Ryuichi Sakamoto

Recently Sakamoto has explored the music of Brasilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim with two releases under the group name Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto. The releases, Casa and A Day in New York, earned a great deal of critical praise, including Top Jazz Records of the Year honors from the New York Times and London Times respectively. Sakamoto recently released his latest solo project, Chasm.

With Ryuichi Sakamoto the only constant is change. The sheer breadth of musical styles he explores – even within one album – is central to his being as an artist. He feels no need to exist within musical boundaries, and he celebrates tearing them down. "This global view to the different cultures is just part of my nature. I want to break down the walls between genres, categories, or cultures. Instead of building walls or borders, I always try to combine different things. To me, it's challenging and exciting."