Back in the mid 70s, I played trombone with a Dixieland group at "Shakey's Pizza" in Kitchijoji, JP (spelling?). Yoshio and Keiko (last names forgotten) were the organizers. I was in the Navy at the time and the only non-Japanese in the group. Wonderful memories! I'm in my mid 80s now and play trombone infrequently, playing banjo just for fun.
Amazing excelent jazz band...the girl on Trombone is superb like all musicians. Tiger Rag one big theme. Congratulations. I'm Brazilian Director Bandleader of Dixie Swingers Jazz Band of Lindoia SP-BR 🇧🇷 Strong hug. Lindoia March 23th,2021 10:44 a.m. ❤️👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
Kikuchi Haruka has her engine hot and takes charge of this tune which, you could say is written for her and the slide. All the players are great but let's focus on her. Her gusty blasts from bass up and down are vigorous and especially the upper register is clean and playful. Wonderful.
Finally... somebody who plays this song the way it is supposed to be played. It was the fight song at two of the high schools I attended in Georgia in the 1950's. Thanks for posting this video of this fabulous group of musicians. Ed
Bravo! Bravo! And, Bravo! Haruka Kikuch is marvelous! She brings such joyful spirit to this music... and the trombone. Thanks for posting this terrific ensemble.
Just love the bone playing of Kikuchi. What a blast. What a joyful sound. She's the real deal. Playing this practically daily to hear her sensational solo.
It's really odd, like I've stumbled into a parallel Universe to find a thriving world of Japanese trad jazz players. Great to see my fave genre doing so well there, and that's one mean momma on the trombone. Seems as if there's plenty more to enjoy on you tube.
WOW!!! Outstanding, Amazing, and such an entertaining trombone player!! ❤️ She and Swedish trombone player, Gunhild Carling, should get together. I love your piano player, too. In her solo, she is playing parts similar to Chris Barber's solo of Tiger Rag - great minds think alike❤️ All of y'all are awesome! I watch your videos everyday.
Gunhild Carling is not in Haruna Kikuchi's league. People tent to think Gunhild is something special because she says so continuously. Gunhild would try to upstage Haruna Kikuchi and fail. Gunhild plays trumpet trombone bag pipe and other instruments especially ego. If you want a great trombone duo convince the founding trombone player of Shake En Up Shaye Cohn to join her replacement for an evening or a piece. Shaye would back Kikuchi up expertly.
I have my theory as to why they are having so much fun with this and it concerns the rather large number of empty bottles sitting on the bar behind them!
@@8trombone6 Right, but this is New Orleans we talkin' here. If Orleans don't blast jazz, I don't know what that place is anymore. But keep in mind the keyword: largely. Where I'm at (Las Vegas) the word jazz is related to circus music and the "hip" music here sounds like a black dude chanting , NOT SINGING, to a beat... I wish everyplace had musicians on the street just playing out to soul, not to mp3 file...
@@thatrecord5313 None of the core original members of Tuba Skinny is from NO. Shaye, Barnabas, Todd, Robin and Erika are all from elsewhere. The first reed player Ewan or Evan went back to England. I don't know about Shake Em Up Jazz Band except that Chloe the clarinet player is from southern California and the 2nd and current trombone player is none other than Hiruna Kikuchi. Jazz is alive many places.
J'ai fait moi aussi partie de formations New Orleans quand j'étais jeune (au banjo), mais celle-ci est l'une des meilleures que j'aie jamais entendues! Réellement enthousiasmant, bien plus proche de l'esprit de cette musique que beaucoup de formations occidentales.
