Yukako Yamano Piano Trio

山野友佳子 鋼琴三重奏

Yukako Yamano– Piano

Toshi Fujii–  Bass

Takeshi Sakamoto– Drums

* Yukako Yamano, born in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the most demanded jazz pianists in the music scene in Tokyo today. She first started studying music piano at the Yamaha Music School when she was three. As her passion for music was growing, she entered the high school attached to Tokyo College of Music, then Tokyo College of Music in classical piano major. At the age of eighteen, in the meantime, her expanding interest for music let her learn jazz music and soon began live performances to play her compositions. While she attended the university, she grew as a musician steadily by studying classical piano with Akiko Kodaka and Junko Inada , and jazz piano with Eriko Shimizu. Attending the master class taught by a classical pianist Peter Jablonski also helped her for deeper understanding of music.

 

On month year, she released her first album entitled “1st Stage” with Koichi Osamu on bass and Manabu Fujii on drums. She toured all over Japan successfully with it, and people got aware of the rising star pianist. On June 2015, years later form the first record, she released her second album “2nd Stage” with the same personnel. She also wrote her columns on a newspaper “Yomiuri Premium” published during September 2015 to April 2016, which contributed to make new jazz music lovers. Since she started playing music professionally, she has been playing at many venues and jazz festivals including in Taiwan, Hong Kong, France, Spain, and the United States alongside international artists in various music genres. She is currently a certified instructor at Korg Café Style music program and a researcher for the Lee Evans Association.

HP:http://yukakoyamano.byethost9.com/

Blog:http://blog.goo.ne.jp/angela-major7

Toshi Fujii / Bass

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbv4otvlm503ure/Toshi%E7%B0%A1%E6%AD%B7.docx?dl=0

坂本健志(Takeshi Sakamoto)   Drums

21歲開始於日本從事職業演出及錄音工作和多個當地藝人合作過電視節目、廣播、廣告、音樂劇等。表演的曲風包含了流行、搖滾、爵士、放克、節奏藍調、金屬搖滾及拉丁等。

2009年前往美國紐約進修，先於Brooklyn Music Conservatory就讀主修爵士，之後轉學到City College of New York BFA, Jazz Department 同樣主修爵士，並在當地從事演出，和一些世界級爵士樂手合作，如Jerome Harris(Sonny Rollins Band), Tex Allen(Gil Evans Orchestra), Andy Mackee(Elvin Jones Quartet), Jason Marshall(Charles Mingus Bigband),etc. 曾師事Greg Hutchinson, Marc Fever, Nathaniel Townsley 學習爵士鼓。 2012年搬到台灣，曾於新北市國際鼓藝節「全國鼓王爭霸賽2013」現代鼓樂部榮獲金鼓王的殊譽。

在台灣演出經歷

兩廳院爵士戶外派對 2012,2014 演出

台中爵士節 2013, 2014 演出

台中爵士節 新秀比賽 2013 第一名

新北市全國鼓王爭霸賽 爵士鼓 金鼓王(第一名)

與Matzka 樂團 日本Summer Sonic2013, 大高雄超級搖擺日, Canada Music Week(Toronto) , 海洋音樂祭, 金曲音樂節 ,etc…

與曹格  曹格世界巡迴演唱會2014

與齊秦  齊秦飛行魚世界巡迴演唱會2014

與辛曉琪  加拿大 多倫多 演出

與底細爵士大樂隊  國父紀念館 , 中山堂 演出

Etc,,,

Entrance Fee 門票: $300

music starts 表演 : 9.30pm