM

Thanks for the friendship!

We wish you the best!

Greetings from Barcelona
Take3!


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Dan Pratt Organ Quartet

Dan Pratt Organ Quartet



May 17 2009 2:54 PM

You, too!! Great music and great vibes!
Musicprofessor1

Musicprofessor1



Apr 28 2009 5:32 PM

Hello Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orc..
Thank you for being a positive force in this
world. Another positive force is music.

Music has so much positive power that it can
bring different cultures together.
Please feel free to contact
me at any time.
I also hope you will make many new contacts
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dj hollerbusch

dj hollerbusch



Mar 23 2009 11:54 AM

Merci beaucoup!!!
TRIOOKO

TRIOOKO



Feb 3 2009 1:00 PM

Thank for the add! All the best! www. lucaurso. com
Pasquale Stafano

Pasquale Stafano



Jan 19 2009 12:06 PM

Hi
thanks for friendship!!
Very nice music!!!!
Congratulations
Greetings from Italy
Pasquale
Carl Eichman

Carl Eichman



Dec 31 2008 2:17 PM

Happy New Year

Happy Holidays & all the best in 2009.
-Carl
Sakiko Masuda

Sakiko Masuda



Jan 3 2009 3:14 AM

A HAPPY NEW YERA!!!
今年もよろしくお願いします!

あすかちゃんにとって
良い年でありますように。。。
Thomas Birl

Thomas Birl



Dec 23 2008 8:10 PM

Have a blessed holiday Asuka...:)


Thomas
MAURO SATALINO

MAURO SATALINO



Dec 3 2008 8:18 AM

So lucky to found you.....
amazing music, thanks
Mauro
H.A.R.P.

H.A.R.P.



Nov 26 2008 10:01 AM

Hi Asuka,

Greetings from Finland!
Thank you for the MySpace friendship!
All the best to you!!
Cheers,

H.A.R.P.
Akiko Pavolka

Akiko Pavolka



Nov 10 2008 4:44 AM

あすかさん、
コメントありがとうございます。
25日会えるの楽しみにしてます。
「鍋」も是非やりたいです!ほかほか〜

ではおやすみなさい☆
Alle Montecchi

Alle Montecchi



Nov 7 2008 9:32 AM

Thanks for the friendship!
Good music!
Bye
Alle e Giuly
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