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Kayo Hiraki
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Kayo Hiraki is one of the few Japanese jazz musicians established on New York City's jazz scene, where she plays with some of the best musicians in the world. After playing a session with her, the legendary bassist Ron Carter said: "Rarely have I heard a musician as gifted as Ms. Hiraki. To hear her play is to experience the joy of her creative ability and the depth of her experience as a talented performer." A child prodigy, Kayo attended Kunitachi Music College and won recognition in Japan as a composer, arranger and performer before taking on the Big Apple. She has released 6 CDs representing her unique interpretation of jazz standards and original compositions.
Manhattan Sunset
By Kayo Hiraki
Label: Edwards Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 59th Street Station B Line; Tarte Aux Fraises; June In Paris; Runaway Thought; Komorebi; Kojyo No Tsuki; Gorilla In
Safari Motel; Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers; Manhattan Sunset; Midday Sun Shower; Cafe Gitane; My Melancholy
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Kayo Hiraki: Manhattan Sunset
by Mike Jurkovic
Like a fine lemon sorbet, Manhattan Sunset, the sixth album from pianist and veteran NY presence Kayo Hiraki, is that refreshing, necessary pause between courses that enables you to fully enjoy the vast jazz menu. With an airy, elegant touch, tangible zeal and seasoned respect for her art, Hiraki leads her tried-and-true sidemen, bassist ...
I Wish You Love
By Kayo Hiraki
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: You And The Night And The Music; It's You Or No One; So In Love; Autumn In New York; Ceora; You Don't Know What Love Is; I Wish You Love; What Is This Thing Called Love; Day By Day; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes; Crazeology; Dream.
Kayo: I Wish You Love
by Dan Bilawsky
Should jazz challenge conventions or uphold traditions? While opinions vary on this matter, pianist Kayo Hiraki leans toward the latter school of thought on this all-standards affair. As the daughter of a classical pianist, Hiraki had music flowing through her veins at birth and proved to be a child piano prodigy. She honed her craft at ...
Kayo Hiraki: I Wish You Love
by C. Michael Bailey
Japanese pianist Kayo Hiraki is in search of her audience. She has self-released a smart set of standards in the trio format that is garnering attention from all quarters of the jazz writing world. A ballad specialist, to be sure, Hiraki resists the modern impulse to deconstruct, keeping the tunes intact and in congress with the ...
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