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At that time, guitarist Takumi Seino, who had returned from Berklee College of Music in Boston, also participated.
We started our activities in 1996 as an original technical fusion band.
KHAMSIN is a dry, hot wind accompanied by dust storms that blows in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and is also the name of the god of the “invisible”.
The group went on hiatus for a while, but restarted in 2017 with new members.
We are creating a sound that only this band can create by bringing together the music that each individual has experienced over a period of more than ten years.
In the exchange project between Takatsuki Jazz Street and the Detroit Jazz Festival that started in 2023, KHAMSIN participated in the Detroit Jazz Festival on behalf of Japan, and was highly praised by the customers who came to the venue and the local stage staff. I did.
The venue where we performed was such a success that there was an encore for the first time in the history of the jazz festival.
MITUHIRO FURUYA
SAXOPHONE
Born in Osaka on August 13,1973.
Influenced by his father (Takashi Furuya), he began to listen to Western music from an early age, and began learning the basics of music and piano at the Yamaha Conservatory of Music.
He began playing the trumpet in clubs in elementary school, but switched to saxophone in the junior high school brass band.
Participated as a regular member of R.U.Swingin’ Hard Jazz Ensemble (big band) at Ritsumeikan University since high school.
After that, he started music activities.
After that, Osaka College of Music, junior college department, music major, wind ensemble course, jazz class
Studied jazz saxophone under Jiro Akamatsu, Shozo Okuda, Hiroshi Munekiyo, and music theory under Katsuhiko Tanaka.
Since then,
Rikiya Higashihara (dr) Yoshiro Kanda (b) Tatsuya Takahashi (ts)
Hidehiko Matsumoto (ts) Yoshiyuki Nakayama (ts) Hidefumi Toki (as) Hiroshi Tanaka (pf) Murakami “Ponta” Shuichi (dr) Kuriyama Koto (pf) Hideaki Kanazawa (b) Masahiro Sayama (p) Bakabon Suzuki (b) Tetsuji Horio (dr) Takehisa Tanaka (pf) Shinji Shiotsugu (gt) Kotaro Oshio (gr) and others
foreign artists,
Paul Jackson (b) Marty Bracey (dr/ex. Monta Yoshinori Band) Michael Ray (key) Christine Gray (Boossy Collins Band vocal) Eddie Henderson (tp) Booker T Uriams Jr. (ts) David Liebman (ts.ss) Hank Jones (p)
Eric Marienthal (as), Newman Taylor Baker (Dr), etc.
Experienced sessions with many top musicians to this day.
In 1996, he formed an original fusion band “RAMMTARRA” (later renamed “KHAMSIN”).
In March 1998, they released their 1st album “KHAMSIN”.
After 4 years of activity, he took a break and newly formed an original fusion band called “BLOW UP GROOVE”.
Concert trip in Atlanta in December 1997,
In September 1998, he participated in the Monterrey Jazz Festival with Akira Nonomura and the Global Jazz Orchestra (big band) and received favorable reviews.
Since 2002, he has participated in IAJE (International Jazz Conference), etc.
Deepen exchanges with many musicians.
He participates in many sessions and projects, and also participates in recordings.
Now, he is mastering his second instrument, “EWI (Electric Wind Instruments)”, and has received many favorable reviews.
In November 2011, he supervised EWI’s first music book “EWI BEST MANIAX”.
In charge of karaoke, performance, commentary, etc. It is sold nationwide.
In 2017, “KHAMSIN”, which had been on hiatus, will be restarted with the addition of new members.
In 2018, KHAMSIN’s first restarted album “blue hour” will be released and will be sold nationwide.
He also puts a lot of effort into teaching juniors, participating in training camps at the Student Jazz Festival held in the summer, and going to each school for training.
= performance activity =
・KHAMSIN (original contemporary jazz band)
・Furinkazan (Jazz Quintet)
・SOLID☆LOVE (Funk band with 5 horns)
・Takeover, Takashi Furuya and The Freshmen (hard bop band)
・Takeover, Neighborhood Big Band (Big Band)
・Kansai Utamono Band (Funk Band)
・Akira Nonomura and Global Jazz Orchestra (Big Band)
・ODO (All genre OK unit)
Many others participated.
= Recording =
・Commercial and image song for “EST-1” under the Osaka loop line.
・A song produced by Tetsuji Horio.
・Takashi Furuya’s vocal album “My Song Book”.
・Marty Bracey’s album “Soul Shougun”
・Kansai Funk Machine “HOTEL DOMINGO”
・Music production for Konami game software.
・Recording by Hiroshi Madoka.
・Self leader album “KHAMSIN”.
・Planet Groove’s album.
・SOLID☆LOVE’s album.
・An album by Yoshiya Tarue (piano).
・Own quartet album.
・KHAMSIN “blue hour” album.
