Chihiro Yamanaka (山中千尋, Yamanaka Chihiro) is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture.[1] As of 2012, she was based in New York City.[2] She has had more than a dozen albums as a leader, most of them being released by Verve Records.
Yamanaka has toured in Europe, the United States and Japan, and has played at several festivals, including the Umbria Jazz Festival in 2011 (a performance described by the Jazz Times' reviewer as "The biggest surprise of the night [...] Right and left, jaws were dropping",[6] and the Bologna Jazz Festival[7] and Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival the following year. In 2011 and 2012 Yamanaka played Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with symphony orchestras in Japan.[4][8]
Yamanaka has more than a dozen recordings released under her own name, principally on the Verve label,[9][10] most of which have been released internationally,[1] and which include a DVD of her playing at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York.[11] Two of her recent releases, Forever Begins (2010) and Reminiscence (2011), were given four-star ratings by AllMusic reviewers,[12][13] the review of the latter concluding with, "Yamanaka is a fierce talent with robust chops, plenty of soul, and a seemingly endless imagination for the musical possibilities of the piano trio".
Yamanaka is one of the 'Frontier Ambassadors' for Kōriyama City.[14]
Playing styleedit
John Fordham commented in 2016 that Yamanaka played, in the nature of Oscar Peterson, "straightahead classic jazz with the kind of showboating virtuosity that makes listeners doubt their senses".[15] "Like Peterson, Yamanaka favours opening a song at a quiet, lounge-jazz sway and winding it up to a sprint just as listeners are settling back in their chairs."[15]
^. www.city.koriyama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
^ abFordham, John (April 13, 2016) "Chihiro Yamanaka Review – Effortless Virtuosity and Warmth". The Guardian.
External linksedit
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December 15, 2023
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Chihiro Yamanaka 山中千尋 Yamanaka Chihiro is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Kiryu Gunma Prefecture 1 As of 2012 she was based in New York City 2 She has had more than a dozen albums as a leader most of them being released by Verve Records Chihiro YamanakaYamanaka 2010Background informationBornKiryu Gunma JapanGenresJazzOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s Piano keyboardsLabelsVerve Atelier SawanoWebsitechihiroyamanaka com Contents 1 Career 2 Playing style 3 Discography 3 1 As leader 3 2 Others 4 References 5 External linksCareer edit nbsp Chihiro Yamanaka Trio Gunma Concert 2010Yamanaka studied at the Berklee College of Music 3 and is an alumna of the Betty Carter s Jazz Ahead residency program 4 She has played and recorded with the New York based DIVA Jazz Orchestra led by Sherrie Maricle but is best known for her small group recordings which are typically trios and have featured bassists such as Larry Grenadier and Robert Hurst and drummers such as Jeff Ballard and Jeff Tain Watts 1 5 Yamanaka has toured in Europe the United States and Japan and has played at several festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival in 2011 a performance described by the Jazz Times reviewer as The biggest surprise of the night Right and left jaws were dropping 6 and the Bologna Jazz Festival 7 and Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival the following year In 2011 and 2012 Yamanaka played Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue with symphony orchestras in Japan 4 8 Yamanaka has more than a dozen recordings released under her own name principally on the Verve label 9 10 most of which have been released internationally 1 and which include a DVD of her playing at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York 11 Two of her recent releases Forever Begins 2010 and Reminiscence 2011 were given four star ratings by AllMusic reviewers 12 13 the review of the latter concluding with Yamanaka is a fierce talent with robust chops plenty of soul and a seemingly endless imagination for the musical possibilities of the piano trio Yamanaka is one of the Frontier Ambassadors for Kōriyama City 14 Playing style editJohn Fordham commented in 2016 that Yamanaka played in the nature of Oscar Peterson straightahead classic jazz with the kind of showboating virtuosity that makes listeners doubt their senses 15 Like Peterson Yamanaka favours opening a song at a quiet lounge jazz sway and winding it up to a sprint just as listeners are settling back in their chairs 15 Discography editAs leader edit Year Title Label2001 Living Without Friday Atelier Sawano2002 When October Goes Atelier Sawano2003 Leaning Forward DVD Atelier Sawano2004 Madrigal Atelier Sawano2005 Outside by the Swing Verve2006 Lach Doch Mal Verve2007 Abyss Verve2007 Live in Tokyo DVD Verve2008 After Hours Verve2008 Bravogue Verve2009 Runnin Wild Tribute to Benny Goodman Verve2010 Forever Begins Verve2011 Reminiscence Verve2011 Live in New York DVD Verve2012 Still Working Universal2012 Because Verve2012 After Hours 2 Verve2013 Molto Cantabile Verve2014 Somethin Blue Blue Note2014 Live at Blue Note Tokyo DVD BLUE NOTE Universal2015 SYNCOPATION HAZARD BLUE NOTE Universal2015 Best 2005 2015 BLUE NOTE Universal2015 The SPHERES Live in OSAKA BLUE NOTE Universal2016 Guilty Pleasure Verve2017 Monk Studies BLUE NOTE Universal2018 Utopia BLUE NOTE Universal2019 Prima del Tramonto BLUE NOTE Universal2020 Rosa BLUE NOTE Universal2022 Today Is Another Day BLUE NOTE Universal2023 Dolce Vita BLUE NOTE UniversalOthers edit With Sherrie Maricle amp The Diva Jazz Orchestra A Tommy Newsom Tribute Lightyear Entertainment 2005 With Marlene VerPlanck It s How You Play the Game Audiophile 2004 References edit a b c Chihiro Yamanaka Biography AllMusic Jarenwattananon Patrick October 18 2012 Chihiro Yamanaka Trio Live at Berklee npr music Chihiro Yamanaka Clinic Berklee College of Music Retrieved January 28 2013 a b Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival The Kennedy Center Retrieved January 28 2013 Anon In Outside by the Swing CD Booklet Verve Russonello Giovanni July 12 2011 Umbria Jazz 2011 Jazz Times Chihiro Yamanaka Trio Bologna Jazz Festival Chihiro Yamanaka Scott Foster Management Retrieved January 29 2013 Chihiro Yamanaka Discography Universal Music Japan Retrieved February 16 2013 Chihiro Yamanaka Discography Universal Music Japan Retrieved February 16 2013 Chihiro Yamanaka Trio CD Release Concert Iridium Archived 2012 07 12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 29 2013 Ruhlmann William Chihiro Yamanaka Forever Begins AllMusic review Jurek Thom Chihiro Yamanaka Reminiscence AllMusic review フロンティア大使のプロフィール等 郡山市公式ウェブサイト www city koriyama lg jp in Japanese Archived from the original on February 25 2020 Retrieved February 25 2020 a b Fordham John April 13 2016 Chihiro Yamanaka Review Effortless Virtuosity and Warmth The Guardian External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chihiro Yamanaka Chihiro Yamanaka Official Site mainly in Japanese AllMusic pages Retrieved from https en 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