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As powerful an improvisers at 79 as he has been for the past 50-odd years, Japan’s Akira Sakata is still open enough to innovation to immerse himself in novel musical situations. That how the alto saxophonist/clarinetist, who usually works in acoustic settings, is involved in these two lengthy live improvisations with not only reformed punk drummer Raiga Hayashi, but also the noises created by Toshimaru Nakamura’s no input mixing board. Nakamura, who often plays with… Read More