アーティストプロフィール
香港出身の実力派ジャズギタリストアラン ・ ク ワン、2009年にアメリカでジャズギターを学び、ニューヨークでデビュー、2019年に故郷に戻り、ジャズミュージシャンとして活動。華語圏のグラミー賞と評されるゴールデンメロディアワードに7回ノミネートされ、最優秀アルバムプロデューサー賞を受賞した。
ピアニスト、作曲家として林正樹は自作曲を中心とするソロでの演奏や、生音でのア ンサンブルをコンセプトとした「間を奏でる」などの プロジェクトの他に、小野リサ、渡辺貞夫、菊地成孔、マレー飛鳥、徳澤青弦、藤本一馬、aki koなど様々な音楽家とアコースティックな演奏活動を行なっている。多種多様な音楽的要素を内包した、 独自の諧謔を孕んだ静的なソングライティングと繊 細な演奏が高次で融合するスタイルは、 国内外で高い評価を獲得している。三宅純、椎名林檎をはじめ多岐に渡るアーティストのスタジオ ワークにも数多く参加。
Artist Profile
Alan Kwan is recognized across the world as a multi-talented guitarist and composer with innate virtuosic musicality. Having garnered numerous international awards and nominations, these accolades are a testament to Kwan’s dedicated musicianship. Under Kwan’s leadership, the band Invisible Architecture, which debuted in 2021 with the album Between Now and Never, won the prestigious Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Album Producer and three other nominations. Kwan’s first album, Petrichor, also received three Golden Melody Awards nominations for Best Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Album Producer, and Best Composer (Instrumental Category). In 2024, Alan Kwan collaborated with Japanese pianist Masaki Hayashi to release the duo jazz album Liquid Sunshine, which was featured on Apple Music's editorial playlist for the Japan Jazz Scene.
Kwan performs and records with many of the world’s leading musicians including Billy Childs, Stefan Karlsson, Dayna Stephens, Fabian Almazan, Linda May Oh, Johnathan Blake, Orlando Le Fleming, Reuben James, Glenn Zaleski, Paul Bollenback, Rogerio Boccato, Kazumi Watanabe, Ono Lisa, Masaki Hayashi and Rich Huang amongst others. Kwan has successfully built a strong profile as a performer and is frequently invited to perform at diverse shows ranging from festivals, stage concerts to private shows in locations across the globe, including the U.S.A., Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. A number of these performances include, Montreux Jazz Festival China, Taichung Jazz Festival (main stage), Taipei Jazz Festival (main stage) and French May Arts Festival.
Kwan regularly conducts masterclasses in Japan, Mainland China, USA and Taiwan. He has been invited by the Musician’s Institute as a Visiting Artist for a Masterclass Series. He is also a close collaborator with instrument and gear makers, and is an artist for Eventide, JAM Pedals, Westville Guitars, Yamaoka Guitars, Stringjoy, Daiking Corporation and VEMURAM.Music for Kwan extends beyond categories; he has composed for several feature films and advertisements and his works have complemented visual art forms, too.
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Born in Tokyo in 1978, Masaki Hayashi taught himself music theory from a young age. and learnt jazz piano, composition and arrangement under Masahiko Sato, Toshiyuki Otoku, Hiroko Kokubu and others. In December 1997 while attending university, Hayashi participated in a tour of Takio Ito & Takio Band in South America and started his career as a musician. Currently, in addition to his own composition and solo projects, Hayashi is also engaged in a number of groups, such as piano duet “のぶまさき” with Nobumasa Tanak, Sadao Watanabe ’s Quartet, "Salle Gaveau", and "Blue Note Tokyo All Star Jazz Orchestra".
Alan Kwan & 林正樹
Alan Kwan & Masaki Hayashi
Liquid Sunshine
Liquid Sunshine
- レーベル
- Alan Kwan Music Production
- フォーマット
- LP
- 販売価格（税抜）
- 4000円
- 品番
- AK 0103
商品情報
香港出身の実力派ジャズギタリスト、アラン・クワンと、ピアニストの林正樹という二人の旧友が、待望の新作が遂にリリースされました。心から湧き出る音が指先から紡ぎ出され、技法や型を超えて、スタイルの境界を溶かしつつ、心を癒す温かな響きが伝わってきます。
Information
Alan Kwan and Masaki Hayashi, longtime friends and musical collaborators, present an album born from spontaneous creativity. This album captures the essence of living in the moment through improvised musical conversations. Each track is a unique dialogue between the artists, expressed through notes and ideas. The album embodies the concept of cherishing and enjoying every fleeting instant, and also a to stand as a testament to the experience of the raw energy and genuine emotion of real-time composition.
