Reuniting the best session musicians Japan had to offer to make an album that would evoke the atmospheres of South Pacific islands, the kind of places Japanese people spend their vacations in. Pacific (1978) is a treat to the ears; its theme of the southern Pacific ocean and its warm cerulean waters relax its listeners with a fusion of city pop, soft jazz, and that good old 1970’s funk while remaining surprisingly fully instrumental throughout all contributions from artists Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, and Tatsuro Yamashita. A true cult LP and an inspiration for a lot of, so called, “vaporware” music.
Junko Urayama has started piano from the age of 4. After graduated from the high school and the collage of Toho Gakuen School of Music, she continued her study at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland in 1994. She won the 1st Prize and the Special Chopin Prize at the Radziwill International Competition (Poland) in 1995 and the top prize in the Ennio Porrino Piano Competition (Italy) in 1998.
Une approche à la fois pratique, philosophique et spirituelle pour apprendre à mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées et dans sa maison, à se débarrasser des objets inutiles et se libérer du besoin de posséder. …
Born in the Japanese port city of Nagasaki, in 1961, Kazuhito Yamashita is widely recognized as one of the world's most premier virtuoso guitarists. His dazzling technique and powerful expression has received accolades throughout the musical world. With an impressive list of almost 80 recordings and numerous original arrangements of such works as Mussorgski's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Of all the great Yamashita trio albums ever made… this one stands out! Akira Sakata playing the most frenetic and laser-charged alto sax freakin' ever! This is trio music interaction of the highest level. Extreme energy. Extreme flow.
The second 'classical music series' by Yosuke Yamashita special-big band members concentrated more / new world special big band. Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, Matsumoto from the 'new world' all movements in concert with conductor arrangement for big band. 12/18 decorated the prominence of the concert tour in 2014, Hyogo Prefectural Art Cultural Center performances as live journal audience enthusiasm.