Fuubutsushi
“We have mad beef with the other four seasons”
Fuubutsushi have officially declared war on Vivaldi. The classical composer’s Four Seasons suite towers above most seasonal music as the foundational sonic document for spring, summer, fall and winter. But the jazz quartet, all speaking from different parts of the country seem assured, if not without a few giggles, that they’ll take over the pop cultural space for musical representations of the changing seasons. And they, at the very least, have the melodic skills to do it. Over the course of the pandemic, Chris Jusell, Chaz Prymek, Matthew Sage and Patrick Shiroishi exchanged ideas online and slowly stitched together four albums, one for each season. The inaugural one was also their self-titled, with Fuubutsushi representing autumn. Even without added context, it’s impossible to listen to “Sugar Maple Turn” or “Chorus Wheel” and not see visions of spinning, golden leaves and long bike rides through the dimming light of late summer. We sat down with Fuubutsushi and our conversation is below.