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
“this is music that deserves to be heard with full attention – with the understanding that no matter what we’re hearing, ‘this is it!’” – Eric McDowell, The Free Jazz Collective
“…can’t get much closer to improvisational music perfection…..As with any Fujii project but especially the smaller combo ones, telepathy and simpatico are the two main ingredients that elevate her music well beyond the notes.
– Victor Aaron, Something Else!
