"At 19 years old, Japanese-born Ayumi Ishito picked up the tenor sax and never put it down"
The free falling jazz indie narratives of "Sugar High People" by Brooklyn based experimental sax artist Ayumi Ishito (as part and parcel of the Ayumi Ishito quintet) moves in progressive touch and go ways through sonic mazes that surprise and dazzle. The movements from jazz pop lightness to dark toned avant garde places while thoroughly original made me think of the angular abstractions of Kneebody, jazz punk spirals of Nubya Garcia and the classical meets new ageiness of Jasmine Myra. If "Sugar High People" were a film it might feel like one with romantic visions of Éric Rohmer, experimental disjointed dreams of Lars von Trier and the suburban truthful edginess of Greta Gerwig.
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If you haven’t yet experienced the Ayumi Ishito quintet, allow them to take you on a melodic journey that sets your mind, body, and soul in motion. 577 Records is ecstatic to release "Wondercult Club", the group’s first album with the label! It follows Ishito's numerous recent collaborations with maestro Daniel Carter, the philosopher behind 577 Recs and its community. Recorded last year at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, the collection features eight mellifluous tracks.
At 19 years old, Japanese-born Ayumi Ishito picked up the tenor sax and never put it down. The Berklee College of Music graduate (who now lives in NYC) has headed up the quintet as its composer since 2011. With mesmerizing grace, she leads the way through the ever-evolving playground that is experimental, instrumental rock inspired by jazz, fusion, prog, indie rock, and more. Accompanying her sax and synth magic are Hajime Yoshida and Yana Davydova on guitars, Yoshiki Yamada on bass, and Carter Bales on drums.
Discover the magic of the Wondercult Club now on CD and digital download.
At 19 years old, Japanese-born Ayumi Ishito picked up the tenor sax and never put it down. The Berklee College of Music graduate (who now lives in NYC) has headed up the quintet as its composer since 2011. With mesmerizing grace, she leads the way through the ever-evolving playground that is experimental, instrumental rock inspired by jazz, fusion, prog, indie rock, and more. Accompanying her sax and synth magic are Hajime Yoshida and Yana Davydova on guitars, Yoshiki Yamada on bass, and Carter Bales on drums.
Discover the magic of the Wondercult Club now on CD and digital download.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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The free-spirited sounds & remarkably progressive structures that shine throughout Brooklyn-based artist Ayumi Ishito’s music are a stunning reflection of her life-long love for the true magic of Jazz. From the first moment that Ayumi began to lead and compose music with an extraordinarily gifted & talented surrounding group of musicians that would become her official band in 2011, every step they’ve taken together since has been a solid step forward in the name of their art, craft, and creativity. Through their collaborative efforts and complementary styles, they’d go on to refine their colorfully expressive sound into a gorgeous set of imaginative & sonically-adventurous music & melodies to form Ayumi Ishito’s debut album, View From A Little Cave, in 2016, and together, they broke through to the next-level.
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https://ayumiishito.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ayumimimi33
https://www.facebook.com/ayumi.ishito/
The free-spirited sounds & remarkably progressive structures that shine throughout Brooklyn-based artist Ayumi Ishito’s music are a stunning reflection of her life-long love for the true magic of Jazz. From the first moment that Ayumi began to lead and compose music with an extraordinarily gifted & talented surrounding group of musicians that would become her official band in 2011, every step they’ve taken together since has been a solid step forward in the name of their art, craft, and creativity. Through their collaborative efforts and complementary styles, they’d go on to refine their colorfully expressive sound into a gorgeous set of imaginative & sonically-adventurous music & melodies to form Ayumi Ishito’s debut album, View From A Little Cave, in 2016, and together, they broke through to the next-level.
Inspired by the love & support from fans all over the globe discovering their wildly imaginative style of music and connecting with the beautifully artistic & avant-garde ideas composed by Ayumi and played so passionately from her tenor saxophone – Ishito & her band immediately went back to jamming, writing, improvising, experimenting, and soon enough, recording a whole new set of entirely organic material. Embracing the true nature of Jazz and going where the music would take her, Ayumi drew inspiration from listening to Progressive/Indie Rock & Free Jazz artists/bands, and through other mediums, like watching late-night Horror/Sci-Fi movies, which played a more pivotal role in her creativity, becoming the source for the name of her brand-new album being released on April 26th, 2019 – Midnite Cinema.
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