Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai sit down for a One On One Session at City Winery New York on August 7th, 2018. Watch the full session here: https://youtu.be/9iUSXzqoqwo For more info visit: http://stularsen.com & https://natsukikurai.tumblr.com/ Audio & Video by: Ehud Lazin
Setlist:
By The River
Hajimari / Going Back To Bowenville
Ferry To Dublin
Stu Larsen
An Aussie singer/songwriter with a breezy, folk-pop agenda and a wild streak of wanderlust, Stu Larsen grew up in a small rural community in Queensland. Around 2010 he decided that he wanted to not only see the world, but to experience it as authentically as he could, so he packed his bags and joined friend and fellow musician Mike Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, and adopted the nomadic lifestyle that would inform the songs on his aptly named debut record, the Nettwerk-issued Vagabond. The LP, which was produced by Rosenberg and included the hit "Thirteen Sad Farewells," launched Larsen on an unending tour that included shows and layovers in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. After the tour Larsen continued to roam, sculpting what would eventually be the tracks for his sophomore outing via distant locales that included a cottage in Scotland, an apartment in Spain, and an army bunker back in Australia. He eventually decamped to Rosenberg's studio in Brighton, England with longtime friend and fellow singer/songwriter Luke Thompson to lay down some demos. In 2016 he released one of those demos, "By the River," with the full-length Resolute arriving the following year. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi
Natsuki Kurai
Born on May 30th 1988 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Since 5 years old, he was playing Harmonica and decided to be a Harmonica Player when he was 10 years old.
He traveled Ireland and England by himself after graduated high school. Moved his base from Niigata to greater Tokyo area, started his career of Professional Harmonica Player and had more than 200 gigs a year. Through recordings of many artists, lessons and workshops, he expands the possibility of Harmonica.
Sometimes sounds like Organ, sometimes sounds like Synthesizer, he creates unique Harmonica sound using effector, also he plays Harmonica like a cello and it cause a chemical reaction with co-stars. With his old friend, Kai Petite, Natsuki formed DUO “Kai, Natsuki” and they performed at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2016, one of the biggest music festival in Japan. Also Natsuki joined the tour of Stu Larsen, Australian Singer Songwriter, for 5 times Australian tour, Europe tour and also in 2015 US cross country tour. Across the genre, the most remarkable Harmonica player in our time.
