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Miho Hazama
Meet the artist
A Japanese composer, arranger and conductor exploring contemporary large-ensemble jazz through her own m_unit and work with the Danish Radio Big Band. Instrumental ranges and textures form interweaving melodic layers.
Her m_unit includes strings, opening colors beyond the conventional big band. Carefully written sections lead into solos without breaking the larger narrative. Intricate rhythm and harmony arrive as vivid sound rather than abstract complexity. Composition and conducting draw out individual players, demonstrating jazz's capacity for designing collective forms as well as improvising within them.
Where to start listening
You need not identify every instrument: follow a melody passed from lower to higher voices. The movement between solo and ensemble reveals the pleasure of arranging.
2019Dancer in Nowhere
Miho Hazama
Works composed by the band member’s own big band, “m_unit”. The band’s signature feature is its elaborate orchestration and modern sense of rhythm in the compositions.
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2020Imaginary Visions
Miho Hazama
Works directed by the Danish Radio Big Band. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and established international recognition.
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