Yutaka Oyama Meets Yusuke Shima -Wa Jazz-

[Machine Translation] Yutaka Koyama is the third generation of the Koyama school of Tsugaru shamisen, and while firmly establishing the classical Tsugaru shamisen as a Japanese tradition, he is also developing his own sound and collaborating with a wide variety of instruments to bring out the new appeal and possibilities of the Tsugaru shamisen, which is not bound by the concept of a classical art form. This is a studio recording album by Yutaka Koyama, an up-and-coming trumpeter and producer, and Yusuke Shima, a leading trumpeter and producer active not only in the jazz world but also in many other scenes with his overwhelming expressiveness and lyricism. Koyama, who wowed Carnegie Hall in the U.S. and has recorded for Enka, Momokuro, and Arashi, and Shima, who wowed Fuji Rock with Shima & ShikouDUO and has recently been active with his solo projects "Silent Jazz Case" and "Meikyoku wo Huku"; Jose Colon, who has also performed with Chick Corea; young No.1 support guitarist Junichi Saito.

津軽三味線小山流の三代目として日本の伝統としての古典津軽三味線をしっかりと確立しながら、自身のサウンドも展開し多種多様な楽器とのコラボレーションから、古典芸能という概念にとらわれない津軽三味線の新しい魅力とその可能性を引き出す新進気鋭の"小山豊"と、ジャズ界のみならず、圧倒的な表現力と抒情性で数多のシーンで活躍する屈指のトランペッター・プロデューサー"島裕介"による双頭名義でのスタジオ・レコーディング・アルバム。米カーネギーホールを沸かせ、演歌界の大御所や、ももくろ、嵐の録音にも参加する小山と、Shima&ShikouDUOでフジロックを沸かせ、近年はソロプロジェクト「SilentJazzCase」「名曲を吹く」でも活躍の島、チックコリアとも共演のあるホセコロン、若手No1サポートギターの斎藤純一、4人の漢の一発録音!