Jazz Articles about Erika

Erika: Obsession

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 30, 2010

Qual è l'ossessione della giovane Erika Matsuo? Farsi largo nel mondo delle vocalist jazz, per esempio. Come? Interpretando nel suo CD di esordio classici a 360 gradi per genere e autori. Si va da Cole Porter ("Night and Day") a Van Morrison ("Moondance"), passando per Milton Nascimento ("Bridges/Travessia"), Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Chega de Saudade"), Chico Buarque ("Atras da Porta") e Djavan ("Samurai"). Si aggiunge un po' di roba originale ("Love for Life," “I Close My Eyes") e sembra fatta. Basta? ...

Erika: Obsession

by Raul d'Gama Rose
June 3, 2010

Young vocalist Erika springs a surprise on herself with Obsession. Japanese by birth and schooled relatively recently in jazz, she is not only pitch-perfect while singing in English, but negotiates Brazilian charts in Portuguese with near perfect emotion (if not always perfect diction). The biggest surprise of all is the Japanese repertoire, with which she rounds off her wonderful album.

Using her voice as an instrument, Erika exudes a deep passion for song. She is able, therefore, to dive deep ...

Erika: Obsession

by Bruce Lindsay
April 9, 2010

Obsession is vocalist Erika Matsuo's debut CD, but it comes after a long and varied musical career that includes the all-girl rock band Tear Drops, in her native Japan, and work with the City College of New York's Latin jazz band. This is the debut, therefore, of an experienced singer and it shows in Matsuo's confident approach. The album's mix of tunes includes standards such as Cole Porter's “Night and Day" but focuses mainly on songs from ...