It’s hard to believe this month’s show marks the close of two years of world-class jazz brought to you by Jazz at the Twelve. Paul, Andy, and Larry want to thank the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, but most of all we want to thank you, our audience, for your continued support of our efforts to bring you the best jazz in the Desert.
Great things are happening at Jazz at the Twelve. If you haven’t seen Fantasy Springs newly redesigned website, please check it out at fantasyspringsresort.com. Click on entertainment and you will find a link to upcoming events at Jazz at the Twelve. We are so honored to be part of the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino family of musicians....
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It’s hard to believe this month’s show marks the close of two years of world-class jazz brought to you by Jazz at the Twelve. Paul, Andy, and Larry want to thank the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, but most of all we want to thank you, our audience, for your continued support of our efforts to bring you the best jazz in the Desert.
Great things are happening at Jazz at the Twelve. If you haven’t seen Fantasy Springs newly redesigned website, please check it out at fantasyspringsresort.com. Click on entertainment and you will find a link to upcoming events at Jazz at the Twelve. We are so honored to be part of the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino family of musicians.
This month we are proud to host the incredible piano stylings of Yuko Mabuchi. Yuko started playing classical piano at the age of four in her hometown of Fukui, Japan. As a teenager, she was fascinated by American R&B, Hip-Hop, and Blues. After hearing the music of Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock she fell in love with Jazz, and after highschool, she entered the AN Music School in Kyoto to study jazz piano under Kunihiro Kameda. After graduating from the conservatory, she began performing locally as a soloist, and as a member of a local jazz trio.
In 2010, Yuko arrived in Los Angeles to study at the Music Performance Academy in Alhambra, CA. While studying in LA she had the opportunity to showcase her talent at some of LA’s top venues, including the Catalina Jazz Bar, Downtown Biltmore Hotel, and the Pasadena Levitt Pavilion Concert Series.
Yuko recorded her first CD entitled “Waves” (Vista Records, 2011) which was a collection of original compositions. Returning to Japan in 2013, she performed with her trio at the Jazz Spot J Shinjuku in Tokyo, the Fukui Jazz Festival, Osaka/Neyagawa Jazz Convention ’14, Mokkiriya and Riverside in Kanazawa and appeared monthly as a soloist at Keio Plaza, Tokyo.
After returning to the US to record “My Life” (Vista Records, 2014) her second collection of original compositions, she has developed a reputation as a “virtuoso pianist who is extremely entertaining and exciting to watch.” “My Life” features Latin Jazz great, flutist Justo Almario and Smooth Jazz saxophonist Andre Delano.
Her most recent project, “The Yuko Mabuchi Trio” (Yarlung Records, 2017) was recorded LIVE at the Brain and Creativity Institute’s Cammilleri Hall (USC) and is being released on vinyl record, as well as CD. This project features Del Atkins on bass and Bob Breton on drums: and is being followed up by a fourth project, “Tribute To Miles,” set for release (Yarlung Records, 2019).
Joining Yuko will be Larry Holloway on bass and Andy Fraga on drums, and Paul MacKey will be hosting the show and singing a few songs for you too.
A big shout out to our media sponsor, 107.3 Mod FM. Jeff Wolf and the Mod FM team have been with us from the beginning. If you’re looking for great music, look no further than 107.3 on your radio dial.
See you on the 24th.
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