Results for "Masa Ishikawa"

Masa Ishikawa

Born: 1980

Originally from Fukushima Japan, Masayoshi Ishikawa grew up in a city called Aizu Wakamatsu. As a pianist, Ishikawa has performed at many jazz festivals/concerts including Italy, China and the United States. He was chosen to perform as one of the five finalists for 2016 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition.

As equal to his dedication to jazz performance, Ishikawa is passionate about crafting music with various instrumentations. His composition, Hotaru (firefly), was selected as the winner of 2014 Downbeat Student Music Awards in Graduate Original Composition for Small Ensemble. Several of his compositions have been published from UNC Jazz Press.

Migration

By Masa Ishikawa

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: At Twilight -improvisation #1-; When A Cardinal Sings; Oni Mai (dance of ogres); A Song For Tumblebugs - improvisation #2- ; Higurashi (evening cicadas); Migration; Hotaru (fireflies)

When A Cardinal Sings

April 29, 2026

Album: Migration
By Masa Ishikawa
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Duration: 10:10

First Note

By Masa Ishikawa

Label: Masa Ishikawa
Released: 2023
Track listing: First Note Yoake -at the break of dawn- Kohaku-eyes of a wolf- Dolce far Niente (sweet doing nothing) 1816-homage to Mount Bandai- San San Nana

Montage

By Masa Ishikawa

Label: Masa Ishikawa
Released: 2023
Track listing: Hayate La Vida Umi Umta (ocean song) Prism (3 horn reorchestrated version) Impermanence (3 horn reorchestrated version) The Days of Joy and Laughter

Masa Ishikawa: Dialogue

by Don Phipps
January 22, 2020

The happy set of ten originals Masa Ishikawa composed for his album Dialogue suggests a budding talent. A visiting professor of jazz at the University of Iowa, Ishikawa, along with his bandmates, demonstrates a precise and light touch, where bluesy readings have just the right sense of playfulness. Born in Fukushima, Japan, Ishikawa teams ...

Dialogue

By Masa Ishikawa

Label: Masa Ishikawa
Released: 2019
Track listing: Horizon; Tuk Tuk; Blues for Eric; Romance; Night Parade; Oni Mai (The Dance Of Ogres); Hikari (The Light); Clover; Impermanence; Prism.

Impermanence

July 12, 2019

Album: Dialogue
By Masa Ishikawa
Label: Masa Ishikawa
Released: 2019
Duration: 07:36