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 […]

Renaissance meets Jazz

Capella de la Torre, conductor Catherine Bäuml
Mathias Claus - Jazz Piano
PiTTi Hecht - Percussions

Brunswick City Market, in the old town hall, Dornse
Friday 5 MARCH 2010, 7.30 pm

Renaissance meets Jazz - innovation and improvisation in music. An unusual way for early-music ensembles: Old and […]

“Mathias Claus was the first to take the stage performing on the Steinway Model D Grand Piano where he opened the short set with an especially charged original piece in “Hymn For The Lost Souls,” attacking the keys with blazing speed and shifting the mood in the end to finish on the light side to […]

“Ayako Shirasaki added the final touches to an evening of piano virtuoso expression with an exceptionally playful yet respectful interpretation of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Con Alma” then turning in a charming performance on the classical-waltz standard “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
For the finale piece of the set and concert, the lady challenges herself on a complicated […]