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Artist:
Eri Yamamoto
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. Orange Juice
2. Song
3. Come This Way
4. Reflection
5. As It Is
6. Color
7. Moose the Mooche
8. Eyesight
9. Tibet Smiles 1
10. Cozy Room 1
11. Sunset and the Mockingbird
More Info:
Since moving to New York in 1995, Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of the cityâ?Ts most original and compelling pianists and composers. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said, â?oMy hatâ?Ts off to herâ?¦ already sheâ?Ts found her own voice.' The Eri Yamamoto has built a strong followinga??with frequent appearances around New York, and has toured the US, UK and Japan. She has released four critically acclaimed CDâ?Ts, most recently â?oCobalt Blue' on the Thirsty Ear label. Since 2000, Eriâ?Ts trio with bassist David Ambrosio and drummer Ikuo Takeuchi has been appearing regularly at Arthurâ?Ts Tavern, a historic jazz club in New Yorkâ?Ts Greenwich Village. The Trio has also appeared ata??several international festivals and concert halls, including Cheltenham, UK; Cardiff, Wales, and throughout her native Japan. Eri appeared as a featured soloist at the Jazz on Rafale concert series in Montreal and as a member of William Parkerâ?Ts Sextet at the Roccella Jazza??Festival in Italy. She recently toured Holland and Italy with William Parker and Hamid Drake, she also toured Wales; UK and 20 cities in Japan with her own trio. Eri was born in Osaka, Japan, and began playing classical piano at age three. She started writing music when only eight years old, and studied voice, viola, and composition through her high school and college years. In 1995, she visited New York for the first time, and by chance heard Tommy Flanagan performing. It was her first experience of a jazz piano trio, and she was so inspired that she decided on the spot that she would move to New York City and dedicate herself to this music.a??Later that year, Eri entered the New School Universityâ?Ts prestigious jazz program, where she studied with Junior Mance, LeeAnn Ledgerwood, and Reggie Workman. While still in school, she played many gigs around New York. In 1999 she started playing regularly at the Avenue B Social Club, a popular spot among jazz musicians in the East Village. There she developed a musical friendship with fellow pianist Matthew Shipp. She has been performing regularly with William Parker and Daniel Carter, and appears on Parkerâ?Ts trio CD, â?oLucâ?Ts Lantern,' for which she has been favorably singled out in many reviews, and his new sextet CD, â?oCornmeal Dance.' She has also worked with such musical luminaries as Ron McClure, Andy McKee, Lewis Barns, Rob Brown, Leena Conquest, Federico Ughi, Arthur Kell, Kevin Tkacz, Christopher Dean Sullivan and Michael T. A.Thompson. â?oAn extraordinarily rich compositional sensibility â?" to say nothing of a delicate touch.' --Time Out New York â?oAs the denizens of Arthurâ?Ts Tavern in Greenwich Village undoubtedly know, pianist Eri Yamamoto is one of jazzâ?Ts most dynamic new talents. Her compositional style augments her deft, inventive playing.' --All About Jazz New York â?oHer pulsating piano, with itâ?Ts insistent rhythms, soon won over her audience as she launched into a couple of her own compositions.' --Gloucestershire BBC Radio â?oEri has become a fixture in the jazz worldâ?¦ She has collaborated with some of the finest musicians in the field and has recorded several of her own solo jazz recordings and toured extensively with her own groups. She fully understands the traditions of jazz and is adept at playing her own fine compositions as well as bringing her own interpretations to the jazz standards.' --Ron McClure â?oHer style is very fresh and very original, and her mysterious, simple melody is indicative of how talented she is. Besides her originals she plays standards very well and she already has her own personal expression. â?o --Swing Journal Magazine, Japan.
