Hiroshi Inoue
Tokyo
Saxophonist, Flutist, Composer, Arranger
ジャズの即興演奏と世界各地の民族音楽に強く影響を受け、リンピッド・パルス(1994～98)を結成。 その活動と並行して塚本功(g)率いるネタンダーズ(1996～)に加入し、最新作『衝動』(2009) を含む5枚のアルバム6枚のマキシシングルをリリース。さらにジャズ・サックス・カルテットの可能性を求め、サキソフォビア（竹内直、緑川英徳、岡淳）(1998～)を結成。 2002年には来日した元米国大統領Bill Clinton 歓迎晩餐会メインステージを務めた。
サキソフォビアではこれまでに7作のリーダーアルバム『Fancymen in the darkness』(2000)『Les Parapluies de Cherbourg』(2003)『A Night at SOMETIME』(2008)『あめふりシンフォニー』(2008)『世界中のこどもたちが』(2010) 『パレード』(2013)『４』(2014)をリリース。 日本国内初のジャズ・サックス・カルテット用CD＆スコアブック『Jazz Standards for Sax Quartet』(2007) 『Jazz Standards for Sax Quartet vol.2』(2008)を出版。
2008年後半にベースレス・カルテット（大口純一郎、和泉聡志、江藤良人）を結成。またバンドとして［Elvin Jones Tribute Band］や［山川ノリヲ＆アイスクリームマン］でのライブ＆CDリリース、さらに五十嵐一生、Cecil Monroe、大西順子、忌野清志郎、友部正人、酒井俊、沢田穣治、畠山美由紀、アン・サリー、orange pekoeをはじめジャンルを越えて数多くのアーティストと共演し、レコーディング及びライブ・ツアーに参加。作、編曲提供、アルバム・プロデュースも手がける。
現在は欧州でも評価の高い音楽集団SLY MONGOOSEでも活動中。
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In 1994, Hiroshi Juju Inoue formed [Limpid Pulse]. It was sound beyond the genre and purpose was minute arrangement and free improvisation. In this time, he had big inspiration when met his idols from youth such as Seiji Ozawa(cond), Ornette Coleman(as,ts,tp,vln), Eddie Harris(ts). [Limpid Pulse] he joined rock band [Netanders] while continuing activity. This band released four pieces of albums and six pieces of maxi singles. Album "MooDoo" released in 1998, it was chosen as an annual excellent album of each music magazine of the year with an overseas artist. In 1998, Inoue called three Japanese top jazz saxophone players of Nao Takeuchi(ts,b-cl,fl), Hidenori Midorikawa(as,ss) and Makoto Oka(ts,a-fl,shino-bue) and formed peculiar jazz sax quartet [Saxophobia]. In 2002, this band played it on the main stage of the welcome dinner for President of former U.S.A. Bill Clinton. It was praised very highly by Mr. Clinton. Saxophobia released 7 pieces of albums. 『Fancymen in the darkness』(2000)『Les Parapluies de Cherbourg』(2003)『A Night at SOMETIME』(2008)『あめふりシンフォニー』(2008)『世界中のこどもたちが』(2010)『パレード』(2013)『４』(2014). This band published a CD & scorebooks for jazz sax quartets for the first time in Japan in July,2007 & October,2008. Hiroshi Juju Inoue participated in most of recording and a tour of pop music unit [orange pekoe] from 2002. In 2006, [EJTB-Elvin Jones Tribute Band] started by an appeal of Tamaya Honda(ds). EJTB released first album "ELVIN JONES TRIBUTE BAND" in September, 2007. He joined avant-garde club unit [SLY MONGOOSE] in 2011. Hiroshi Juju Inoue has been participating in many sessions regardless of a field of the music and playing with many artists so far and participating in much recording (Kiyoshiro Imawano, Masato Tomobe, Syun Sakai, Shigeo Aramaki, Issei Igarashi, Kyoko Kuroda, Cecil Monroe, Tomokazu Sugimoto, Junko Onishi, Hajime Yoshizawa, Makoto Kuriya, Kei Akagi, Sly Mongoose, Joji Sawada, Miyuki Hatakeyama, Ann Sally and more). He has been showing talent of composition and arrangement. And it's an offering for his own group and the various artists. [Saxophobia] and [SLY MONGOOSE] continues activity now.
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