Yayoi Ikawa
Piano Jazz at the Arts Club
Monday, October 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm
IN-PERSON* - MEMBERS AND GUEST ONLY $25 SOLD-OUT
LIVESTREAM CONCERT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC $5
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" her main focus...is to reach the listener's soul on a spiritual level" All About Jazz
Born in Tokyo and matured musically in New York, YAYOI IKAWA is immersed in the broad spectrum of Jazz, Hip Hop, Gospel, R&B, Soul, Classical and World music. House pianist in Harlem's Jazz at Shabazz, Yayoi is a veteran of countless collaborations with the most inventive artists of today, including Tyshawn Sorey, Reggie Workman, Michal Urbaniak, Lenny Pickett, Frank Lacy, Lonnie Plaxico, Salim Washington, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. Her film score work was presented at Lincoln Center and she has appeared at jazz festivals in Martinique, Japan, Italy, Haiti, France, Slovenia, Costa Rica and the U.S. Yayoi launched “The Bridge Project” to create musical dialogue between New York and Tokyo musicians, touring Central America through a sponsorship of U.S. Embassy. She received commissions from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, the Modern Music Society of Tokyo, and sculpture David Baumflek. She is music director at First Baptist Church in Piscataway NJ, and on faculty at City College of New York.
Proof of vaccination and masks are required.
This concert is supported by the Embassy of Japan”
This is our 5th year of collaboration with the Embassy and Embassy officials will attend.
Piano Jazz at the Arts Club is produced by Burnett Thompson
Photo: Michael Weintrob
In-person reception with artist Burnett Thompson. Proof of COVID -19 vaccination* is required to attend this event at the request of the artist.
Proof of vaccination can be loaded as an attachment when making a reservation or presented at check-in.
