Using bits of music that she typically cues to her band to play behind the soloists to make up the composition itself as it plays out, Satoko Fujii has found inspiration for her Orchestra Berlin’s ‘Second Attempt.’

There isn’t anyone who is exploiting the possibilities presented by big band jazz more aggressively these days than Satoko Fujii. Another chapter in her orchestra book is opened with the Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin debut ‘Ichigo Ichie.’