DOM Cultural Center

02 October 2006

Born in Tokyo in 1941. Graduated from Keio University. Studied music composition and arrangement at Berklee School of Music from 1966 to 1968.

In his fully fledged professional life after returning to Japan, he received the "Japan Jazz Award" by Swing Journal Magazine with his first album "Palladium" in 1969 where he led the making of the album. Later he was also awarded twice with the Award of Excellency at the National Art Festival of Japan with his original masterpieces of "Four Jazz Compositions" (1970) and "Yamataifu" (1972). He released numerous albums he led the making of such as the U.S. release "Amorphism", recorded in trio with Steve Gadd(Ds) and Eddie Gomez(B), and "Randooga", born from the occasion of "Select Live Under The Sky '90" ("Japan Jazz Award" by Swing Journal Magazine) which was released in France. His jazz festival appearance includes Berlin, Donau Eschingen, Moers, Montreux, and East Meets West In New York, and the concert tours in Africa, Australia, Russia, and Latin America.

As music composer and arranger he participated in recordings of many well-known musicians such as Nancy Wilson, Art Farmer, Helen Merrill, NAKAGAWA Masami, ITOH Kimiko, and MIYAMOTO Fumiaki. He composed and produced two release of a new direction "RANMON for orchestra and three improvisers" (1987) and "Concerto for the WAVE III and orchestra" (1988) and pavilion pieces as "World Exposition - Local Governance Memorial Hall" (1970) and "Flower and Green Exposition - JT Memorial Hall" (1990). Other compositions include "The Belair Strings Series" where he used a pseudonym, Richard Dusenberg III. He also works on TV programs, movies, and CM in Japan.

He composed and arranged the pieces combined with the traditional buddhist monk music for "BUDDHIST MUSIC with 1000 Syomyo Voices" at Budokan in Tokyo in 1993. This work attracted attentions from different disciplines.
He created his own production label in 1997 and his activities continually grow and diversify.

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ADAM KLIPPLE (USA)

Adam Klipple, who has been described as "a standout
pianist who has gone to school on McCoy Tyner and
Cecil Taylor and earned his degree," plays piano,
Hammond organ, sampler and a variety of vintage
keyboards. He leads two of his own groups. His piano
quartet, the AK4, not only plays derangements of
traditional standards, but also forays into Brazilian,
latin, West African, funk and pop. Drive-By Leslie,
his Hammond organ quartet, explores many styles of
electric jazz from the organ trio to the present.

In addition to his personal endeavors, Adam is
involved in stage and recording projects with Craig
Harris, Graham Haynes, Sekou Sundiata, Joseph Bowie
and Defunkt, Ron Affif, Vinny Valentino, Jason
Marshall, and Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe. His
credits also include performances with the Sun Ra
Arkestra, Marc Ribot, John Medeski, Kurt Rosenwinkle,
Carla Cook, Dave Fiuczynski, David Gilmore, Josh
Roseman, Vincent Gardner, Peter Apfelbaum, Joel
Harrison, Jay Rodriguez, Groove Collective, and Smokey
Robinson.

Also a composer and arranger, Adam recently arranged
two pieces for the Black Rock Coalition's tribute to
Ray Charles. He was awarded touring and composing
grants in 2004 from Arts International and Meet the
Composer, to travel to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to
collaborate with local folk musicians. His piano
quartet toured as a Jazz Ambassador in 2003, and was
sponsored by the Kennedy Center and the U.S.
Department of State on a six-week tour of concerts and
master classes in Russia, Central Asia, and the
Caucasus. Drive-By Leslie recently was awarded a grant
from Jazz At Lincoln Center (NYC) and the US
Department of State for an upcoming tour.

He has appeared at such renowned venues as the Blue
Note, Iridium, the Jazz Standard, Blues Alley and the
Knitting Factory, and at international jazz festivals
ranging from the Umbria Jazz Festival, to the JVC Jazz
Festival, the Moers Jazz Festival, the New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Free Jazz Festival in
Rio de Janeiro, the JazzNOJazz Festival in Zurich, the
Akbank Jazz Festival in Turkey, and the Poretta Soul
Festival in Italy.

"Adam Klipple is simply frighteningly good, the kind
of young talent who makes you dizzy when you think of
the years ahead."
www.adamklipple.com

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