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Eri Yamamoto Trio With Choral Chameleon at Main Studio

Courtesy of Nicole Belmont | Posted on September 20, 2018

Where

Main Studio
551 Grand Street
New York, NY
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Eri Yamamoto Trio With Choral Chameleon at Main Studio

When

Sat, November 17, 2018
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Choral Chameleon
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

Traditional Japan meets modern New York City - in a joyful meeting of musical cultures. From the mind of composer and celebrated jazz pianist Eri Yamamoto
Brought to life by Eri Yamamoto Trio and award-winning choir Choral Chameleon.

Eri Yamamoto has created an epic evening-length and unique choral experience - Goshu Ondo Suite – which reimagines a centuries-old, revered Japanese tradition through the lenses of both jazz and choral music.

The Ondo is a Japanese song form with a distinctive swing feel to it. Goshu Ondo Suite, inspired by a version of the song from Shiga prefecture, however, breaks all the rules in true chameleon fashion. Yamamoto takes it a step further and weaves interjections of her stupendous jazz piano trio into the mix to bring a modern, urban bustle which perfectly mixes the old with the new and the spiritual with the secular....

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