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Niseko-Rossy Pi-Pikoe Review @ Tokyo
by Niseko-Rossy Pi-Pikoe
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■All About Jazz で益子博之が記事に！ Meet Hiroyuki Masuko
All About Jazz で益子博之が記事に！
Tessa Souter Thank you for being our FIRST INTERNATIONAL super fan! See you in Tokyo later this month!
この連載で最初の海外”スーパー・ファン”とのこと、
こないだの記事
「ひたすら音楽を楽しみたい」
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に続いて、全米のジャズ愛好家が益子博之を知ることになった、
やがて彼の耳が何を高く評価して掲げてきたかを世界は知ることになるだろう、
Meet Hiroyuki Masuko
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My tastes in food, much like my tastes in music, are not the most traditional or popular. —Hiroyuki Masuko
Although the Super Fans column started out with a New York focus, we realize there's a world of jazz—and jazz fans—beyond. Since those first columns in 2016, we've presented Super Fans from across the United States, including some who live part-time in other countries. But now we've officially gone international, with our first Super Fan from Japan. Hiro may enjoy rock music as much as he does jazz, but he was so blown away by his first visit to New York in 2002 that he's been making an annual pilgrimage to the city ever since—taking in three or four jazz shows a night! We think that makes him pretty super.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I was born in the southeastern side of Tokyo in 1965, where I grew up and still live. I majored in the history of political theory at university, studying with a professor who specialized in Weimar culture and the Frankfurt school. But I chose philosophy of science as the subject of my graduation thesis.
I had a job in advertising and marketing for thirty years until I got fed up with pretending worthless things are worthwhile. I came to think that the problems faced by Japanese local communities and governments are more important, so I moved to the company's Department of Regional Revitalization, which aims to support the increasing population inflow through branding, promotion, or development of tourism resources and products.
I often drive out of Tokyo to go to museums. I gradually developed an interest in modern art through the many album covers that use it. However, I'm not familiar with its history and background.
I also like eating out—meals that cannot be eaten at home. I especially like peculiar tastes such as organ meats, wild meats, or fermented foods. My tastes in food, much like my tastes in music, are not the most traditional or popular.
What's your earliest memory of music?
My mother always played FM radio at home, because she thought it was good for my emotional education. But despite hearing so much Japanese, American, and British pop music, I never got interested in music until the age of ten, when I fell in love with the Beatles.
What was the first concert you ever attended?
When I was seven or eight years old, my mother took me to a public recording of a TV program called The Orchestra Has Come. A famous composer, Naozumi Yamamoto, was the MC of the show. But it was nothing more than boring for me.
How old were you when you got your first record?
When I was ten years old, The Bay City Rollers became explosively popular in Japan. They were compared to the Beatles, but I preferred the Beatles. I got an EP, a seven-minute version of "Hey Jude," and was obsessed with the latter half of the refrain. I don't know why.
Was there one album or experience that was your doorway to jazz?
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