Today's Fusion Music: T Square, Cassiopeia, Rei & Kanade Sato

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Three ebass soli with the Jazz Avengers.

 
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A jaw-dropping chops fest. IMO the best fusion band ever.



It didn't last for long. The public isn't interested enough to support something like this. Guitarist Greg Howe is still doing his thing but unlike ebassist Tetsuo Sakurai he isn't much of a composer, so I can't get into it.
 
Extraterrestrials CAN contribute to Earth culture. Suzaku's Time Traveler CD. With titles like Zero Point Field maybe she can expand her audience here at PhysicsForums.

Suzaku's music is amazingly unpopular. She had maybe on gig a month at Blue Mood, which seats 50 people. Makes a living giving lessons? 125 views a month? How disappointing could that be. I guess people aren't used to time travelers in their midst.
 
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Mohini Dey cops the Jaco sound. Her usual stank face makes no appearance.

 
Jaco Lives. She hasn't quite got it but it's close enough for me.

 
The drummer is(was?) twelve years old and pretty much dominates. Born in the 21st century.

 


She's playing with a band of Shinto priests.
 
Hornbein said:
Steve Howe has amazing skill. I guess that isn't what matters.

He was briefly in a band with Dennis Chambers called Gentle Hearts. Some of the best fusion ever.

I think you meant Greg Howe, not Steve Howe (Yes).

(2006) Greg Howe, Dennis Chambers, and Tetsuo Sakurai



(1996) Michael Jackson with guitarist Greg Howe "Beat It" solo

I am Greg Howe's webmaster...I have posted this before and I will post this again. Yes, this is Greg Howe playing with Michael Jackson. He filled in for Jennifer Batten on the "History Tour" when she had to take a leave of absence. He was on tour with MJ for about 2 to 3 months.


I first heard of Greg Howe as one of the shredders from Shrapnel Records (including Steeler/Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, and Paul Gilbert).

I had this cassette
(1988) Greg Howe (Shrapnel Records https://www.shrapnelrecords.com/ )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Howe_(album)
Greg Howe seft-titled album (playlist) [ Billy Sheehan on bass, Atma Anur on drums ]
Kick It All Over


Bad Racket
 
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I generally think the faster you play an ebass the worse it sounds, but must confess Mohini Dey has something here.


Notice the two Nord keyboards, one with spring action and the other with weighted. Me, I don't like any of the expensive keyboards.
 
Trap drummer Senri Kawaguchi outdoes herself.

 
robphy said:
I first heard of Greg Howe as one of the shredders from Shrapnel Records (including Steeler/Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, and Paul Gilbert).

My cousin Paul Harris was on one of those Shrapnel records. Once he showed me a tabloid from the UK full of rave reviews of him and his band. He had pretty much given up on music at that point and was completely uninterested.

I have another cousin Tom Powers who was the same but could also sing and compose songs. He too hung it up early. Musicians don't have an easy life.
 
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Fusion lived a short but intense life in the West then found a home in Nihon. Their national symbols are an active volcano and a giant ball of fusing hydrogen so I guess that's natural. The rest of the world was unaware of the two main bands, T Square and Casiopea. They've both been in business for almost fifty years. Many changes of personnel with no sacrifice of quality. Here are a couple of Casiopea members playing with the next generation.

Drummer Kanade Sato sounds better than ever.

 
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I attended this show on October 27th. This was Kanade's birthday show. They served her a cake with lighted candles. For one song they all traded instruments.
Keyboardist to drums
Guitar -- keyboard
Drums -- bass
Bass -- guitar.
They were about as good as a normal band.

I don't remember the concert at all though, even that I went there. This is from my notes.
 
An all-star group. Ami Nakazono, Miku Yonezawa, Etsuji Ogawa, Shingo Tanaka, Senri Kawaguchi, Okuda Gen



I saw this lineup in Tokyo and enjoyed it, but this gig two years later is miles beyond that. I'm particularly impressed with the drive and groove of ebass player Shingo Tanaka[Farmer].
 
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