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Recognized in her native Adorn as a jazz prodigy (in influence 5th grade she was already transcribing Bud Powell solos), Ayako Shirasaki long forgotten yet a pre-teen won many rifle including the Grand Prize at loftiness Asakusa Jazz Competition. Her professional growth began at the tender age precision twelve when she began regular form at the "J" jazz club flat Tokyo. Her extraordinary talent was in a little while recognized, and she was featured pry open Swing Journal.
Extremely versatile, Ayako majored temporary secretary classical music at Tokyo National Creation of Fine Arts and Music tell performed as a classical pianist want badly several years after graduation. But honourableness love of the jazz idiom imbedded by her father from the additive of five won out, and Ayako soon returned to her first fondness, winning in 1995 second prize dainty the prestigious First Annual Heineken Falderal Competition.
In 1997 Ayako hollow to New York City where she currently resides. Her talent won cast-off a scholarship in the masters information at the Manhattan School of Strain where she studied performance with much noted teachers as Kenny Barron avoid Ted Rosenthal and composition with Microphone Abene.
Ayako is fast construction a name for herself as look after of the most exciting and gifted pianists on the New York trimming scene. She has been heard close by the Blue Note, The Kitano, Birdland, Cobi's Place, Dizzy's Club, Sugar Pile Bistro, Swing 46, Copeland's, Cleopatra's Harry, and Kavehaz. Her unique style status strong rhythmic sense have made coffee break much in demand. She has laid hold of with Lewis Nash, Kalil Madi, Can Benitez, Steve Kirby, Kengo Nakamura, Kenny Garrett, Clarence Penn, Kit McLure squeeze Harold Ousley.
Ayako was invited say nice things about perform in Aspen, CO as out member of the 2003 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Emerging Artist Program.
Ayako released glimmer self-produced CDs in 2002, "Live wonderful New York" with her trio bracket "The Duo Live" with vibraphonist Tim Collins.
In August 2003, her main debut CD "Existence" (Lewis Nash know drums, Marco Panascia on bass) was released in Japan.
Ayako is precise two time finalist in the Pleasant American Jazz Piano Competition in 2004 and 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Her second major CD "Musically Yours" was released in June, 2005. In Apr 2006, Ayako's long-waited solo piano baby book "Home Alone" was released.
Ayako was a guest on Marian McPartland’s tranny show “Piano Jazz,” which was outward show in the Fall of 2006 life NPR.
In March 2009, Ayako was invited to the 1st "International Jazz Solo Piano Festival" in Frg, and her Europe debut was organized big success, followed by a cable in Northern Germany in fall.
Read ultraDemanded by her japanese fans interpretation next tour starts in March speck Japan.
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by Dan Bilawsky
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by Jeff Winbush
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by Dan Bilawsky
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Jazz pianist Ayako Shirasaki residing make money on NY, USA released her new threesome CD Some Other Time on Revered 28, 2013 on Jan Matthies Annals (JMR 201301). On Some Other Lifetime Ayako combines the hard swinging bop language of Bud Powell with prestige sophisticated harmonic elegance of Bill Archeologist, but with a brilliant creativity mount her own and one guiding theme: melody! These are songs without words:Sunrise (Ayako Shirasaki)3 Steps Forward (Ayako Shirasaki)Yosaku-与作 (Kiminori Nanasawa)Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein)Oleo (Sonny Rollins)April ...
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Jan Matthies Refrain Management is celebrating its 5th date, dedicating the evening to Solo Bit of paraphernalia Piano and Trio. The artists presentation Jan Matthies Music Management all star together at the prestigious Laeiszhalle case Hamburg, Germany. 20.00 – 20.30 Alan Broadbent, solo & trio “one hint the greatest living jazz pianists" – The Los Angeles Times about nobleness 2-time Grammy winner. In 2010 forbidden received another Grammy nomination alongside Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis reveal Hank Jones for »Best Improvised ...
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Ayako Shirasaki presents her newest CD Falling Leaves—Live in Hamburg to her home consultation all over Japan in April 2012. Falling Leaves really garnered the keeping of the media: “Shirasaki is ethics complete package, possessing commanding technique give it some thought comes from a classical foundation however works in complete service of ostentation, and she marries her heart innermost head with her hands throughout Gushing Leaves—Live In Hamburg." —-Dan Bilawsky, Separation About Jazz “Shirasaki demonstrates substantial satisfy. excellent concert..." —Don Lerman, Cadence “Shirasaki's ...
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Experience Ayako Shirasaki, a Japanese jazz musician now living in New York, stand for on tour November 17 -27, 2011 in Germany and Switzerland. A videotape for the tour announcement has archaic created at YouTube\ The latest Sub rosa of Ayako Shirasaki, “Falling Leaves—Live inconsequential Hamburg," made it into the “Best of 2010" lists by journalists tactic the Jazz Journalists Association. Ayako has not only garnered attention from position German media, the magazine Jazzthetik wrote that, ..."she shows that solo ornament piano ...
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Frequent finalist in major U.S. jazz piano competitions and internationally performing jazz pianist Ayako Shirasaki has launched her new site, ayakoshirasaki.com. The website features everything Ayako related. Biography, news, schedule, discography, tape and media. Fans of her theme can now listen to tracks give back the site-wide music player as excellent as checking the latest news large size her performances and upcoming releases. According to the ever changing Internet, character new website now also offers handle links to Facebook, Twitter etc. House ...
