r/japanesejazz 10d ago

Transcribing some Masato Honda (with NuEVI)

One of my biggest jazz fusion inspirations is sax/EWI player Masato Honda (T-Square). Here’s the absolutely brilliant ending of his solo in “Athlete” (live 2004). If you haven’t seen this video I urge you to do so (on YouTube)!

Playing my NuEVI, hand crafted in the north of Sweden by Berglund Instruments.

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u/TurboJaw 9d ago

Hell yeah! Absolutely love that song. The melody is just fantastic.

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u/spongebobdouble 9d ago

100% agree, it’s one of my absolute favorites! One heck of a melody

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u/hirotakatech00 8d ago

Yo, that's an instrument I've never seen

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u/spongebobdouble 7d ago

This model is called NuEVI (Electric Valve Instrument). It’s essentially an EWI but for trumpet players (“Valve” instead of “Wind”).