In addition, there are many session recordings.
TAKUMI SEINO
GUITAR
guitarist and composer, has performed and recorded with diverse acts beyond any genre. As an improvised musician he has been working with many talented artists all over the world beside solo performances. Including his own works on VOS Records, he has appeared on over 80 CD releases on the labels in the Japan, Europe and U.S.A. His unique expression is so colorful that people often says “pictorial”.
Takumi graduated from the Berklee College of Music with the highest honors (Summa Cum Laude) in 1996. He was selected as a guitarist for the Berklee College of Music All Star Band and performed at the 23rd Annual IAJE International Conference in January 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, he was awarded by IAJE a Special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship. He was named best guitarist at the YAMAHA competition in Osaka, Japan 1985. He received an award from Suita City as a person of cultural merit in 2020.
Discography
as a leader/co-leader
ECHO / Takumi Seino (2023)
Sandalino / Takumi Seino (2022)
Songs for Fukushima / Takumi Seino trio (2021)
Piled Distance – Book Apple 2 – / Takumi Seino (2019)
Path of June / Takumi Seino (2018)
Strawberry Express / Takumi Seino (2016)
Last Tree / Takumi Seino, Hugues Vincent (2015)
Book Apple / Takumi Seino solo (2014)
Flower Flows / Takumi Seino, Yasutaka Yorozu, Larry Marshall (2013)
Old Red Chair On The Porch / Takumi Seino, Yasutaka Yorozu, Larry Marshall (2012)
Room to Move / Takumi Seino, Masahiro Yamamoto, Nobumasa Tanaka, Hiroki Chiba (2012)
Frozen Dust / Tskumi Seino and Motohiko Ichino duo (2011)
Faded Diary / PRAED and Takumi Seino (2010)
Mood for Red / Takumi Seino – DROPS TRIO (2009)
Needful Things (2009)
Trees / Blue Willow Trio (2008)
Dark Shape / Takumi Seino solo (2007)
Ripple / Takumi Seino solo (2007)
ARC – beneath the surface / Takumi Seino with Antoine Berthiaume (2006)
Blue Willow / Takumi – Masako – Jeremy (2005)
Crab Apple / Takumi Seino – DROPS TRIO (2004)
Untied Strings / Takumi Seino (2004)
FLOW / Takumi Seino – DROPS TRIO (2002)
UN VOYAGE EN PROGRESSIF / Priority – MUSEA (2001)
DROPS / Takumi Seino (2000)
Light is decomposed into fragments / Priority (2000)
Birds From The Sea / Takumi Seino (1996)
Sunny Land / The Third Impression (1992)
with NEXT ORDER
CHRONOSYSTEM / NEXT ORDER (2014)
THE END OF BIGINNING / NEXT ORDER (2013)
LIVE-INTENSIFIED / NEXT ORDER (2011)
LIVE-REFINED / NEXT ORDER (2009)
LIVE-ROARING COLORS / NEXT ORDER (2007)
LIVE-POWERED NEXUS / NEXT ORDER (2005)
LIVE-2003 / NEXT ORDER (2003)
with other artists
MABATAKI / NAGAO KUMI (2021)
SIX SENSE LIVE / Seiki Yukimoto & SOULBLEED (2021)
Kaze no Iro / The Tomomi Azuma Band (2021)
LIVE / Kan Mikami (2020)
Last Winter / Tomomi Azuma Band 2020 (2020)
Imagine Meeting You Here / Alister Spence : Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe (2019)
The Echo of New York City / Seiki Yukimoto & SOULBLEED (2019)
Pattern Night / satoko (2018)
For You / Asamichi Takahashi (2018)
Kuchizusamu France no Uta / Kumiko Suyama (2018)
Blue Hour / Khamsin (2018)
S.S.W.2 / Seto + Seino + Watanbe (2018)
Kaisou / Eiichi Hayashi (2017)
Yume no Kuni / Sugami (2017)
Over Sky….. / Mitsuhiro Furuya Takumi Seino, featuring Takashi Furuya (2016)
S.S.W / Seto + Seino + Watanbe (2015)
MIMICRY / Yuki Saga, Takumi Seino (2014)
Meets the composers – stablemates / Tomomi Azuma (2014)
Horoscope / Words Of Forest (2014)
EXODUS from JAZZYLAND / Seiki Yukimoto & SOULBLEED (2014)
ECHO / Atsushi Shimada Quartet (2013)
Fifth interaction / HYDRATION (2013)
Suu Suu Haar / KUMI NAGAO (2013)
falls From View / Unit (2011)
Aru Haruno Koibito / Minuano (2010)
Oumasan ga yattekuru 2 / Kumiko Suyama (2009)
Human Wacher / Words of Forest (2009)
KESHIKISS / KUMI (2009)
Silent in Smile / Tadahiro Fusahara Group (2008)
Your Story / Masato Hirai (2007)
It’s raining over there / Words of Forest (2006)
Introducing / Eiichiroh Arasaki BIG BAND (2006)
Ayauki ni Asobu / Goutte – 001 (2005)
Ayauki ni Asobu / Goutte – 002 (2005)
SUNSET STREET / EBA (2004)
PRAYER / SIX NORTH (2003)
Hanapi-Love / Kumi (2003)
Budderfly / Budderfly (2003)
Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’amour / Reiko Fujii (2002)
Pure Love / Takashi Kamide (2001)
KImiwa Unkaiwo Mitaka / Kousuke Kanatani Group (2000)
SIX NORTH / SIXNORTH (2000)
Somewhere In The Universe / Takeshi Asai Group (1998)
Khamsin / Khamsin (1998)
In A Stranger’s Hand / Ryo Hashizume Quintet (1997)
And Then You Heard Tales (1996)
Blake Newman Trio (1996)
Let The World In / Thomas Lichtenstein (1992)
and others
YUKA YANAGIHARA
Piano
Born in Osaka. Started playing the electronic organ at the age of 4, and classical piano and drums at the age of 8.
