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Ky
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"Life is improVISAtion "

paris-nagoya tokyo, Ile-de-France
France

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Last Login:  8/18/2008
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   Contacting Ky

 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/lamusiquedeky  

   Ky: General Info
Member Since4/18/2006
Band Websitekyweb.fr
Band Members

- Maki NAKANO -

alto sax, alto & metal-clarinet, haiku


- Yann PITTARD -

"Sumi" baritone guitar, oud, fx



*on CD "naissanciel" and Japan tour 2007, featuring
- Thomas BALLARINI -

drums, percussions, mouth’s noise

*on Satie’s NHK documentary and new project 2008, featuring
- Gaston ZIRKO -

drums, mix


(photos by Hadrien Ricol)
Influences ..


*On Ky's new album "Naissanciel" (Ohrai records, japanese label), you can hear 21 tracks :
5 Satie's re-arranged masterworks,
3 original compositions (for baritone guitar, metal-clarinet, alto sax, percussions, water, and oud),
7 spontaneous compositions-short improvisations,
the sound of Bretagne's sea.



Go to kyweb.fr
Sounds Like
Record Label2006: 2 EP
2007: LP
2008: new CD
OHRAI
Type of LabelIndie





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   About Ky
*"Ky" has many meanings in japanese:
heart, spirit, originality, intention, mood, tree, conscience...
Different ways to write it, but one sound.

Ky on NHK's documentary about Satie


*The trio "Ky" project exists since 2005

- Maki NAKANO & Yann PITTARD

featuring inventive artists :
Thomas BALLARINI (percussions)
Gaston ZIRKO (drums)
HAYASHI Eichii (alto sax)
FUJII Satoko (piano)
TSUNEMI Yuji (oud)
TANIGAWA Kensaku (piano, voice)
Stéphane PAYEN (alto sax)
Hugues VINCENT (cello)
Rafael KOERNER (drums)
Yoram ROSILIO (double-bass)
Stéphane TSAPIS (keyboards)
Johan GUIDOU (drums)
YUKIHIRO Yuki (yo-yo) ...

improvising, composing, arranging, playing together amazing music.



In concert, Ky presents a very original show, with a theatral dimension, a lot of humour, and a good sense of adaptation to the acoustic of the place.

*Pieces by french composer Erik SATIE
(Embryons desséchés, Heures séculaires et instantanées, Gymnopedies, Sports et divertissements, Gnossiennes 1-3-6, Avant-dernières pensées, Danses de travers, Désespoir agreable, Facheux exemple, Prélude en tapisserie, L'enfance de Ko-quo, Menus propos enfantins, Nocturne 3...)

*by japanese composer Toru TAKEMITSU
(Yuki, Koi no kakurembo...)

*various standards
(Take 5, Naima, Pithecantropus Erectus, La Javanaise, Shima uta, Seven steps to heaven, Champs-Elysées, Summertime, Caravan...)

*new original compositions
(Typhoone, Bleue, Koln, Plus jamais, Plat du jour...)

*improvisations and spontaneous compositions.


Go to kyweb.fr (Ky's official website)
for more informations about the members, biography, ordering Ky's new cd, tour blog, new projects...


myspace background

*Imagine Erik Satie in today's world...
Do you think he would prefer the music of Toru Takemitsu, John Coltrane, Steve Reich, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, John Zorn or Britney Spears ?


   Ky's Friend Space (Top 36)
Ky has 681 friends.
 Erik Satie 


 John Zorn 


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 Arnold Schönberg Center 


 Tzadik 


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 Hazem Shaheen 


 Plantec 


 David Fiuczynski's KiF 


 django bates 


 Tim Sparks 


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 Thôt 


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 Varese 


 Frank Zappa 


 LOU CASA 


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 Inipi 


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 NOVISA 


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 Stephane Tsapis 


 Noun Ya 


 MOUL’STOCK 





Ky's Friends Comments
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Aug 19 2008 8:44 AM

COMING SOON...

Eric





Aug 3 2008 7:38 PM

Merci pour l'amis,
CharlieWhite
A très bientôt.
keyvane





Jul 21 2008 7:08 PM

YEAH UH ! THANKS FOR THE ADd!
Lukas Ligeti





Jul 18 2008 5:31 PM

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records.
Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here.
It's also available on iTunes.
afmachcover 
 
Best Wishes,
Lukas Ligeti
€mpyretatriz





Jul 12 2008 8:57 PM

excellent work.:.
thanks for the add!!
In De Zwaan





Jul 11 2008 4:27 PM

Cool sound!
Hi and thank you for the add.
NarCotiC BuBBLeS





Jul 11 2008 2:11 PM

hello
thanks!!!:)
cool music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peace
NB
JAZZ A LA VILLETTE





Jul 7 2008 4:03 PM

Jazz à la Villette, cru 2008, c’est par ici !
Jazz à la Villette, Paris // 02 sept. – 14 sept 2008


Merci et à bientôt !


Plantec





Jun 30 2008 10:15 AM

furybreizh
Pierre B.





Jun 16 2008 2:46 PM

SAN QUENTIN JAZZ BAND, désormais en librairie...

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