To support our radio campaign for the new CD “Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg” we recorded a small mp3 file 154 KB in size, so that you can actually hear how Ayako’s name is pronounced.
Listen here: Ayako_Shirasaki_pronunciation.mp3
Thank you.
Brooklyn, NY, USA, January 23, 2011
Frequent finalist in major U.S. jazz piano competitions and internationally performing jazz pianist Ayako Shirasaki has launched her new website, www.ayakoshirasaki.com.
The website features everything Ayako related. Biography, News, Schedule, Discography store-implemented, Video & Media. Fans of her music can now listen to tracks in the site-wide music player as well […]
- Nabil Atassi in Jazzthetik - 01/02 2011 on page 81.
“The consistent performance and interpretation of jazz standards has become rare in this era of ultra-modern formations. But in autumn when the nights get longer and colder and when long time audiophile evenings in living rooms with carefully positioned high-fidelity speakers are more comfortable again, […]
jazztimes.com (Wilbert Sostre) 7th November 2010 about Ayako’s new CD “Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg”:
Just a few notes out of Ayako Shirasaki’s piano are enough to realize you are listening to a very special musician. With her amazing combination of feeling, inventiveness and impressive virtuosity, Ayako is one of those musicians that make an […]
“Ayako Shirasaki takes you on a musical journey through a rich musical landscape of time-honored classics interpreted with grace and finesse. Falling Leaves is not your typical solo piano outing, it contains several magical moments listeners will turn to often.”
Eward Blanco for www.ejazznews.com on 19. Oct. 2010.
Please read the full review by clicking here: full […]
- Joel Roberts in AllAboutJazz-New York - September 2010 | No. 101 on page 28.
Click here to go directly to this review in AllAboutJazz-New York (pdf download)
“A former jazz piano prodigy in her native Japan (she transcribed Bud Powell solos at the age of five and was performing regularly at Tokyo jazz clubs by 12), […]
Win my new CD! I’m giving away 3 copies of my new CD “Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg” to subscribers of my free newsletter. If you haven’t done so yet, subscribe to my newsletter at www.ayakoshirasaki.com. Winners will be drawn on the official release date Sept. 7, 2010.
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I’d like to share with you a wonderful experience that I had on June 14th. I performed at the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) awards gala as one of 4 artists. It was my honor to be able to play solo piano in front of a 250+ audience. Click […]
Watch 2 new videos of Ayako Shirasaki:
#1: 4-song medley from jazz piano trio gig at Jazzclub im Stellwerk, Hamburg, Germany recorded on the 16th October 2009.
#2: From an appearance on the BCAT television show “The Sound of Brooklyn”
Like Hiromi, Tokyo native Ayako Shirasaki (who currently resides in New York) was a classically trained prodigy who discovered jazz early (influences include Bud Powell and Art Tatum) and was soon amassing awards. Often playing with grand orchestral flourishes , she’s been praised for her intricate harmonies, strong melodic sense and powerfully rhythmic approach to […]
