Breakout! Nakanishi Quartet Live at Bird & Beckett

by Eric Nakanishi

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roryssnyder congratulations, I really dig your chordkese quartet. and Jazz now, as I heard a number them at the Monterey Jazz festival. More freedom for the soloist. Your lines are hip and modern. I’d like to know who wrote the music. But guess that you wrote most of it. Keep up the gray Ward. Favorite track: Blues.

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	1.	Breakout! 10:42
	2.	Sketches 10:01
	3.	Mental State 10:49
	4.	Kathryn 09:13
	5.	Got Rhythm? 12:01
	6.	Stuck in My Head 14:01
	7.	Stairways 09:03
	8.	Til We Meet Again 07:05
	9.	Blues 12:42

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Recorded LIVE 11/12/21 at Bird & Beckett in SF

Breakout! Nakanishi Quartet Live at Bird & Beckett is a live record featuring original compositions and arrangements in a chordless quartet setting. Special thanks to Eric Whittington, Angela Bennett, and Bird & Beckett Books & Records (birdbeckett.com) for making this event and recording possible.

This outstanding chordless quartet is led by saxophonist and composer Eric Nakanishi. The young artist, currently residing in Tucson, Arizona, makes this his second album release, following Introducing (2020). Eric’s unique and distinctive alto sax sound is paired up front with the strong creative force of trumpeter and Concord native Edward Evans. This East Bay Area horn duo shares the stage with bassist Cyrus Campbell, who makes an exceptional introduction to the Bay Area from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oakland native Isaac Schwartz completes the rhythm section on drums, adding foundation, flair, and solid interpretations of the compositions.

This live event was completed with acrylic artist John Nakanishi, who brought a beautifully unique experience to the live audience by painting simultaneously with the music. John had this to say, “Challenged with the demands of 'performing' a painting, I began creating movements with my brush that followed the notes and cadence of the band. I found it interesting how the strength and texture of my brushstrokes were in part determined by the syncopated rhythm of the musicians' improvisations. I felt like I was overlaying my interpretation on the musician's interpretation, layering color over sound, strokes over notes. A layered kaleidoscope of movement and color."

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released May 3, 2022

Eric Nakanishi - alto sax
Edward Evans - trumpet
Cyrus Campbell - bass
Isaac Schwartz - drums

Album artwork by John Nakanishi
Sound Engineering by Angela Bennett
Hosted by Eric Whittington
Mixed and Mastered by Alan Osmundson
Design by Eric Nakanishi
Editing by Alice Mace Nakanishi

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Eric Nakanishi is an aspiring artist, saxophonist, and composer currently residing in Tucson, Arizona.

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