Dai Fujikura interviewed by Michael Schell

Michael Schell interviews composer Dai Fujikura. Excerpted from Flotation Device, January 29, 2023, KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit tinyurl.com/FD0084 to stream the entire show, including musical selections. Topics include the premiere of his Wavering World by Seattle Symphony, as well as his life journey from Osaka to London, his musical influences (ranging from Darmstadt avant-gardists to Sibelius and the soundtrack to Alien 3), and his new improvisational album, The Bow Maker, with Jan Bang. Flotation Device showcases creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world, live Sunday nights, 10pm to Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS HD1, and then in podcast format at www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice/. Find us on Facebook and Instagram by Googling "Flotation Device KBCS". Seattle's finest and longest-running radio program devoted to the musical avant-garde. Interview © 2023 Michael Schell