Tomas Fujiwara

Brooklyn-based drummer Tomas Fujiwara emerged during the early to mid-2000s as a valued sideman before forming his own quintet, Tomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up, which gathered accolades for blending influences such as Wayne Shorter, Taleb Kweli, and Me'Shell Ndegéocello with the experimental and unpredictable spirit of the 21st century Brooklyn creative jazz scene. It's a sound he has displayed on albums like 2010's Actionspeak, 2017's Triple Double, and 2018's Ours with the collaborative Thumbscrew trio. The many other projects in which Fujiwara has played as a collaborator or s...