Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival at The Substation

Japanese hip-hop meets the Australian Art Orchestra.

Based on Aaron Choulai’s critically acclaimed 2020 release, and reimagined for the Australian Art Orchestra, Raw Denshi explores new pathways of experimentation in hip-hop and improvisation, bringing together two of Tokyo’s most prominent and influential MC’s and the AAO. Featuring pioneers of Japanese hip-hop, Kojoe and Hikaru Tanaka, Raw Denshi combines bilingual rapping and structured and free improvisation, woven together by Choulai’s distinct approach to composition.

The Australian Art Orchestra’s take on Raw Denshi celebrates cultural unity and creative expression through the intersections of Australian and Japanese contemporary languages in rhyming and improvisation.

ENSEMBLE

Kojoe – MC

Hikaru Tanaka – MC

Holly Moore - alto saxophone

Ryan Williams - tenor recorder

Eugene Ball – trumpet

Aaron Choulai – piano

Sofia Carbonara – vibraphone

Tamara Murphy – bass

Myka Wallace – drums


PERFORMANCE:

Oct 26. 2023 - 8PM