野力奏一　Soichi Noriki

Piano / Synthesizer Player / Composer / Arranger

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京都生まれ。

幼少よりクラシックピアノを学び、Sax奏者でビックバンドを率いる父親の影響で中学生の頃からジャズにのめり込むようになる。17歳でジャズピアニストデビュー。

'80年代は本多俊之バーニング・ウェイブや山下達郎のコンサートツアー、日野皓正バンドに参加。

また、自身のバンド 【NORIKI】を結成し、4枚のリーダーアルバムをリリースする。

1986年から約10年間、渡辺貞夫のバンドでピアノとアレンジを担当。モントルー・ジャズフェスティバル、全米ツアー、ロンドンツアー、アフリカツアーに参加する。

また、伊藤君子、ケイコ・リーなど日本のトップジャズシンガーたちからの信頼も厚く、多数のアルバムに編曲と演奏で参加する。

'90年代は、故森田芳光監督の映画 『キッチン』『（ハル）』等4作品の音楽を担当。

2018年、30年振りにソロアルバム 『Piano Solo』(NMSC1001)を、翌年、渡辺貞夫をゲストに『Saudade』(NMSC1002)を制作。

2024年、演奏活動50年を迎え、『My Songs』(NMSC1003)をリリース。

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Soichi Noriki

Piano / Synthesizer Player / Composer / Arranger

 

Born in Kyoto in 1957

 

Noriki studied classical piano from a young age, but became enamoured of jazz from his early teenage years. In 1974, he joined the big band led by his father, a saxophone player, and started his career as a pianist.

 

He launched his own band NORIKI in 1983, and released four albums. Noriki was with  Sadao Watanabe's band for 10 years from 1986, and participated in the Montreux Jazz Festival, U.S. tour, London tour, and Africa tour as a pianist and keyboardist. 

 

For Watanabe's recordings Good Time for Love and A Night with Strings, Noriki participated as an arranger, pianist, and keyboardist. He has also collaborated as an arranger and performer with Japan's top jazz singers, such as Keiko Lee. In particular, Kimiko Itoh's Sophisticated Lady, where he performed with Michael Brecker and Steve Gadd, has garnered much praise. 

 

Around the same time, he also performed with Hino Terumasa's band regularly, and participated in Joe Henderson's Japan live tour as well. 

 

From 1991, wrote music for the late Yoshiharu Morita's films, Kitchen, and (HARU).

 

In 2018, Noriki released his first solo album in 30 years; Piano Solo. The following year, he released Saudade, with Sadao Watanabe as a guest artist. 

 

He is currently at work on his third solo piano album.