All Compositions writen by Tomas Fujiwara and performed by Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up (Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet, Brian Settles - tenor saxophone, Mary Halvorson - guitar, Danton Boller - bass, Tomas Fujiwara - drums) except "Awakening" (Fujiwara / Mahone / Pistorino) performed by Unified Quest (James Mahone - alto saxophone, Chris Pistorino - bass, Tomas Fujiwara - drums)
Tomas Fujiwara was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of seven, he fell in love with music while listening to the classic drum battle record, Rich vs. Roach. After two years of studies with Joyce Kauffman, Tomas began an eight-year course of study with legendary drummer and educator, Alan Dawson. He has worked as a leader of and composer for various ensembles, as a sideman, as a composer for theatre, film, and dance, and as a teacher and clinician. With "a quiet energy that propels" (All About Jazz) and a style that is "both volatile and watchful" (New York Times), Tomas' "alert drumming has propelled some excellent ensembles on the new-music landscape" (New York Times). His current projects include: Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Taylor Ho Bynum / Tomas Fujiwara Duo (True Events, 482 Music, 2007, Upcoming release on Nottwo Records), The Thirteenth Assembly ((un)sentimental, Important Records, 2009), Taylor Ho Bynum Trio and Sextet (The Middle Picture, Firehouse 12, 2007, Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths, hatOLOGY, 2008, and Double Trio with the Stephen Haynes Trio, Engine Records, 2009), Matana Roberts' Mississippi Moonchile, Coin Coin, and Quartet (The Calling, Utech, 2006), Ideal Bread (Ideal Bread, KMB Jazz, 2008), The Throes (The Throes, CIMP, 2009), Matt Bauder's Day In Pictures, Positive Catastrophe (Garabatos Volume 1, Cuneiform Records, 2009), Red Baraat, Soo's Collage (Soo's Collage, Audioguy, 2006), Matt Welch's Blarvuster, Exegesis, and Aji No Moto. Tomas has performed at venues and festivals across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East including The Moers Festival, Jazz Em Agosto, Tampere Jazz Happening, Rochester Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Suoni Popolo Festival, Urlichsberg Festival, Taktos Festival, Umbrella Festival, and Vision Festival. He has performed with Anthony Braxton, Arnie Lawrence, Joe Chambers, Norah Jones, Ravi Coltrane, Herbie Mann, Makanda Ken McIntyre, Mike Longo, Jimmy Greene, Joe Morris, Roy Campbell, William Parker, Burnt Sugar, Vernon Reid, Butch Morris, David Murray, Warren Smith, Irene Aebi, Kwaku Kwakye Obeng, Nicole Mitchell, and Vijay Iyer. In 2008, Tomas toured the Middle East as part of the U.S. State Department / Lincoln Center program, The Rhythm Road. From 2000-2005, Tomas was a cast member of both the touring (2000-2003) and New York (2003-2005) companies of the Off Broadway hit STOMP. As a teacher, Tomas has taught workshops, master classes, and drum clinics throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as well as private instruction for over 10 years. WWW.TOMASFUJIWARA.COM
hi tomas, yes, life it treating me well. finishing my second solo album right now. glad to see you are busy playing. all the best to you please keep me posted what you are up to. warm greetings from cologne, kristina
brother Toms ! are you in NYC in beg. of april? considering a lil triparoonz to tha apple, would be coolio and gangsters paradise to see you, im checkin in my turkcell hat and all
sweet dude! one day Tome loc ...watch me i will live in NYC. . NY SUB, frikkin cheesecake and jazzz..and a 5dollar milkshake.. thats right! i can see your still giggin and travellin..thats awesum dude.. hope to seee you soon man peter
Well we got the Redwings this year so....not all is lost. Haha And I was hangin witcha by the way.....I got game. I'm doing lots of things man so many projects but it's healthy right? well I miss you too man.
I know it may sound strange, but we all went to see Erika Badu in concert and some of their musicality had me thinking of you. Ivan and I was talking about you. You're just sick.
tomas, WHY havent i seen you in ages! boo. can we hang soon? i know i'm not in nyc enough but definitely definitely definitely i miss playin! amy PS i played on the radio last week... new songs on my page... you wanna hear the new direction? check it out!
