Toshi Tsuchitori / Ute Kanngiesser / Seymour Wright (trio)

Extremely rare London performance from Japanese drummer/percussionist Toshi Tsuchitori, performing this afternoon both solo and in a trio with Ute Kanngiesser (cello) and Seymour Wright (saxophone).

Born in Kagawa, Japan in 1950, Toshi Tsuchitori has worked with Milford Graves, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Steve Lacy, and theatre director Peter Brook, to name just a few. From the 1980s to 2002, he recorded four works that explore ancient Japanese instruments: “Dōtaku: Ancient Japanese Bronze Bells from Yayoi Period (b.c. 400 – a.d. 250)”, “Sanukaito: Stone Sounds of the Paleolithic Era in Japan”, “Jōmonko: Pottery Drums of Jōmon Period (b.c. 3000 – b.c. 2500)” and “The Sounds of Prehistoric Painted Cave: Playing in the Cave of Cougnac, France”, and he continues his extensive research on Asian and African music and dance to this day. Please note that this is an afternoon show. The schedule will be as follows:

4pm: doors
4.30–5pm: Toshi Tsuchitori (solo drum set)
5.15–6pm: Toshi Tsuchitori / Ute Kanngiesser / Seymour Wright (trio)
6.30pm: close