Irma Yamaguchi

MY NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!! Available at CDBaby.com "TRUE HAPPINESS - Between CHOPIN and JOBIM, Composes,Plays and Sings" (featuring my own classical piano solo works) http://cdbaby.com/cd/irmayamaguchi2 Feel free to visit my online shop where you can buy my CD or you can listen to sample clips of my compositions!!! ----------------------------------------------------- Irma Yamaguchi (composer,arranger,pianist,novelist,vocalist) !!!Música com Coração Aberto!!! At ANY SITUATIONS and A PLACE, all over the world, using several different languages at the same time, recognizing cultural differences of each races, to keep the STRONG HEART with FLEXIBLE VIEW. to be CALM and NATURAL, just the way I am. ...This is one of MY GOAL, as a human and a composer. The only one thing I can do now is, to do my best, studying about HUMANS and MUSIC, thinking well, always holding the gratitude to God in my heart. every day. == Irma Yamaguchi Bio == MULTI-GIFTED COMPOSER, Irma Yamaguchi has successfully built "HER GRAND UNIVERSE" with a very distinctive style of expression. Because of her unusual and interesting background, her sound world has evolved into a unique combination of music and culture. Irma's influences include Romanticism in the 19th century, Piano Music,Italian Opera, Italian language, Brazilian classical music and MPB. Roberto Menescal,Oscal Castro Neves,Christos Hatzis,Zeca Pagodinho and many other mentors have admired her talent,composing,arranging,playing and singing. Through her really original approach,she has bridged the gap between classical and popular music with her innovative blending of world cultures. She has realized that compositions of great composers of the past is not always accessible for people in the modern era. She feels it's her mission to introduce a new interpretation to classical music FOR THE LISTENERS OF TODAY,with contemporary rhythms and musical feelings. Born in Tokyo. Her father was an expert singer. Her mother was a painter and also a dress designer. Her uncle is a researcher of classical music. At a very early age, she noticed the worth of the art of Frédéric Chopin, Maria Callas and Luchino Visconti and started her musical studies. She sang in the church choir as a soloist for nine years. Her professional music career began as a pianist and a composer at ballet companies. At the same time, she sang in some musicals acting in the main roles. After a while, she was invited to join a professional jazz band and won several prizes. Since she had been always searching her own music, traveling, living and learning all over the world more than fourty countries. In 2005, a first-line drummer and producer Teo Lima, who worked with Antonio Carlos Jobim,Dionne Warwick,Sergio Mendes,Caetano Veloso,Ivan Lins and many others, found out extraordinary talent of Irma.He produced her debut album "Voz e Piano - Bossa Mediterrânea NUOVA" released in 2007.with all his might, to get abroad her music all over the world. In 2007, she made her world debut and started to perform in concerts around the world. In 2007, her composition named "Per Dove?" (TRACK #14 of her debut album"Voz e Piano - Bossa Mediterrânea NUOVA" / Available at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com and iTunes)were recognized as Honorable Mentions at Unisong International Contest,in USA. In 2009,her composition named "Bossa Nova Canta"(TRACK #11 of her debut album "Voz e Piano" - Bossa Mediterrânea NUOVA" / Available at CDBaby.com,Amazon.com and iTunes) were recognized as Top Finalists at Unisong International Contest,in USA. Since 2008, she has concentrated on composing, especially CLASSICAL PIANO SOLO WORKS. Since 2010,she has focused more on composing and performing her own CLASSICAL PIANO WORKS. In 2011, her album " TRUE HAPPINESS - Between CHOPIN and JOBIM,Composes,Plays and Sings" has been released.(Available at CDBaby.com) --- Irma Yamaguchi would like to share with many people THE TIME TO SMILE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THEIR HEARTS, feeling the greatest love of European classical music, the Mediterranean culture, Brazil's musical identity and the way of Cariocas(residents of Rio de Janeiro), LIVING WITH CALMNESS,enthusiasm, BREATHING AND PHRASING NATURALLY. === Influences === Classical Music, Brazilian Music(Bossa Nova,MPB,Samba de Rio de Janeiro,Brazilian Classical Music), Italian Music(Opera,Canzone,Pop Music,Film Music and Folklore),Many kinds of other European Music (Pop and Film Music),Jazz and American Show Tunes,Other World Music(African,Arabian Pop,Hungarian Folklore,Music of Israel, Indian Pop,etc...) "BUT,IN FACT,THE GREATEST INFLUENCES FOR MY MUSIC COME FROM HUMANS AND ALL LIFE ON EARTH. I'VE MET UNTIL NOW.For example,parents,husband,friends,mentors,wild birds,dogs,trees,flowers and so on.MUSIC IS BASED ON YOUR LIFE STYLE, THE WAY OF THINKING AND YOUR TRUE SOUL,as you know. I love all kinds of music natural and manmade,including the call of birds,the sound of waves,the rustling of tree branches, shining sun and the sound of the blowing sand on the beach." (Irma Yamaguchi) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to visit my online shop where you can buy my CDs or you can listen to sample clips of my compositions!!! my latest CD "TRUE HAPPINESS - Between CHOPIN and JOBIM,Composes,Plays and Sings" (featuring my own classical piano solo works) http://cdbaby.com/cd/irmayamaguchi2 my CD "Voz e Piano - Bossa Mediterrânea NUOVA" (featuring my compositions and arrangements, focused on MPB) http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/irma/ more info: http://www.facebook.com/IrmaYamaguchiMusicFanPage/ (Please visit and click "Like" button!) ..