Results for "Keiko Matsui"

News: Event

Jazz Bridge presents Rob Swanson & Terra Soul Project @ Cheltenham Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 4th!

March 15, 2012

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham PA (19012) on Wednesday, April 4th 2012 to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be bassist Rob Swanson and The Terra Soul Project. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337. Free parking onsite. This Jazz Bridge ...

Article: Album Review

Bob James / Keiko Matsui: Altair & Vega

by Jeff Winbush
March 8, 2012

In a culture inundated with movies that go unseen, books that go unread and music that goes unheard, it's easy for worthy art to slip through the cracks. That was the sad and undeserved fate of the 2011 Bob James and Keiko Matsui four-hand piano collaboration, Altair & Vega. Solo recordings are a standard for jazz ...

Album

Greatest Hits

By Keiko Matsui

Label: Narada Jazz
Released: 2011

Album

The Road...

By Keiko Matsui

Label: Shanachie Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Secret Pond; Falcon's Wing; Nguea Wonja; Bohemian Concerto; Embrace & Surrender; Awakening; Touching Peace; Affirmation; The Road.

Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Jazz For Japan

by DJ Marc Antomattei
September 3, 2011

In the wake of the barrage of natural and man-made disasters that struck Japan in early 2011, a large group of fine musicians got together for Jazz For Japan. One of the strongest compilations of the year, all proceeds are being donated to help the victims of this great tragedy. The standards featured ...

Video

The Road...

Featuring the music of Keiko Matsui
Duration: 04:29
July 26, 2011

Pianist Keiko Matsui, performing the title track from her album The Road... In the video, directed by Phil Lee, Matsui is seen playing a white grand piano in the Mojave desert just outside of Palmdale, CA. Song features Jackiem Joyner on saxophone.

News: Video / DVD

Visionary Japanese Instrumentalist Keiko Matsui Debuts Music Video For The Title Track From Her Album "The Road..."

July 25, 2011

Second Leg Of U.S. Tour Runs August Through October With A Special Guest Performance Aboard The Dave Koz Alaskan Cruise With over a million and a half albums sold and sold out concerts around the globe, keyboardist Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world and one of the brightest stars in instrumental music. Earlier this ...

Article: Album Review

Keiko Matsui: The Road...

by Jeff Winbush
March 9, 2011

It's a new year, record label, management, and hairstyle for Keiko Matsui, but her first album since 2007's Moyo (Shout Factory!) finds the Japanese pianist still in fine form. The Road... isn't as radical a shift in direction as Moyo was, as Matsui added African influences to her unique melding of musical styles, but it is ...

Article: Catching Up With

Keiko Matsui: And The Road...Goes On

by Jeff Winbush
March 9, 2011

Keiko Matsui has been out of the studio but relentlessly trotting the globe since 2007's Moyo (Shout! Factory), her acclaimed South African-inspired recording that featured the Japanese-born pianist/composer/producer collaborating with trumpeter Hugh Masakela, among others. The Road... (Shanachie, 2011) marks the further evolution of her signature sound and demonstrates a new chapter in her artistic growth. ...

News: Interview

Pianist Keiko Matsui Interviewed at All About Jazz

March 9, 2011

Keiko Matsui has been out of the studio but relentlessly trotting the globe since 2007's Moyo (Shout! Factory), her acclaimed South African-inspired recording that featured the Japanese-born pianist/composer/producer collaborating with trumpeter Hugh Masakela, among others. The Road... (Shanachie, 2011) marks the further evolution of her signature sound and demonstrates a new chapter in her artistic growth. ...