スガダイロー / Dairo Suga
ピアニスト/作曲家/1974年生まれ/神奈川県鎌倉生
洗足学園ジャズコースで山下洋輔に師事、同校卒業後米バークリー音楽大学に留学。
Jason Moran、山下洋輔、田中泯、灰野敬二、飴屋法水、京極夏彦、中村達也、U-zhaan、向井秀徳、近藤良平(コンドルズ)、酒井はな、contact Gonzoらジャンルを越えた異色の対決を重ね、夢枕獏との共作や星野源の作品にも参加するなど、日本のジャズに旋風を巻き起こし続ける。
2008年 初リーダーアルバム『スガダイローの肖像』(ゲストボーカル:二階堂和美 3曲参加)を発表。
2011年 『スガダイローの肖像・弐』でポニーキャニオンよりメジャーデビュー。
2012年 志人(降神)との共作アルバム『詩種』を発表。
2013年 星野源『地獄でなぜ悪い』および、後藤まりこ『m@u』に参加。
2015年 サントリーホール主催ツィン・マーマン「ある若き詩人のためのレクイエム(日本初演)」にスガダイロー・カルテットを率いて参加。
2015、2016年 KAAT神奈川芸術劇場にて白井晃 演出「舞台 ペール・ギュント」「舞台 マハゴニー市の興亡」の音楽監督を担当。
2016年 夢枕獏(小説家)との共作『蝉丸-陰陽師の音-』発表。
2016年 「BOYCOTT RHYTHM MACHINE WORLD WIDE VERSUS I」にてNYスタインウェイ工場を舞台に、ジャズ・ピアニストJASON MORANと初共演。
2016年 10月~2017年7月 水戸芸術館にて「スガダイローPROJECT(全3回)」を開催。
2017年 「スガダイローとJASON MORANと東京と京都」を草月ホール、ロームシアター京都にて行う。
2018年 ピアノソロ作品「季節はただ流れて行く」発表。
2019年 トリオ作品「公爵月へ行く」を発表。
Dairo Suga / Composer, Pianist
Born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1974
If we were to name the instrumental music artists who have emerged from Japan, a small island nation on the far east of the world, and become famous around the globe, it would be a short list.
In Japan, only a handful of musicians and performers have true name value: Seiji Ozawa, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toru Takemitsu, Yuji Takahashi, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Akiko Yano, Kitaro, Sadao Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, Yasuaki Shimizu, Yosuke Yamashita, Aki Takase, Toshinori Kondo, Otomo Yoshihide, Keiji Haino, Mitsuko Uchida, Hiromi Uehara, ...
No doubt you know some of these artists.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, many Japanese artists were active internationally in the fields of classical music, contemporary classical music, jazz, synthpop, and noise music. But recently it’s Japanese artists in animation or contemporary art who have been getting all the attention.
In 1974, Dairo Suga was born in Kamakura, a city near Tokyo with a long history. Raised in Kamakura, he went on to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston and now works as an interdisciplinary composer and pianist. He has gained prominence for his flexible, collaborative approach that traverses jazz and other genres, and for his emotional musical style that is beautiful and noble.
In Dairo Suga’s “pianism” we can see the influence of many other acclaimed jazz musicians, such as Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Jaki Byard, Dollar Brand, Egberto Gismonti, and Randy Weston. And yet in the dynamic moments and aesthetic lacunae of his performances we also glimpse his highly Japanese originality.
Suga’s compositions are known to explore themes of the enigma of life. This tendency has its roots in how Suga initially aspired to be a biologist when he was younger and even majored in biology at university. In his music we can sense his deep affection for life, something akin to Monet’s lilies, like a vast, profound ocean.
From jazz to rock, pop, and contemporary classical music, Suga’s quest for musical expression never ceases. His collaborations include with traditional Japanese instruments, electronics, basketballs and contemporary dance artists, while recently he has also composed film and theatre soundtracks.
He has toured Europe with the likes of Shibusashirazu Orchestra and Orquesta Libre, and is planning a European tour with his own band.