Artist Information
Ars Nova
Ars Nova is a Japanese progressive rock band. The current[when?] members are Keiko Kumagai (keyboards), Shinko "Panky" Shibata (bass guitar), Hazime (drums) and Satoshi Handa (guitar).
Ars Nova's music features keyboards heavily—this was particularly true between 1998 and 2003 when the band had two keyboard players. Common sounds include the ubiquitous Hammond organ, as well as more recent digital sounds. Almost all of their music is instrumental.
The band's musical influences are ELP, Goblin, PFM, Rick Wakeman, Balletto di Bronzo and classical music. Kumagai, the keyboard player, writes all of the band's compositions. She has played on the Ayreon album Universal Migrator part two: Flight of the Migrator. For much of its history (until Hazime and more recently Handa joined), the band was all-female, unusual in the world of progressive rock.
Ars Nova was formed in 1983 by Kyoko Kanazawa (bass guitar), Keiko Thubata (keyboards) and Yumiko Saito (drums). The band covered bands such as ELP and Trace. In 1986, Thubata left the band. Keiko Kumagai replaced her and played two gigs with the band before leaving for personal reasons.
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Events
Ars Nova has been scheduled to appear in 4 events since 2006.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Fri 23rd March 2012, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Minimal Extreme: Bang on a Can and London Sinfonietta: Reich/Andriessen
Fri 23rd March 2012, 10.00pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Minimal Extreme: Ars Nova, Paul Hillier, Smith Quartet: ...miserere...
Sat 24th March 2012, 6.00pm, City Halls
Minimal Extreme: GLASS/FLUX: Music from Einstein on the Beach
Sun 25th March 2012, 7.00pm, City Halls
Ars Nova has no past appearances.
Links
arsnova.chocot.net (official homepage)
Ars Nova (Japanese band) (wikipedia)
Ars Nova (Last.fm)
discogs.com/artist/Ars Nova (2) (discogs)
Ars Nova (MusicBrainz)
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