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Erika Matsuo Sextet at Blue Note New York

Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on October 20, 2018

Where

Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592

When

Sun, November 25, 2018
1:30 pm

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EAST MEETS WEST BRUNCH: ERIKA MATSUO SEXTET -AUTUMN REFLECTIONS-


**Price includes brunch, music and a drink.**


New York-based, Japanese jazz vocalist, Erika Matsuo, burst on to the international jazz scene in 2010 with her self-produced album, "Obsession" (ErikaJazz), a sensual sojourn through American, Brazilian and original songs, which was hailed by All About Jazz as "a promising debut, beautifully produced and finely performed." She had previously self-produced a single, "Close My Eyes" (ErikaJazz) in 2007.

A protege of the great Sheila Jordan, Erika studied classical piano as a child and, in her late teens, joined an all-girl rock group, the Tear Drops, which won first prize in the Yamaha Teen Music Festival in May 1994. A chance meeting with jazz pianist Yusuke Hirado, led to her being invited to record and perform in New York as lead singer with his band. It was the beginning of her love affair with New York. Erika soon relocated, studying for a BFA in jazz voice at the City College of New York and immersing herself in the city's jazz scene - exploring everything from straight ahead to Brazilian jazz....

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