Where: Le Poisson Rouge
New York
NY
10012
United States
New York
What: Tomoki Sanders @ Le Poisson Rouge
When:
Winter Jazzfest presents ‘My Country ’Tis of Thee’ — a powerful night of music, resistance, and hope. At the heart of the evening are the Freedom Riders, an all-star ensemble of youngish voices in creative music, dedicated to amplifying messages of social justice through sound including Tomoki Sanders, Alfredo Colón, Milena Casado, Sasha Berliner, Carmen Staaf, Joe Dyson and co-leaders Luke Stewart and Ben Williams (both bassists with deep roots in our nation’s capital).
This one-of-a-kind performance takes the shape of a truly improvised round robin, interweaving spontaneous creation with standard repertoire linked to the civil rights movement. Alongside these echoes of history, the Freedom Riders and their invited guests—visionary artists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Arturo O’Farrill, Kurt Elling, Adegoke Steve Colson, Samora Pinderhughes, Mádé Kuti plus other special guests soon to be announced — will share current songs born from their own activist practice, underscoring the ongoing struggle for equality and freedom.
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Who: Tomoki Sanders
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Tomoki was born in New York City, NY on November 13th, 1994. He started playing drums and piano at the age of 4 and started Eb Clarinet at the age of 6. At the age of 10, his father got him an alto saxophone. Sanders switched to tenor saxophone at the age of 14.
He had his first gig at the age of 13 and had been performing around various schools, venues and clubs around the Kanto Region area in Japan.
He had his first recording as a sideman with the psychedelic rock band TENGOKU BATAKE JAPON (天国畑JAPON) on their second album, “Karomi No Step" [かろみのすてっぷ].
Sanders has also performed alongside jazz drummer Tatsuya Nakamura (NEW YORK UNIT), Ravi Coltrane, Taylor McFerrin, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Shing02, KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET, Matthew Garrison, George Garzone, Hajime Yoshizawa, ROOT SOUL, Fumio Itabashi, TOKU, Raymond Mcmorrin, Jack DeJohnette Trio and Trap Music Orchestra, etc.
He is currently living in Boston as a student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music studying Performance. Studying with world-renowned musicians such as George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Jackie Beard, Divo Govoni, Shannon LeClaire, Dave Santoro, Ed Tomassi, Jim Odgren, Ralph Peterson, Billy Kilson, Neal Smith and Tia Fuller. He’s currently in a group called “///ＶＩＳＡＧＥ”. A 5-piece Experimental Hip-Hop band blending jazz with 808s, and samples.