Tomas Fujiwara Profiled

Source: JazzTimes.

When drummer Tomas Fujiwara composed “The Comb,” a free-floating polyrhythmic dirge from After All Is Said (482), his arresting third album with the Hook Up, he channeled the story of his Iranian step-grandfather’s final days and execution under the Shah, encapsulated in a tool found in every barbershop. Taking a cue from Wayne Shorter, Fujiwara often composes soundtracks to cinematic scenes, but he prefers to obfuscate the underlying narrative and allow the listener to fill in the visual imagery.