Yumi Hara's Groove Study (Yumi Hara / Chris Cutler / Toshiaki Sudoh)

Name: Yumi Hara's Groove Study (Yumi Hara / Chris Cutler / Toshiaki Sudoh)
Start: 2026-09-09T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Café OTO

Schedule

Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Café OTO | London, EN

Baba Yaga's Hut present:
Yumi Hara's Groove Study (Yumi Hara / Chris Cutler / Toshiaki Sudoh) at Cafe Oto, September 9th
Yumi Hara’s Groove Study are avant-rock trio consisting of ex-Henry Cow drummer Chris Cutler; London-based Japanese composer/pianist/vocalist Yumi Hara, the driving force of Lindsay Cooper Songbook, who has been collaborating extensively with Canterbury/Rock in Opposition/Krautrock/contemporary classical music such as Hugh Hopper of Soft Machine, Daevid Allen of Gong, Jean-Hervé Péron of faUSt, Tim Hodgkinson, John Greaves, Geoff Leigh, Dagmar Krause of Henry Cow, and PianoCircus; and ex-MELT-BANANA and collaborator of Jim O'Rourke and Eiko Ishibashi (also appeared her score for the film Drive My Car) bassist Toshiaki Sudoh, performing music with complex rhythm and harmony, yet accessible with memorable melodies, fusing ever-changing odd metres and world rhythms (expect Gamelan in 6, reggae in 7, West-African polyrhythms in 10, Baroque fugue in 15), medieval modes and Japanese scales which would appeal fans of Canterbury Scene, Rock in Opposition, Avant-Prog and Recommended Records: ‘incisive’, ‘fizzes with invention and inspiration’, ‘distils so many of the musical ideas’, ‘nothing short of majestic’ (Sid Smith, PROG magazine).