Role Pianist Name Ayumi Tanaka | Occupation(s) Musician, composer | |
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Born March 11, 1986 (age 38) ( 1986-03-11 ) Similar People Christian Meaas Svendsen, Per Oddvar Johansen, Paal Nilssen‑Love, Arild Andersen | ||
Ayumi tanaka trio ballade
Ayumi Tanaka (born March 9, 1986) is a Japanese pianist and composer. She is inspired by Scandinavian jazz and free improvised music. Through the process of seeking her own expression in improvised music, she moved to Norway in 2011.
Contents
- Ayumi tanaka trio ballade
- Mikoo Wind And Stone Lindemansalen Session
- Biography
- As band leader
- Collaborations
- References
Mikoo - ´Wind And Stone (Lindemansalen Session)´
Biography
Tanaka started to study at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, in 2011 where she studied jazz and improvised music, with Misha Alperin, Ivar Antonsen, Helge Lien and others. She soon made her mark on the Norwegian jazz scene. She is inspired by Scandinavian jazz, and also includes elements from her Japanese background into her music. Out of this grows some very attractive music. With beautiful, lyrical swinging elements, it keeps the listener engaged. In 2015 Tanaka placed her trio on the stages Jazz Evidence in Kongsberg and Nattjazz in Bergen among others. Her music is influenced by her different experiences from Japan and from the stay in Norway. She intends to find her own style, and to associate moods from her native Japan and from Norway in her music.
Ayumi Tanaka Trio is a jazz piano trio based on the interplay between three different musical personalities including bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen known from bands like Mopti, and the drummer Per Oddvar Johansen known from bands like The Source and Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, striving to create opportunities through improvisation. The trio debuted with a concert at Nattjazz 2015. The music is composed by Tanaka and it explores improvisation with a lyrical, beautiful and intense sound in a way involuntarily, releasing their debut album Memento January 2016.