Como o texto é um pouco longo, peço desculpa de não ter feito a tradução para português :) Assim ficam a saber um pouco mais sobre esta fantástica pianista. Born in Tokyo, Yoshiko Kishino had started playing the piano when she was three, following her parents advice. Even then, she outshined others in having perfect pitch, and she could turn all the music she heard into music sheets in her mind, surprising those who were around her. Surrounded by and raised in her family of music lovers, she had been awakened to band-activities, so she put together a band copying the Beatles after she had entered junior high school while studying classical music. She had seen eyes on the hit-tunes on the radio, and had joined in various bands when she was in high school, very much actively played in a number of school festivals. So, she had spent such impressive youth as a band-girl (rock-girlie by her own words). Then she went on to study classical music seriously, as she entered Toho Gakuen School of Music majoring in music. During her school years there, she also continued with her band activities that had shifted from playing rock to contemporary jazz / fusion, inspired by the music world-widely popular musicians, such as Lee Ritenour (guitarist), and Sadao Watanabe (saxophonist). She was awarded twice as the Best Keyboardist at Yamahas popular music contest which is a prestigious gateway to success for the amateur musicians, broadening her horizons through pop music. Soon after graduation, she formed her own group and while performing shows, she concentrated on brushing up her song writing and arranging skills. Thorough her stage performing experiences, she came to realize the importance of ad-lib and her interest in Jazz rapidly enhanced. Looking back to those days, she confesses that her idol of that time was Oscar Peterson. In 1987, she had done a motion picture soundtrack for the Shochiku Movie Hoshizora no mukou no kuni and it was well received. It was one of her best opportunities to prove her skills in composing and arranging. After that, she went on to seek for her new direction in jazz, and started to perform as a jazz pianist. With her shows based in Tokyo, she quickly became a friend with famous jazz players who are filled with the originality, such as Akira Sakata. In 1992, she joined the tour of the Middle East with Takio Itohs group, which plays Minyo (Japanese traditional music). She played together with many artists all through the year. It was another opportunity of her to broaden her career. Her inclination toward Jazz deepened through the study of Bill Evans, and that is well reflected in her composition and arrangement, as well as in her performance. kishino.net/english
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:57:40 +0000
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