TOKYO, November 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Medieval Spanish music, and Ladino especially, have piqued Yayoi Okaniwa's interest since her graduation from the prestigious Kunitachi Music College in Tokyo.
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After graduating, Okaniwa performed as a soloist in numerous vocal and instrumental ensembles of both baroque & medieval music and became acquainted with traditional Jewish music. Eventually the particular style of Sephardic Jewish music, Ladino, led her to explore and search for a deeper understanding of the genre. Along with percussionist Masatoshi Kainuma, she recorded the only recording in Japan for this style of music, performed by Japanese musicians.
Recently, Yayoi Okaniwa attended a program supported by Bar Ilan University and started studying Ladino culture and language in Israel.
An active jazz pianist and composer, Gilad Chatsav has released 4 albums as band leader and is the Israeli ambassador for UNESCO's International Jazz Day yearly project in Israel. Gilad's natural interest in combining styles led to a unique project with Yayoi Okaniwa. Okaniwa and Chatsav met in Tel Aviv.
Soon after, both of them started to share their vision about collaborating and making the current project, where Sephardic music meets Gilad Chatsav's jazz arrangements for trio and vocal ensemble.
The result is a unique blend of sounds of Middle Eastern and Ladino music (traditional Jewish Sephardic songs from Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria); including splashes of Israeli, traditional jazz and Brazilian music.
The two will perform from 19-23 November across Tokyo with a mixed program of Gilad's pieces along a program of arrangements written for Ladino melodies and jazz harmonies "Ladino-Jazz", arranged by pianist Gilad Chatsav.
Toru Nishijima - Double bass
Yayoi Okaniwa - Voice, Oud
Gilad Chatsav - Piano
Masatoshi Kainuma - Kanun,percussion, drums
Facebook event for all shows here
Japan tour 19th-23rd November 2015
19/11/2015 Gilad Chatsav Trio (original tunes)
Knob | Roppongi,Tokyo | 19:00 | site | Google maps
20/11/2015 Ladino-Jazz with singer Yayoi Okaniwa
Com.cafe Otokura Shimokitazawa Tokyo | 19:00 | FB
21/11/2015 | Ladino - Jazz with singer Yayoi Okaniwa
Epinard Ōiso, Kanagawa,Tokyo | 19:00
22/11/2015 Gilad Chatsav Piano solo - compositions &arrangements
Absolute Blue, Tokyo | 19:00
23/11/2015 Gilad Chatsav opens for Knob's Jam session
Roppongi, Tokyo | 19:00 | site | Google maps
Contact Gilad
http://www.giladchatsav.com
Contact Yayoi
For booking & info
Youtube: https://goo.gl/jSh8hy
Mail: giladmusicATgmail.com
Skype ID giladmusic
phone +972-504774664
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