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The Maguire Twins
Left: Alan Shutaro Maguire (bass, piano)
Right: Carl Seitaro Maguire (drums) The Maguire Twins, Carl Seitaro Maguire & Alan Shutaro Maguire, were born in Tokyo on March 19, 1996. They grew up in Hong Kong going to a British international school. At age 15, they moved to Memphis, TN. There they joined the world renown Stax Music Academy, found jazz and met Kirk Whalum, a Grammy winning saxophonist. That was also where they met Donald Brown, who later became their teacher, mentor and producer. At age 18, they recorded their first album, ‘The Sound of Music’ with Brown as a producer and Whalum as a guest artist.
Their passionate playing style has been capturing the attention of many listeners of music, not only jazz listeners but also those who have no prior knowledge of jazz music. Their performances in Japan and Hong Kong in the winter of 2013-2014 were unexpectedly popular and caught the attention of many local media outlets. Ever since, they frequently perform around various parts of the USA, Japan and Hong Kong. In 2018, they released their second album, ‘Seeking Higher Ground’ with world class artists, Aaron Goldberg(p), Bill Mobley(tp), and Gregory Tardy(ts). Again produced by Brown. In June 2018, their second album, 'Seeking Higher Ground' debuted on the US Jazz Week Chart. They were reached #32 and stayed on the chart for 5 consecutive weeks. In Nov. 2018, they had a successful Japan tour. Jazz & Shamisen concert had 1,000 audience. The Maguire Twins ホームページ: http://www.themaguiretwins.com/ |
Sato Brothers
Left: Akira Sato (Shamisen)
Right: Yuki Sato (Shamisen) 兄の悠紀（ゆうき）と弟の知（あきら）は、新潟在住の津軽三味線デュオ。母（浅野光子）は民謡歌手、父（佐藤元海）は尺八や太鼓の奏者という邦楽一家に育つ。弟の知は15歳で故•木田林松次に師事。2015年、津軽三味線世界大会で3位入賞を果たす。2016年にはメキシコシティで開催された日本文化の祭典「アート•ミックス•ジャパン」に出演した。兄の悠紀は、東京の音楽学校を卒業後、ロックバンドでリードギターを担当して全国をツアーしたが、2008年に津軽三味線に転向。以降、佐藤兄弟としてユニットを組み、各地で精力的に活動している。
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