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Yutaka Uchida
Jazz / Fusion / Electroacoustic

YU4 @Cleopatra's, 7/11!!



Woodside, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/18/2009
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   Yutaka Uchida: General Info
Member Since4/8/2007
Band Websitewww.yutakauchida.com
Band Members

InfluencesComposers/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 LikeLiving 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

YUTAKA UCHIDA: Living Together

"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."

- Edward Blanco / eJazzNews


"...it is easily one of the top outings of the year [2007]."

"This is a standout effort that communicates the total package, and it would be a crime for this sparkling gem to go unnoticed."

- Glenn Astarita / All About Jazz



Cats (W. Fischbacher) - Phishbacher New York Electric Trio
Walter Fischbacher - Keyboards
Nathan Peck - Bass
Yutaka Uchida - Drums

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I Want You (Lennon/McCartney) - Phishbacher New York Electric Trio
Walter Fischbacher - Keyboards
Nathan Peck - Bass
Yutaka Uchida - Drums
Special Guest: Bernhard Ullrich - Sax

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Record Labelunsigned
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 18 2009 5:00P
Greenbelt Nature Center Staten Island, New York
Jul 22 2009 8:00P
Water Street Restaurant Brooklyn, New York
Jul 25 2009 7:30P
Center for Remembering and Sharing New York, New York
Jul 26 2009 9:00P
Drom New York, New York
Jul 29 2009 8:00P
Water Street Restaurant Brooklyn, New York

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   About Yutaka Uchida
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. His weekly appearance with Alan Rosenthal Trio, the hosting band for Sunday Open Mic at Cleopatra’s Needle, a long standing jazz club on the Upper Westside, is now widely recognized. Other 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.

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].”


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Yutaka Uchida's Friends Comments
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Cheryl





Jul 5 2009 4:36 AM

Just showing some love xx




Get Your Own LED Scroller now!
†Mickey™





Jun 22 2009 9:49 PM



       Have A Great Week †♥ Mickey
†Mickey™





Jun 10 2009 5:34 PM

Thanks

Comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! Please let me know what you think.

Please help support me by telling your friends about me. Have a great week!

Much Love,

Mickey McCarthy
Drama Jacqua





Jun 2 2009 7:41 PM

Ye it was pleassure to hear yo polyrythms too Yutaka. Maybe in da future somewhere.th
AQUARIAN AGE





May 25 2009 9:49 AM

I saw and heard some great drum soloing at the phishbacher-concert in Linz the other day. Congratulations. And have fun.

Chris


..
SAHARA RAIN





May 19 2009 11:07 PM

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thank you dear friends!
Chà





May 16 2009 12:42 PM

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
David D’Alessio





May 15 2009 12:00 AM

love the arrangements. hope to catch one of your shows soon!
Dr.Mellow-D





May 12 2009 4:33 PM

Thanks for the add !!! Beautifully written songs and smooth arrangement !

よろしくお願いしますね!
Lost in the Jam





May 7 2009 8:34 PM

Hi!
Thank you for your kind comment on our myspace-page. Have a good time ... We both know: music is the flower of feeling!
LOST IN THE JAM
Ike Leo Trio





Apr 6 2009 8:28 AM

Thanks for the invite but its a lttle too far from London.


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Joe Izzo





Apr 4 2009 7:15 PM

Yutaka, Peace, Love and happy percussive endeavors, --JI
Lainie Cooke





Apr 4 2009 5:16 PM

Music sounds so beautiful. Wish I could make the gigs this week..but I'll be in LA. Next time hopefully I can be there.
Chà





Mar 24 2009 6:01 PM

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.

see you!
chà from the french moutains.
Chà





Mar 4 2009 1:15 PM

bonjour;
1 nouvelle chanson (namaskard) et 2 nouvelles video (scie musicale et islande live)
sur notre page;
si le coeur vous en dit.

sjàumst seinna
chà des hautes alpes

hello;
1 new song (Namaskard) and 2 new videos (scie musicale(musical fretsaw) and iceland live)
on our page.

if you want to come...
sjàumst seinna
chà from the french mountains
Noshir Mody





Mar 1 2009 7:36 PM

Great music!
Cheers
Noshir
Chà





Feb 19 2009 9:17 AM

you can come on our new website: www. chamusic. fr
see you soon (sjàumst seinna).
chà from the french mountains.

vous pouvez desormais venir sur notre site internet:
www. chamusic. fr
à bientot.
chà des hautes alpes
Kendrick Entertainment, Inc.





Feb 12 2009 5:02 PM

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).
EishinNOSE





Jan 30 2009 12:39 PM

thanks!
JMJ-trio





Jan 27 2009 3:40 AM

Yutaka!
It was nice to see you play-you sounded great!
Sophya Grace





Jan 23 2009 3:33 PM

hey yutaka!

how are you?? we should play together sometime soon in a jam session or something
Kendrick Entertainment, Inc.





Jan 20 2009 11:13 AM

"MY" very first song with you were "Urban Jungle." I share this experience with the people that don't know you yet. Because I know just how much they are going to fall in love with you & your material. Thanks for allowing us to be friends. KENDRICK / Indianapolis, Indiana. (USA).
(You are one bad dude Yutaka!!!)
Frédéric Paul Lallet





Jan 17 2009 7:14 PM

My Dear Friend,

With all my Love and Support,
Cheers,
Frédéric
The Conduit Trio





Jan 1 2009 2:25 AM

Thanks for the kind words. Love your playing. Definitely will keep in touch.
Peace, Robert
Arshak Sirunyan





Dec 27 2008 5:51 PM

Thanks for the add.
All the best.

Arshak
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