Shoko Nagai & Satoshi Takeishi’s Vortex + River Full of Fruit

Shoko Nagai & Satoshi Takeishi's Vortex started in 2001 as a way to expand the possibility of sonic palette for the use in contemporary classical, jazz composition and improvisation. Shoko Nagai (piano, accordion, analog synthesizers, electronics) and Satoshi Takeishi (playing a unique “hybrid set” consisting of both western and eastern tradition percussion) using a variety of acoustic instruments and electronic processing, have successfully created sonic world of such vividness that their music has been described as " Treat every moment as an opportunity for deep synchronicity”- NY Times Giovanni Russonello. Their mission is to integrate cultural, technological and musical elements that surround us in everyday life into a coherent musical structure. All the possibilities of the musical elements accessible to them and the strength of the duo as performers crosses any boundary, while at the same time never losing connection to the spirit of improvisation. The duo has tour and concerts world wide. Several of their scored works can be heard in a full feature film and documentary films ( HBO, PBS, Toronto, Vancouver International film festival received Impact award 2016 and DOC NYC) Vortex is 2023 New York Foundation for Arts Fellow, 2021 Chamber Music America Fellow, 2021 City Arts Coup 2021, and 2008 JazzJantz Fellow.

This concert is Fire Museum Presents' event, co-presented with Asian Arts Initiative.

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