Electric Jazz At It’s Best, Teruo Nakamura & Rising Sun Band
feat. David Schnitter (sax) Bill Washer (guitar)
“Return To Greenwich Village”
June 25 (Wed) 9PM @Zinc Bar
After a long hiatus, Jazz Bassist/Producer Teruo Nakamura will revisit his two timeless classic electric Jazz albums from the late 1970’s, “Rising Sun” and “ Manhattan Special.”
[May 13, 2014 New York City]
For decades, while Teruo Nakamura was busy producing more than 60 records performed by such legendary musicians as Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Roy Haynes, Grover Washington, Hellen Merrill, Bob Mintzer, Steve Grossman, Roy Ayers, Steve Gadd
and Herbie Hancock, and working tirelessly for AIDS awareness both in the US and Japan, his original electric Jazz sound has not only survived, but also thrived with a little help from unlikely artists such as hip hop sampling wizards PM Dawn, The Roots and Jay Z. Inheriting such fighting spirit of bebop and insatiable hunger for funkiness, “ Rising Sun” and “ Manhattan Special” became cult classics and put him on a hip hop family tree as well.
With his new Rising Sun band it’s his turn to examine his own music roots. In Greenwich Village where his legend was created, it will be the night to explore a new dawn for electric Jazz and beyond.
Date: Wednesday, June 25
Time: 9pm, 10:30pm and midnight
Place: ZINC BAR
82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan)
Greenwich Village New York NY 10012
tel. 212-477-ZINC (9462)
Admission : $15
– Teruo Nakamura Rising Sun Band feat. David Schnitter and Bill Washer –
Teruo Nakamura (bass)
David Schnitter (sax)
Robert Aaron (keyboard)
Bill Washer (guitar)
Mike Flythe (drums)
Joe Berger (guitar, sound design)
Teruo Nakamura is a Jazz Bassist & Producer living in New York since 1964. He has produced over 60 albums many of which include performances by such legendary musicians as Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Roy Haynes, Grover Washington, Herbie Hancock, Steve Gadd, Nona Hendryx, Hellen Merrill, Bob Mintzer, Steve Grossman, Barry Finnerty, Hubert Laws, and many other world class players. His original music recorded as “Teruo Nakamura Rising Sun Band” also has been sampled by quite a few big name hip hop artists such as The Roots and PM Dawn.
Over the last 17 years Teruo has been instrumental in the creation and promotion of AIDS awareness through JAWS (Japanese AIDS Workshop Series). Concerts at NYC Town Hall in 1994 & 1996 featuring Stanley Turrentine, Roy Haynes, & Helen Merrill, plus yearly shows in Japan at Nihon University, United Nations University, & Atami Bay (attendance 100,000), and many others including the 2009 Mt Fuji Jazz Festival (one of the largest of it’s kind) have helped thousands and made millions aware of the AIDS crisis worldwide.
These are only some of many charitable events that Teruo has produced. In 1991 he produced the Liberty Jazz Festival featuring Roberta Flack along with 8 other groups for Jersey City and Hudson Cradle Inc. (to create a shelter for infants in need of loving care) In 1992, Columbus discovers America 500 year anniversary (same location as above) Teruo Nakamura received a citation from governor Jim Florio. He has also received citations from the United Nations, Rudolph Giuliani, World Bank, Medecins Du Monde, & several African Ambassadors as well as long standing endorsements from major corporations in Japan including JAL, Yamaha, Avex Group, Nikon, Subaru, & dozens more. In all these and other events Teruo Nakamura not only produced the concerts & performed but also raised all the support capital and financed all events.
He published a book “What Is?” featuring his photography which appears on the album covers. He also has designed many custom built instruments and endorses many musical instrument companies.
In 1999 Teruo received the 24th Nanri Fumio Award for Excellent achievement in the year 1998 and for exceptional contribution to the development of Jazz Music in Japan.
David Schnitter is an excellent hard bop tenor saxophonist most influenced by Dexter Gordon. After he moved to New York he became a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. He worked with Freddie Hubbard and had associations with Frank Foster, Charles Earland, and Groove Holmes.
Bill Washer has recorded and/ or performed with: Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Barry Miles, Curtis Fuller, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Cliff and Frank Sinatra to name a few. Bill brings the distinct funk guitar sound with a driving sense of rhythm and a keen ear for improvisation.
[Teruo Nakamura Website]
– Official website
– Official Facebook Page
*Teruo Nakamura Rising Sun Band’s critically acclaimed electric Jazz classic albums“Rising Sun” “ Manhattan Special” will be re- released in Summer 2014
Media Contact: Megumi Sato-Shelley, MEGUmedia
meguminy@gmail.com , 646-468-5602
Booking: Hiroshi Kono, Mar Creation
mar@marcreation.com , 917-400-9362
