Credits:

Hiroyasu ItoKunio Ozeki

Description:

The Ultimate Monophonic Ensemble! The sound is so rich that it is hard to believe that it is a combination of single notes. Sax Bass Duo is a duo unit consisting of Hiroyasu Ito, former bassist of Orquesta de la Luz and leader of Grupo Chebere, one of Japan’s leading salsa-mixture bands, and Kunio Oyan, a member of Grupo Chebere and a saxophonist active in the J-Pop scene, including Japanese music. The unit is a duo unit. The duo will start in 2020 with the theme of “the ultimate monophonic ensemble. The two monophonic musicians are challenging themselves to play a wide variety of music, including jazz, Latin, and Spanish. For this recording, tabla player Seiki Yoshimi was invited as a guest, adding even more depth and flavor to the sound. The duo has established a unique duo style with a wide range of music selections from originals, well-known jazz standards, pop songs by Stevie Wo