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Shun Ishiwaka, Yusei Takahashi, Marty Holoubek, Tomoaki Baba
Biography Shun Ishiwaka, Yusei Takahashi, Marty Holoubek, Tomoaki Baba
Shun Ishiwaka
Born in Hokkaido in 1992. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts after majoring in percussion at the High School of Music, Faculty of Music. Upon graduation, he won the Acanthus Music Award and the Doseikai Award.
His own projects include Answer to Remember, SMTK, Songbook PROJECT, and Shun Ishiwaka Trio. As a composer and arranger, he also produces sound and provides music for various artists and video works.
To date, he has participated in live performances and recordings with many musicians such as Terumasa Hino, Kururi, Ringo Shiina, Kenshi Yonezu, Gen Hoshino, KID FRESINO, Kimishima Ozora Ensemble Form, CRCK/LCKS, Banksia Trio, Marty Holoubek Trio ll,IV, Yuya Wakai Trio, and David Bryant Trismic.
He has often collaborated with overseas artists, participating in performances in Japan by Herbie Hancock, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jason Moran, Federico Casagrande, Tony Allen, James Francies, John Scofield, Taylor McFerrin, Peter Evans, Fabian Almazan, Linda Oh, Richard Spaven, and Corey King.
As a soloist, he has performed with Kohei Ueno, Atsushi Yamanaka, Hayato Sumino, and others with the Nagoya Philharmonic, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, and Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic.
2022 Shun Ishiwaka + YCAM's new performance "Echoes for unknown egos", which attempts to co-star with himself using artificial intelligence, will be announced.
2023: World premiere of self-composed percussion concerto suite "Playgroundz (for Percussion)" with Sapporo Symphony Orchestra at HTB Silvester Concert. In the animated movie "BLUE GIANT" released in the same year, he played the drum part for the character "Shunji Tamada".
2024 Answer to Remember "Answer to Remember II" wins the 17th CD Shop Award 2025 Jazz Award.
In 2025, the music series "Shun Ishiwaka: Jazz Transcending" was held in New York, sponsored by the Japan Society, a Japan-US exchange organization, and was well received.
At the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, Shun Ishiwaka Trio's "Live at ALFIE "Temporal Cubic" has been nominated for the Best Jazz Album Award.
Their latest albums will be released in 2026: Shun Ishiwaka and Mami Kakudo "Songbook7" and Shun Ishiwaka Trio +1 "mabui".
He is influencing the music scene and creating new trends with his unique approach.