He became interested in Jazz when he was in high school, and after graduating from high school, he entered Koyo Music Academy in Hyogo Prefecture.
Studied under Masako Hamamura and Kiyoshi Takeshita.
Passed the Berklee College of Music Scholarship Examination in 2004.
In 2006, he entered Berklee College of Music and studied under Hal crook, Greg Hopkins, Scott Free, Joanne Brackeen, and others.
Graduated from the same university’s Jazz Composition Department in 2008.
After returning to Japan, he formed the unit “Futatsuyu” with vocalist.
The album was released by Columbia Records and T&K Entertainment.
They also perform live activities not only in Kansai but also in Tokyo.
Since October 2010, he has been an arranger for KJO (Kobe Jazz Orchestra).
NOBUMASA SHIRAISHI
BASS
Born in Kochi Prefecture. Started writing do-re-mi at the age of 3 and composing music at the age of 16.
Since then, he has composed many songs, mainly pop songs, and released CDs completely independently produced.
In addition to composing music, he taught himself piano, bass, guitar, drums, saxophone, etc.
He discovered jazz at a bar he visited when he was 20 years old, and from the next day on, he began playing every night for four years.
Since 2012, he has held sessions and concerts with local musicians mainly in Tohaku and Brussels, and has become fascinated by the unusual and cool music and the closeness with the carefree audience.
Since 2015, he has been living in Himeji City and is exploring new forms of expression, including collaborations with jazz, pop, butoh, ikebana, and improvisation.
In 2016, he began composing, arranging, and performing with the unit “ARCPHONIC,” which performs jazz, nursery rhymes, originals, and improvisations using voice and double bass.
HIROSHI”GORI”MATSUDA
Drums
1969/3/8・Type A・
From Osaka
He started playing in a band at the age of 16, influenced by British metal and hard rock.
At the same time, he began holding funk, blues, crossover, etc.
sessions at the university’s light music club.
He plays in many bands and is active mainly at the long-established live spot RAG. After that, he became interested in jazz improvisation and moved to the United States in 2000.
CDs have been released worldwide by many bands including the progressive jazz rock group “Six North”.
In addition, the improvisational jazz rock group “Next Order” was released by LOLO Records in the United States. Debuted as the first Japanese artist and released 6 albums.
In 2006, he started his own leader band “GORIOLOGY”, and in December of the same year, he performed at Kobe Big Apple.
Hiroshi “GORI” Matsuda performed 7 days at the event, and also attempted a solo live performance by one drummer, receiving applause. Take a bath.
At Vermilion Field, a saudade-style Latin contemporary jazz band, 2015 Major release of “Feira” from Victor Entertainment, received praise from various newspapers.
In the contemporary jazz scene, LINX, Sound, People, Travel [oto na tabi], KHAMSHIN, Takumi Seino drops, Yosuke Kurita Group, Hiroyuki Miyashita☆trio#3”, Masato Hirai, etc.
He is actively engaged in activities including participating in albums.
His bold yet delicate approach has earned him high praise from many famous artists.
KHAMSIN CD “blue hour” promotional MOVIE.
This CD is currently on sale at Band Camp.
KHAMSIN – Second Navigation (by MITSUHIRO FURUYA)
KHAMSIN CD 「blue hour」
A CD released by the reunited members in 2018 at a live house in Suita, Osaka. A live performance of “Take Five” was recorded. This CD is filled with the individuality of the members. Click “buy” to download or purchase the CD.
KHAMSIN CD 「KHAMSIN」
This is KHAMSIN’s first album, released in 1998. It feels different from now, but you can hear the members’ sounds from when they were younger. Click “buy” to download or purchase the CD.