Tsuyoshi Niwa

Upcoming performances:

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:38:25 -0500

#1:

Saturday Feb 25th at 5-7pm

Noshir Mody Quartet at Linger Cafe

533 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Noshir Mody (g);Tsuyoshi Niwa (s. sax);Daniel Foose (b);Yutaka Uchida (dr)

Noshir’s original compositions from his CD “Union Of Hearts”.

#2:

Sunday Feb 26th at 6-9pm

at La Flor Bakery and Cafe

53-02 Roosevelt Ave, Woodside, NY 11377

Shu Odamura (g) + Tsuyoshi Niwa (ss/fl) Duet

Lower half of Major and Melodic Minor Modes

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:39:57 -0500

Lower half of Major and Melodic Minor Modes

Upcoming performance:

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:24:15 -0500

Sunday, February 19th at 3pm-4pm.

Niwa Trio @ Bliss-On-Bliss Studio (Sunnyside, Queens)

Tsuyoshi Niwa (on soprano sax)
Shu Odamura (on guitar)
Shota Ishikawa (on bass)

Bliss on Bliss Studio features “Every 2nd Project” by 10 Filipino photographers based in NY and Manila. The exhibition opens with a music performance by Niwa Trio.

Address:4149 45th St, Sunnyside, NY 11104-1903

http://www.blissonblissstudio.com/

This is how I practice(ed) Donna Lee in 12 keys.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:11:01 -0500

This is how I practice(ed) Donna Lee in 12 keys.

Photo

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:12:31 -0500

Photographed by Laurent Burst.

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:07:00 -0400

Photographed by Laurent Burst.

Biography

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:29:00 -0400

Over 20 years, Tsuyoshi Niwa has been making his original music that are beautiful, sensitive yet energetic. In New York City, he studied with Reggie Workman, Dave Liebman, George Garzone and many other jazz instrumentalists/composers. As soon as he completed his training, Tsuyoshi recorded his first CD, Sequence X, and started performing for venues like Blue Note, Knitting Factory or other large and small venues all over the world. He also appeared several radio stations including Japan’s NHK-FM, and international music festivals such as Torino Jazz Festival 2004. Incidentally, a 11-time Grammy award winner, Michael Brecker was present in Torino for the same festival and he performed right before Tsuyoshi. After his performance, Brecker listened to Tsuyoshi’s soprano sax and highly commended its beautiful sound. Tsuyoshi stayed in Italy for four months to further perform with other artists and completed his CD “Internal Dance” before returning to Japan. The musical journey went on in Tokyo for seven years, but, he concluded it would be best if he’d return to New York. In 2011, Tsuyoshi’s second run in New York began. The beauty and boldness of his soprano sax has already been recognized by New Yorkers. Now, Tsuyoshi adds the alto sax and the flute to his reputations. His future projects include performances, video art collaboration, touring, recording and composition.