.es

Formed in 2009, residing in Gallery Nomart, one for contemporary art, in Osaka, .es is composed of Takayuki Hashimoto (alto sax, guitar, harmonica) ＋ sara (piano, others), a contemporary music unit, produced by Satoshi Hayashi, director of the gallery. From the beginning, they have collaborated with artists of different fields of expression, like contemporary art, and played in and outside Japan. Stepping across the border between diverse genres, its exquisite way of performing has been highly appreciated. In 2013, they released an album void through P.F.S. Records. They were invited to perform to ‘Sasebo Art Project’, Nagasaki, in 2011, Shizuoka City Museum of Art in 2013, Oita Prefectural Art Museum in 2016, and ‘Tatsuno Art Project’, Hyogo, both in 2017 and 2018. The two musicians perform in a borderless realm that is forged through their collaborations with musicians from all over the world who work in diverse genres, from improvisation, noise, electronic music, through to jazz, rock, and classical and contemporary music, creating the senses intertwined between ‘sound’ and ‘music’. In May 2021, sara decided to continue activities as ".es” after Takayuki Hashimoto passed away.