Composers/Songwriters:
Billy Joel, Sting, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, King Crimson, Yes, UK, Django Bates, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Charles Mingus, Ludwig van Beethoven, Alan Holdsworth, Brecker Brothers, etc.
Drummers:
Liberty DeVito, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine, Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Mel Lewis, Jack DeJohnnette, Billy Cobham, Matt Wilson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Chad Wackerman, etc.
Sounds Like
Living Together (2007)
1. Mother Sea
2. Beyond the Horizon
3. CH.E.E.R.S.
4. Dryads
5. Dance While You're Still Here
6. Truly Untrue
7. Peaceful Eyes
8. Torrent of Lava
9. My Old Faithful
10. Living Together
All music composed, arranged and produced by Yutaka Uchida
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
Ben Sher - Guitar
Eishin Nose - Keyboards, Piano
James Cammack - Bass
Yutaka Uchida - Drums
Tracks 2, 6, 9 and 10
Sean Nowell - Tenor and Soprano Sax
George Dulin - Piano
Danny Zanker - Bass
Yutaka Uchida - Drums
"When you have a combination of engaging new material, excellent musicianship and a gifted leader at the helm, one can be assured of having a successful musical voyage."
"Yutaka Uchida's "Living Together" is an impressive debut and memorable modern jazz journey."
Born in 1973 in Tokyo, drummer/composer/producer Yutaka Uchida studied the basics of music and trained his ears through violin and piano lessons in his early years.
He started playing drums at the age of 16 and took intensive lessons with Norihiko Nara throughout his high school years, during which he was heavily into hard rock, heavy metal and progressive rock from 70’s and 80’s. He encountered jazz, particularly big band music, as he enrolled in Rikkyo University and joined New Swingin’ Herd in 1992. He rapidly absorbed many styles from swing jazz to contemporary fusion and became the concertmaster in his junior year.
The gorgeous sound of big band roused his interest in arrangement and composition, and he decided to explore that route at Berklee College of Music, where he studied with many acclaimed composers such as Ken Pullig, Dick Lowell, Ted Pease and Steve Rochinski. He was awarded Berklee Achievement Scholarship Award in 1998 and 1999 for his course of study. He was also awarded the first annual Louie Bellson Award (established by Avedis Zildjian Co.) in 1999, in recognition of his outstanding performance as a drummer/composer.
He graduated Berklee magna cum laude, then moved to New York and started his professional career. As a versatile and creative drummer, he has performed with numerous artists from different genres at some of the most notable venues in and around New York such as: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Blue Note, Sweet Rhythm, Smalls, Joe’s Pub, 55 Bar, Shanghai Jazz, Cornelia Street Café, Metropolitan Room, CBGB, CB’s 313 Gallery, Knitting Factory, Cutting Room, Bitter End, Crash Mansion, Don Hill’s, etc. Current projects he is involved with include some of the most creative jazz/fusion groups in New York such as Phishbacher, Nobuki Takamen Group, Matt Panayides Group and The Archi-tet; a pop/rock group Mascot’s Distance; theater/cabaret acts such as Bon Chic Bon Genre and The Soul Kitchen and many more.
He has toured internationally with above mentioned Phishbacher (Europe) and Nobuki Takamen Group (Japan, Canada), as well as Love etc. (Japan), Tatsu Kisaragi (Japan) and his own quartet (Japan).
As a composer, he was awarded grants twice from Council on Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) for his original works – Premier Grant in 2005 and Encore Grant in 2006 – and successfully held concerts at Greenbelt Nature Center. Since then he's been leading his own group, Yutaka Uchida Quartet and has made numerous appearances in and out of New York City.
His first CD “Living Together,” released in October 2007, features 10 original compositions of his, displaying his talent not only as a drummer but also as a composer, an arranger, a music director and a producer. It also features some of the finest jazz talents in New York, such as bassist James Cammack from legendary Ahmad Jamal trio; Danny Zanker, the leader/bassist of Anti-Elevator Mission; and pianist George Dulin, the ASCAP Young Composer Award winner. All About Jazz gave it a rave review saying, “… it is easily one of the top outings of the year [2007].”
Thank you my friend! I really liked your music. I am pleased to listen and enjoy. I invite you to participate in my video project. Details on my page. See you on Kazhargan!
hola pasando a saludarte e invitarte a mi proxima fiesta en vivo que sera el domingo 16 de este mes en el gran rancho jubilee de queens ( damas gratis toda la noche )
hello! 3 new songs recorded in studio on our page : "Aquarelle de cendre", "Icebergs" and "Namaskard"(new version). if you want to come, listen, you're welcome. see you soon; sjàumst seinna. chà from the french mountains.
salut! 3 nouvelles chansons eregistrées en studio sur notre page : "Aquarelle de cendre", "Icebergs" et "Namaskard"(nouvelle version). si vous voulez venir, vous etes les bienvenus. à bientot; sjàumst seinna. chà
2 nouveaux clips sur notre page ("Islande" et "rencontre avec un volcan"); et on peut vous envoyer la chanson "Islande" en mp3 gratuitement: il suffit de nous envoyer un mail à: chamusic@orange.fr.
à bientot.
chà des hautes alpes
2 new video clips on our page ("Islande" and "rencontre avec un volcan"); and we can send you a mp3 song "Islande", and it's free! just send us an email at: chamusic@orange.fr.
Im waiting on you to post some more songs to you page. Im looking for "Urban Jungle." For some big reason that song does wonders for me. Always in your grace. KENDRICK / Indianapolis, Indiana. (USA).
