I have talked to Jun Hayakawa about  his tango music. Here is the note from him:

We think that tango is fascinating and full of diversification. With the well-organized ensemble of classical music, and also the freedom of jazz, expressing people's emotions vividly either being cool or passionate. Depends on the player /audience interpretation, it makes a big difference.

We think the bandoneon is a mysterious instrument. It seems that it has refused to be played with by having all the complicated and completely irrational button arrangement. However, once skilled player start playing, as magic begins, it breathes and begins to sing like a living creature.

The most attractive element is the tune. Mechanical but sorrow, cool but passionate sound is deeply hitting everyone's heart.

We'd like to introduce the attractiveness of this instrument, which is seldom known, through our concerts, and hope that the instrument which is not manufactured nowadays to be inherited to the future, without going out of use.

When we compose, first we have an image of sound which will become the basic melody. And then we try playing it, developing it by adding more texture. We decide the titles from the image of sound in the process of or when finished composing.

Listen to the sample music

http://www.myspace.com/tangojack04 

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Last update: 21-05-2009 22:29