Chihiro Yamanaka

Chihiro Yamanaka is an internationally renowned, hard-swinging jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, whose fluid, athletic technique has drawn rave reviews and very favorable comparisons to legends such as Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. She is based in New York.

Chihiro Yamanaka is an internationally renowned, hard-swinging jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, whose fluid, athletic technique has drawn rave reviews and very favorable comparisons to legends such as Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. She is based in New York. DVD Includes a performance of the Sogetsu Hall in Tokyo on June 23 (Sat) 2007, with a female piano trio (Chihiro Yamanaka - piano, Jennifer Leitham - bass, Allison Miller - drums). Includes Chiakiraku, a concert tour to Japan consisting of 6 performances in 5 cities nationwide in June 2007, and Tokyo and Sogetsu Hall performances on June 23.

This new album is delivered only 8 months after the previous album "Today Is Another Day". It was recorded entirely new in New York with a trio with Yoshi Waki (b) and John Davis (ds). The concept is a tribute album dedicated to Wayne Shorter, the great jazz saxophonist who passed away in March. After opening with "Dolce Vita" and "To S.," two new songs written by Yamanaka for this album, the album features a number of songs covering Shorter's career, including "Yes or No," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Footprints. The arrangements and performances, sometimes bold, sometimes delicate, are a must for all jazz fans, with the occasional addition of an organ. The album ends with two songs dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also passed away in March.

This is the latest release from world-renowned jazz pianist Chihiro Yamanaka, featuring works by Bud Powell and Henry Mancini, both celebrating their 100th birth anniversaries, and a condensed version of his ongoing sound.

This is the latest release from world-renowned jazz pianist Chihiro Yamanaka, featuring works by Bud Powell and Henry Mancini, both celebrating their 100th birth anniversaries, and a condensed version of his ongoing sound.

CHIHIRO YAMANAKA ist eine der aufregendsten Jazz-Pianistinnen und Komponistinnen ihrer Generation und der Kopf des CHIHIRO YAMANAKA TRIOs.

Chihiro Yamanaka is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture. As of 2012, she was based in New York City.

Chihiro Yamanaka is an internationally renowned, hard-swinging jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, whose fluid, athletic technique has drawn rave reviews and very favorable comparisons to legends such as Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. She is based in New York.