The destruction of Earth, the only true kingdom we humans have; the committal of a friend to a psychiatric hospital; the heroin-death of her unknown neighbour: Yumi Ito weaves into her music stories about society – stories that matter, regardless of how large or small, how bright or dark they are. The sound is equally diverse and presents itself as an amalgam of several styles. What might seem tricky, really isn’t: the musician, composer, producer and arranger with Japanese and Polish roots expertly navigates a clear stylistic path, based on hundreds of hours of practice. Like a Zen master she observes, classifies and writes down events from a distance – precise, concentrated and wise....
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The destruction of Earth, the only true kingdom we humans have; the committal of a friend to a psychiatric hospital; the heroin-death of her unknown neighbour: Yumi Ito weaves into her music stories about society – stories that matter, regardless of how large or small, how bright or dark they are. The sound is equally diverse and presents itself as an amalgam of several styles. What might seem tricky, really isn’t: the musician, composer, producer and arranger with Japanese and Polish roots expertly navigates a clear stylistic path, based on hundreds of hours of practice. Like a Zen master she observes, classifies and writes down events from a distance – precise, concentrated and wise.
Yumi Ito lives and works in Basel, performs regularly all around the world and has shared the stage with artists such as Al Jarreau, Becca Stevens, Nils Petter Molvaer and Mark Turner. Her own art includes jazz, art-pop, electronica, free improvisation and neo-classical music, flexibly performable from solo to orchestra, while - of course - always telling a story.
“Ito presents an entire spectrum of vocal abilities, which includes recitation, singing lyrics, improvising using vocalese, etc. All tastefully and masterfully executed with great respect to the entire framework of her compositions and the vocal tradition, which is truly cross-genre, but always perfectly aesthetically rounded.” – Adam Baruch, Polish Jazz
Yumi Ito, vocals, pianoKuba Dworak, bassIago Fernandez, drums
Tickets €35/29 + booking fee (from. €1,50 ), Lippu.fiDuration appr. 1h 15min, no intermission
Laulaja, pianisti, säveltäjä, tuottaja ja sovittaja Yumi Ito kutoo kiehtovia tarinoita yhteiskunnasta – pienistä tai suurista, synkistä tai iloisista, yhtä lailla merkittävistä aiheista. Hänen musiikkinsa sekoittaa sujuvasti art-pop laulelmia jazzimprovisaatioon. Persoonallisen vangitsevassa äänessä voi myös kuulla kaikuja Björkiltä ja Joni Mitchelliltä. Japanilais-puolalainen artisti asuu Sveitsin Baselissa ja esiintyy säännöllisesti ympäri maailmaa samoilla lavoilla muiden muassa Al Jarreaun, Becca Stevensin ja Nils Petter Molvaerin kanssa. Yumi Ito esiintyy ensi kertaa Suomessa uuden Ysla-albuminsa siivittämänä.
"Ito presents an entire spectrum of vocal abilities, which includes recitation, singing lyrics, improvising using vocalese, etc. All tastefully and masterly executed with great respect to the entire framework of her compositions and the vocal tradition, which is truly cross-genre, but always perfectly aesthetically rounded.” – Adam Baruch, Polish Jazz
Yumi Ito, laulu, pianoKuba Dworak, bassoIago Fernandez, rummut
Liput 35/29 € + tilausmaksut (alk. 1,50 €), Lippu.fiKesto n. 1h 15min, ei väliaikaa
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