Kira Kira brings together four incomparable talents in Satoko Fujii (piano), Natsuki Tamura (trumpet), Alister Spence (fender rhodes electric piano) and Tatsuya Yoshida (drums).
Since its formation at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival in 2017, Kira Kira has toured Japan and Australia (2017), USA and Canada (2019), Europe (2023), and Japan (2024). Fujii, Tamura, and Spence have performed together regularly in duo, trio, quartet, and large ensemble settings since the Satoko Fujii Quartet and Alister Spence Trio first shared the stage at the 2008 Tokyo International Jazz Festival. In the intervening years they have established a strong collective musical identity based on their fearless curiosity and outstanding creative abilities. They have released four albums together. The performance at Perth International Jazz Festival 2024 will showcase new music written by all four band members and featured on the band’s second album, to be released to coincide with the Australian tour.