Eri Yamamoto

Tickets: $15/$10 students

In her second solo appearance at An die Musik Live, Eri celebrates her new album "The Next Page"(AUM Fidelity Label.)

It has been two full years since Eri Yamamoto's last album of wonderfully melodious songs; she has been busy playing for rapt audiences across Europe and Japan, as well as the Eastern U.S. and Canada. Folks around the world get effusive when they hear her music, and that is an organically beautiful reality. Ms. Yamamoto has also been busy writing, and her new album "The Next Page" presents a treasure trove of all new compositions. Swinging eloquence, luminous lyricism, a deep rapport and refreshingly original material are the key factors to this music. Eri's inspiration for the songs spring from moments of grace that transpire in her daily life, both while traversing New York City and through exquisite moments of natural beauty experienced in her world travels. This is her 8th album as a leader.(AUM Fidelity Label). Joy remains the aim!

Press Quotes:

"Yamamoto’s playing, unhurried and unforced, demonstrates an active imagination and gift for melody; her improvisations favor focused introspection, in the spirit of someone who stops along the way to pore over the small details of everyday life that often elude those who hurry on." ––New York Jazz Record Magazine, New York, Tom Greenland

"Yamamoto has a lovely touch and an active musical imagination .. each piece shines with its own interior light." ––BBC.com, Bill Tilland

"Eri Yamamoto’s pianism is quietly dignified and her approach to music making exudes introspection and beauty. Each note seems sculpted out of the silence surrounding it." ––New York Jazz Record magazine-New York, Marc Medwin

"Eri Yamamoto's contemporary jazz style has not only come of age, but has fully blossomed. This trio recording shows Yamamoto's fluid melodic elements, sprawling vistas of color, and her innate common sense in stringing together lines of passion. While remaining in a modern vein, her piano style reflects classical training, post-bop sensibilities, and progressive ideals." ––All Music Guide, Michael G. Nastos

"With its unexpected mix of Paul Bley and Mose Allison, pianist Eri Yamamoto's aesthetic encompasses the exotic, the abstractly lyrical, and the funky. Yamamoto doesn't try to dazzle with technique. Instead, she deliberately keeps things simple, clear and to the point, thereby achieving an earthy eloquence." ––Exclaim, Glen Hall

"Another fresh and intriguing musical statement from one of the busiest and most original jazz composers and improvisers on the scene today." ––The Epoch Times, Joe Bendel

"She uses her knowledge of traditional [classical] structure as the foundation for jazz investigations that are simultaneously studied and swinging." ––Jazziz, Michael Roberts

"Everything, even the flourishes, seems tempered in the pianist's trio. But rather than muting the emotions at hand, it gives the music a sort of wisdom that explains the power of a judicious approach." ––Village Voice, Jim Macnie