Ai Kuwabara Trio at Club Bonafide

Japanese jazz phenom and award-winning pianist, Ai Kuwabara just finished up her new album with legendary musicians Steve Gadd and Will Lee, titled 'Somehow, Someday, Somewhere.' She'll be returning to NYC with her trio on Friday, June 9th to perform some of the new material that's got Japan raving about her.

Stream the album preview: http://bit.ly/AiNewMusic

The new album has taken Japan by storm, garnering her the cover of Jazz Japan, the biggest jazz magazine in the country. She has received praise from the music community, including a vote from one of the most respected music critics in Japan, Ms. Reiko Yuwaka. Yuwaka, more widely known as one of the only two Japanese critics to have interviewed the Beatles, says that Ai is “one of the few Japanese musicians who can play anywhere in the world and be celebrated.”...

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Japanese jazz phenom and award-winning pianist, Ai Kuwabara just finished up her new album with legendary musicians Steve Gadd and Will Lee, titled 'Somehow, Someday, Somewhere.' She'll be returning to NYC with her trio on Friday, June 9th to perform some of the new material that's got Japan raving about her.

Stream the album preview: http://bit.ly/AiNewMusic

The new album has taken Japan by storm, garnering her the cover of Jazz Japan, the biggest jazz magazine in the country. She has received praise from the music community, including a vote from one of the most respected music critics in Japan, Ms. Reiko Yuwaka. Yuwaka, more widely known as one of the only two Japanese critics to have interviewed the Beatles, says that Ai is “one of the few Japanese musicians who can play anywhere in the world and be celebrated.”

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"Ai Kuwabara is one of the bright new rising stars in Japanese jazz," - Japan Times

"With speed and seeming ease, she can remind you of Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Chick Corea, often at the same time," - The Denver Post

"...interesting, engaging, exciting music. On the edge, just a touch," - KUVO Jazz

"Her music is stately, solid, and inspiring," - Nikkei Review

"..Sublime," - The Northern Light

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