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2025 原田依幸台北公演 Yoriyuki Harada Taipei Concert
3 1 月, 2025 @ 7:00 下午 - 10:00 下午
日本傳奇爵士大樂隊『生活向上委員會』創團者之一原田依幸帶領其四重奏來台演出
The legendary Japanese jazz pianist Yoriyuki Harada, co-founder of the iconic jazz big band “Living Upward Committee”, is bringing his quartet to Taiwan for a special performance.
日期 Date｜2025/1/3（五 Friday）
地點 Venue｜十方樂集 Forum Music Auditorium（台北市大同區民族西路187巷4號 No. 4, Ln. 187, Minzu W. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City）
時間 Time｜19:00 入場 Doors open at 19:00／19:30 開演 Performance begins at 19:30
暖場演出 Opening Acts｜李世揚、謝明諺、小劉
演出樂團 Performers｜原田依幸四重奏 Yoriyuki Harada Quartet（原田依幸、望月英明、石塚俊明、時岡秀雄）
票價 Fee｜預售票 Pre-sale NT$1,000
今年已76歲的鋼琴家原田依幸在音樂大學與梅津和時組成生活向上委員會，1974年原田依幸與梅津和時赴紐約與一眾前衛樂手共同演奏，這是日本最早向歐美輸出自由爵士樂手之一，並錄下傳奇專輯”生活向上委員會紐約支部”專輯，這張專輯據梅津說當年只壓制了三百張，現在價格已是天價，在2016 Off Note重發CD時，直接給這張四十年前的專輯下了一個評價「OUR JAZZ=同時代音樂之原點」。
回國之後，梅津和時、原田依幸、森順治、菊池隆組成了集団疎開，出版了專輯その前夜，此時他們已經開始在西荻窪的爵士名店AKTEAの店演奏，再接著組成了生活向上委員會大管弦樂團！至今仍有許多日本自由爵士的重要音樂家出自此樂團。
而在生活向上委員會解散之後，原田組織了新的樂團新鮮組，本次一起來台的望月英明則從此時就和原田開始合作至今，近年則多以四重奏形式演出。
原田依幸至今仍保持每個月固定演出，他的鋼琴仍然像以前一樣優雅又狂野，在邀請他的老搭檔梅津和時兩度來台演出之後，很高興原田這次提出來台的邀約，由於鼓手石塚俊明也是另一場表演友川カズキ的鼓手，這次來台演出才得以成行，辛苦你了石塚桑！
At the age of 76, pianist Yoriyuki Harada continues to captivate audiences. As a music university student, he co-founded the Living Upward Committee with Kazutoki Umezu. In 1974, Harada and Umezu traveled to New York, collaborating with avant-garde musicians and recording the legendary album Living Upward Committee New York Branch. This album, limited to only 300 copies at its initial release, is now considered a collector’s treasure. In 2016, Off Note reissued the CD, calling it “OUR JAZZ = The Origin of Contemporary Music”.
After returning to Japan, Harada, Umezu, Junji Mori and Takashi Kikuchi formed the group Collective Evacuation, releasing the album Sono Zenya. They performed in jazz clubs like AKTEA, later establishing the Living Upward Committee Orchestra, which remains a training ground for many of Japan’s prominent free jazz musicians.
Following the disbandment of Living Upward Committee, Harada founded a new group called Fresh Corps. His collaboration with bassist Hideaki Mochizuki began during this period and continues to this day, with performances primarily in a quartet format.
Harada remains active, performing regularly every month. His piano playing retains its signature blend of elegance and wildness. After inviting his long-time collaborator Kazutoki Umezu to Taiwan twice, it is a joy to welcome Harada himself this time. This performance was made possible thanks to drummer Toshiaki Ishizuka, who is also accompanying Kazuki Tomokawa in another concert. Thank you, Ishizuka-san, for making this happen!