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Gypsy swing project profile

Gypsy swing project is a group produced by Hisao Fukushima

who was once a guitarist of Tokyo hot club band.

Originally this group played Gypsy swing jazz which had influence

of Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli, Gypsy waltz

and Csardas etc., with violin, guitars and bass.

Then it was evolved into playing original tunes and

released the CD "Oriental dreams" in 1996.

Some members were changed in early 1999, and

the band began producing more and more originals

which had Gypsy flavor as base with some influence of Modern Jazz

and Ethnical Music such as Asia and Eastern Europe etc. by

the combo of violin, accordion, guitar, bass and percussion.

In September of 1999, the CD "ponnichi" was released, and

they played at Jazz Fest Sarajevo'99 in November.

In year 2007, the band was re-started with some new members and they are;

Hisao Fukushima(g), Hiroshi Suzuki(cl&s.sax),Yoshiaki Satoh(accord.),

Satoshi Ikeda(b).They are playing Django's tunes & unique original

tunes at various clubs in Tokyo.They released the CD"De quel pays etes

vous?"(Capivara) and played at Gypst jazz festival Nouvelle Caledonie

2007 in November.

Hisao Fukushima(g)

He started his guitar when he was in junior high school,playing

folk songs, rag time and blueglass, etc.and met Jazz at university.

In 1988, he joined Tokyo hot club band and its' France tour and

participated in Django Reinhardt Festival.

He released many CD albums ("Oriental dreams", "Coloration,"Minor swing",

"Ponnichi",and "Shuu") and has been clabolating with variety of musicians

with many genre.

History of his major activities are as follows;

In 1999 joind Jazz Fest Sarajevo'99.

In 2001 joind Django Reinhardt Festival in Oslo.

He plays variety of music from Nostalgic Gypsy Jazz, Modan Jazz, Urban

gyald, to Ethnical music and aiming for boderless improvised music.

His achievments of projects are;

"Ponnichi" Gypsy swing project(Capivara)

"Shuu" Hisao Fukushima & Hiroyuki Itabashi(Capivara)

" Balkan Samba" Travelsee(Ohrai Records)

"De quel pays etes vous?"(Capivara)

"Europian dark sky" Hisao Fukushima Quartet(Ohrai Records)etc.