収録曲
Side A
01 Bello
02 Trampoline
03 Fork in the Road
04 Ode to Common Things
05 Liquid Sunshine
Side B
01 Moving On
02 Blues for Table
03 Cruising
04 Blur the Border
05 Venus
06 Time Machine
アーティストプロフィール
香港出身の実力派ジャズギタリストアラン ・ ク ワン、2009年にアメリカでジャズギターを学び、ニューヨークでデビュー、2019年に故郷に戻り、ジャズミュージシャンとして活動。華語圏のグラミー賞と評されるゴールデンメロディアワードに7回ノミネートされ、最優秀アルバムプロデューサー賞を受賞した。
ピアニスト、作曲家として林正樹は自作曲を中心とするソロでの演奏や、生音でのア ンサンブルをコンセプトとした「間を奏でる」などの プロジェクトの他に、小野リサ、渡辺貞夫、菊地成孔、マレー飛鳥、徳澤青弦、藤本一馬、aki koなど様々な音楽家とアコースティックな演奏活動を行なっている。多種多様な音楽的要素を内包した、 独自の諧謔を孕んだ静的なソングライティングと繊 細な演奏が高次で融合するスタイルは、 国内外で高い評価を獲得している。三宅純、椎名林檎をはじめ多岐に渡るアーティストのスタジオ ワークにも数多く参加。
Artist Profile
Alan Kwan is recognized across the world as a multi-talented guitarist and composer with innate virtuosic musicality. Having garnered numerous international awards and nominations, these accolades are a testament to Kwan’s dedicated musicianship. Under Kwan’s leadership, the band Invisible Architecture, which debuted in 2021 with the album Between Now and Never, won the prestigious Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Album Producer and three other nominations. Kwan’s first album, Petrichor, also received three Golden Melody Awards nominations for Best Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Album Producer, and Best Composer (Instrumental Category). In 2024, Alan Kwan collaborated with Japanese pianist Masaki Hayashi to release the duo jazz album Liquid Sunshine, which was featured on Apple Music's editorial playlist for the Japan Jazz Scene.
Kwan performs and records with many of the world’s leading musicians including Billy Childs, Stefan Karlsson, Dayna Stephens, Fabian Almazan, Linda May Oh, Johnathan Blake, Orlando Le Fleming, Reuben James, Glenn Zaleski, Paul Bollenback, Rogerio Boccato, Kazumi Watanabe, Ono Lisa, Masaki Hayashi and Rich Huang amongst others. Kwan has successfully built a strong profile as a performer and is frequently invited to perform at diverse shows ranging from festivals, stage concerts to private shows in locations across the globe, including the U.S.A., Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. A number of these performances include, Montreux Jazz Festival China, Taichung Jazz Festival (main stage), Taipei Jazz Festival (main stage) and French May Arts Festival.
Kwan regularly conducts masterclasses in Japan, Mainland China, USA and Taiwan. He has been invited by the Musician’s Institute as a Visiting Artist for a Masterclass Series. He is also a close collaborator with instrument and gear makers, and is an artist for Eventide, JAM Pedals, Westville Guitars, Yamaoka Guitars, Stringjoy, Daiking Corporation and VEMURAM.Music for Kwan extends beyond categories; he has composed for several feature films and advertisements and his works have complemented visual art forms, too.
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Born in Tokyo in 1978, Masaki Hayashi taught himself music theory from a young age. and learnt jazz piano, composition and arrangement under Masahiko Sato, Toshiyuki Otoku, Hiroko Kokubu and others. In December 1997 while attending university, Hayashi participated in a tour of Takio Ito & Takio Band in South America and started his career as a musician. Currently, in addition to his own composition and solo projects, Hayashi is also engaged in a number of groups, such as piano duet “のぶまさき” with Nobumasa Tanak, Sadao Watanabe ’s Quartet, "Salle Gaveau", and "Blue Note Tokyo All Star Jazz Orchestra".