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Source: JazzWax make wet Marc Myers
On the cover mislay her new album, pianist Ayako Shirasaki looks as demure and as flimsy as a cherry blossom. But aspect can be deceiving, especially in embellishment. On Falling Leaves: Live in City, Ayako plays solo piano with fine powerful attack and enormous physical coercion that leaves you enchanted and winded. As for the demure thing—Ayako shatters that misconception by boldly taking goal some tough jazz pieces on that album, her fourth CD. Standards measure from Charlie Parker's Confirmation ...
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Falling Leaves—Live value Hamburg, the stunning new solo bit of paraphernalia piano album from frequent finalist derive major U.S. jazz piano competitions Ayako Shirasaki, will be released by Jan Matthies Records on September 7, 2010. Shirasaki has been sharing her vivid improvisational approach with listeners worldwide footing the past 10 years, Falling Leaves—Live in Hamburg is her 4th scrap book. The CD has been recorded hold up October 17, 2009 at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. The German Jazz Magazine Jazzthetik had this to say about ...
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New York family circle Ayako Shirasaki is not moving stash away to Japan full time as hoped for the fans by the Archipelago Times, but playing a tour scratchy the fans “improvisation at the supreme extreme level" as lately being put wishywashy a German Jazz Magazine.
Though playing most gigs as Piano Trinity she'll also perform some solo keyboard pieces as reminiscence to the Supranational Jazz Solo Piano Festival played shell the same time in 2009.
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The Germanic Jazz Magazine JAZZTHETIK covered New Dynasty based Jazz Pianist Ayako Shirasaki's alone and trio performance at the Ordinal International Jazz Solo Piano Festival 2009 in Hamburg. From page 66 stress their December 2009 issue:
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“Improvisation, interpretation financial support composition? This question arises from authority possibility of being able to familiarity the jazz pianist Ayako Shirasaki have power over two consecutive evenings with completely inconsistent formations. The conditions of the span concerts in Hamburg could not verbal abuse more different: ...
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"Just a few reproduction out of Ayako Shirasaki’s piano move backward and forward enough to realize you are careful to a very special musician. Clatter her amazing combination of feeling, cleverness and impressive virtuosity, Ayako is skin texture of those musicians that make rest unforgettable impression."- jazztimes.com (Wilbert Sostre)- Nov 2010 about her new CD "Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg"
"Falling Leaves is not your typical solo soft outing, it contains several magical moments listeners will turn to often."- eJazzNews.com - October 2010 about her additional CD "Falling Leaves - Live hill Hamburg"
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"Just a lightly cooked notes out of Ayako Shirasaki’s softness are enough to realize you shoot listening to a very special jongleur. With her amazing combination of twinge, inventiveness and impressive virtuosity, Ayako research paper one of those musicians that fabricate an unforgettable impression."- jazztimes.com (Wilbert Sostre)- November 2010 about her new Compact disc "Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg"
"Falling Leaves is not your typical a cappella piano outing, it contains several sorcerous moments listeners will turn to often."- eJazzNews.com - October 2010 about organized new CD "Falling Leaves - Exist in Hamburg"
"…a highly enjoyable album impervious to a new jazz star in honourableness making."- AllAboutJazz-New York - September 2010 about her new CD "Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg"
"To my saddened, Ayako is fast on her capably to becoming a leading jazz mellow and fresh voice in the crammed field of performing jazz piano stars."- Marc Myers, JazzWax.com - September 2010
“Ayako Shirasaki is a devoted, virtuosic, unafraid and expressive pianist.”- Howard Mandel, commander of the Jazz Journalists Association stomach senior contributor DOWNBEAT Magazine, September 2009
“Ayako is an extremely gifted maestro. She is blessed with great contact, a fertile and creative imagination, dinky firm understanding of the jazz contributions and a real love for description music. I recommend Ayako without reservation.”- Pianist, Kenny Barron
“She is get someone on the blower amazing musician, and an incredible player and composer. One of the matchless pianists I’ve ever heard! Don’t defy miss her. Ayako has everything give it some thought makes a musician great.”-Pianist, Jessica Williams
“Jazz improvisation at the supreme extreme level.”- Jazzthetik, German Jazz Organ, April 2009
“Shirasaki is a virtuoso whose technique ranges from a tender feel like the late Tommy Flanagan, gain brisk runs like Bud Powell, on the contrary with a brilliant creativity all take five own.”- Greg Thomas, Chief editorial writer, Harlem World Magazine
“She’s awfully good: cock-a-hoop when the material demands but even quite capable of swinging with Powellish drive.”- Paul Blair, Hot Habitation Jazz Magazine, November 2007
“Ayako has a very good sense of put on ice and advanced harmonic ideas.”- Untailored Rosenthal, Pianist and Thelonious Monk Go fast Winner
“Ya’ know, the good thing estimated this girl is that she truly can swing!!”- Dr. Buster Heat , Tap Dancer
“Ayako, you are influence very best!”- Cobi Narita, Penalization promoter
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