The fourth of her five new 2026 orchestral discs will be released on October 2
“It’s difficult to find another composer like Fujii who can write improvised music for a large ensemble so well and I doubt that there ever will be.” – Nick Davies, London Jazz News
“An original composer and a bandleader who gets the best collaborators to deliver.” ― John Fordham, The Guardian
The third of her five new 2026 orchestral discs will be released September 4
“The orchestra is her instrument … and she uses it to make epic gestures.” ― John Chacona, Coda
“… listening to Fujii at work has been a journey of discovery, as compelling as it is delightful.” ― Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio
Composer-pianist Satoko Fujii Imagines a Better World on After the Storm, Her New Recording with Orchestra Kobe. The second of her five new 2026 orchestral discs will be released August 7, 2026, via Libra Records.
“The music rattles the bones as often as it soothes the soul and no composer is more masterful at balancing and grounding those extremes…continually absorbing and unlike anything else.” – Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz
“One might liken Fujii to Charles Mingus, Graham Collier, Carla Bley or Sun Ra for adventurousness and intensity, but her music is distinctive, standing alongside those other explorers, not in their shadow.” – Barry Witherden, Jazz Journal (UK).
Newly Discovered Recording of a Satoko Fujii Orchestra Project Is a Revelation.
Satoko Fujii’s Bunker Ulmenwall Orchestra to be released July 10, 2026, via Libra Records. First of five orchestra albums Fujii will release in 2026, and her 24th orchestra album overall!
“It’s difficult to find another composer like Fujii who can write improvised music for a large ensemble so well and I doubt that there ever will be.” – Nick Davies, London Jazz News
“The orchestra is her instrument … and she uses it to make epic gestures.” ― John Chacona, Coda
“When I play with Myra, I always feel like I am having a conversation with my close friend,” says pianist Satoko Fujii when talking about Katarahi, her duo album with Myra Melford recorded live at the 2024 Jazz Festival Leibnitz and released May 8, 2026, via RogueArt.
Pianist-composer Satoko Fujii’s Reunited Avant Jazz-Rock Quartet Offers a Wild Thrill Ride on their New CD, Burning Wick, out November 21, 2025 via Libra Records.
“The band has lost none of its edge; challenging though the music is, it is also nuanced, as the quartet continues to find new ways to navigate uncharted areas between musical genres. —Troy Collins, Point of Departure
“One of the most justified reunions of this century.” — Eyal Hareuveni, Free Jazz Blog
On Burning Wick, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii steers her powerhouse avant jazz-rock fusion quartet with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, bassist Hayakawa Takeharu, and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida in new directions.
Ki to be released September 19, 2025 via Libra Records
Pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and Trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura Dare to Be Quietly Adventurous on Their Tenth Duo Album
“It’s rare to sense this level of intuition between musicians.” – Kurt Gottschalk, New York City Jazz Record
“They can … charm, seduce, bewilder and ease a worried mind.” – Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Kaze, the cooperative quartet featuring Japanese composer-pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura along with French trumpeter Christian Pruvost and drummer Peter Orins, joins forces with vocalist Koichi Makigami, a legend of Japanese avant-rock and free improv, for an inspired blend of serious music-making and quirky humor on their new album Shishiodoshi. The album is out today, July 11 via Circum/Libra.
release date: 09.05.2025 on Libra Records
The brilliant pianist/composer Satoko Fujii never ceases to amaze! Message, the boisterous third album from This is It! featuring Fujii with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, and the buoyant, unpredictable percussionist Takashi Itani, is out May 9, 2025 via Libra
Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio Dream a Dream to be released on March 28, 2025, via Libra Records
“Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio isn’t even close to being a conventional jazz trio. . . . But it is a Satoko Fujii ensemble in every sense, with the grace, sophistication, surprise and ingenuity found in every other of her ensembles.” — S. Victor Aaron, Something Else!
“Ms. Fujii’s Tokyo Trio has all the requisites for a landmark avant Jazz Improv Trio.” — Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review
After two previous live recordings, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio made their third release, Dream a Dream in the studio. The beautifully detailed recording cements their place as one of the leading piano trios of our time. The group has an innate chemistry that allows them to navigate Fujii’s compositions as well as improvise with telepathic unity. It’s an unbeatable combination of individual and collective expression that keeps the music always lively and surprising. The album will be released March 28, 2025 via Libra Records.
