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<\/a><\/p>\nOrange Pekoe is a band composed of vocalist Tomoko Nagashima and guitarist Kazuma Fujimoto formed in 1998.They started creating original songs and have developed a unique sound sublimating various types of music such as jazz, Latin, Brazilian and soul.Since then Orange Pekoe has been acclaimed as a one-of-a-kind uniquely artistic band.<\/p>\n
The duo started performing in cafes and clubs in 2000, and soon gained the attention of club party organizers, DJs and artists for their highly sophisticated music.Prior to their mini album release, they released the single \u201cLOVE LIFE\u201d which reached number one in the independent charts of HMVs and Tower Records.Orange pekoe\u2019s first release was an eponymous mini-album \u201corangepekoe\u201d published through an independent label in April 2001.<\/p>\n
Orange Pekoe signed with the label BMG and released the single \u201cHappy Valley\u201d in April 2002. The song was aired on 32 FM radio stations, and reached number one song on the Airplay Chart for 2 consecutive months. The number of the airplays they received for \u201cHappy Valley\u201d was a career record.They released the first BMG album \u201cOrganic Plastic Music\u201d in May 2002, which sold over 350,000 copies and reached number five on the Japanese album chart. The album was acclaimed by critics as \u201cthe first and the finest album ever\u201d.Orange Pekoe was awarded Japan Gold Disc Award \u201cNew Artist of the Year\u201d, ADLIB Popular Disc Award \u201cNew National Award\u201d, JFN Listeners Award \u201cBest Achievement\u201d and more.<\/p>\n
Orange Pekoe has released seven original albums not only in Japan but also in many other countries in Asia.In 2009, they were invited to the festival in New York \u201cJapan Day at Central Park in NYC\u201d sponsored by Japanese Consulate General.They also performed in many festivals in other countries such as Hua Hin Jazz Festival in Thailand, JGTC Festival in Indonesia, and \u201c A Day Trip to Tokyo\u201d in Taiwan.<\/p>\n
Their performance style varies from a duo to a band, sometimes playing along side an 16 members big band style orchestra, which they received renown as one of the most unique and talented artist in Japan.In 2004, Orange Pekoe released the live performance DVD which was filmed at NHK Hall on the last day of their national live tour.<\/p>\n
The duo have also pursued solo careers.<\/p>\n
Kazuma is known for his unique instrumental music inspired by nature, and his works and unconventional live performances have been highly acclaimed as the representation of the whole new establishment in chamber jazz music scene in Tokyo.He has collaborated with many musicians from all over the world, including domestic artists, but especially with South American musicians such as Toninho Horta (Brazil), Flavio Venturini (Brazil), Carlos Aguirre (Argentina), Andre Mehmari (Brazil), Antonio Loureiro (Brazil), Silvia Iriondo (Argentina), and many more.<\/p>\n
Tomoko has released her first solo album as \u201cNia\u201d in 2014 from Atlantic Records (US). Her self titled album was composed, arranged and produced by Takuya Kuroda who released his album from Blue Note Records. Nia\u2019s first album was recorded at the Bunker Studios in NYC.<\/p>\n
Websites:
\n\u2013 Orange Pekoe: https:\/\/www.orangepekoemusic.net
\n\u2013 Club Bonafide: http:\/\/clubbonafide.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017 Doors: 7:00pm Show: 7:30pm \/ 9:30pm (2 sets) Venue: Club Bonafide Address: 212 East 52nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stay-connected-to-the-latest-local-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70185"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70188,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70185\/revisions\/70188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}