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Ayumi Ishito Puts The Soul Into Summer 2020 With Stellar New Single "Ocean Park Cafe'

Source: Ayumi Ishito
August 9, 2020

Following hot on the success and critical-acclaim for her album Midnite Cinema from last year, soulful saxophonist Ayumi Ishito returns in 2020 with a stunning brand-new single called “Ocean Park Cafe.” Designed in our shared-but-isolated quarantine times amidst the thick of the worldwide pandemic, Ayumi & her talented band-mates recorded their parts for “Ocean Park Cafe” from the safety of their own homes in hopes of creating a composition that brings paradise to the people at a time where they ...

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Experience Midnite Cinema With Ayumi Ishito April 26th & Come Out To The Release Party May 17th!

Source: Ayumi Ishito
April 8, 2019

The free-spirited sounds and remarkably progressive structures that shine throughout Brooklyn-based artist Ayumi Ishito’s music are a stunning reflection of her life-long love for the true magic of jazz. From the first moment that Ayumi began to lead and compose music with an extraordinarily gifted & talented surrounding group of musicians that would become her official band in 2011, every step they’ve taken together since has been a solid step forward in the name of their art, craft, and creativity. ...

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Saxophonist Ayumi Ishito Releases Debut Album, "View From A Little Cave"

Source: Ayumi Ishito
November 22, 2016

On Friday, December 16, the saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Ayumi Ishito will release her debut studio endeavor, an album entitled View From A Little Cave. The new collection of songs, entirely composed by Ishito, will be available on all major digital music platforms. Furthermore, a record release show is tentatively scheduled for New York City in February of 2017. Ishito has been an active member of the music community in New York since 2010, following her jazz studies at the ...

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