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DATE
14 MAR 2010, SUN
TIME
7.30 SOLD OUT
9.30pm
(60mins, no intermission)
9.30pm
(60mins, no intermission)
VENUE
Recital Studio
PRICE
$30*
(Limited concessions for students, NSF and senior citizens at $20*)
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SYNOPSIS
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"[An] outstanding pianist. First of all, his technique is extraordinary. And secondly, there isn't an ounce of waste to his performance. It is a wonderful thing to be able to express oneself to the audience with such clarity." – Oscar Peterson (on Makoto Ozone)
There is a certain something buried deep in us that Makoto Ozone manages to connect with through his music. For whether he’s muscling through a reinvented Gershwin concerto, flying through the arpeggios in buoyant stride, luxuriating in a bolero rhythm, or making his piano sing a sparse, introspective jazz ballad, his articulate, sensitive playing takes us to a place within where labels like “classical” and “jazz” don’t matter, and music is a balm.
There is a certain something buried deep in us that Makoto Ozone manages to connect with through his music. For whether he’s muscling through a reinvented Gershwin concerto, flying through the arpeggios in buoyant stride, luxuriating in a bolero rhythm, or making his piano sing a sparse, introspective jazz ballad, his articulate, sensitive playing takes us to a place within where labels like “classical” and “jazz” don’t matter, and music is a balm.
Award-winning pianist Makoto Ozone may have been nominated as 2003’s “Best Classical Crossover” artist at the Grammy®’s, but “crossover” is hardly a suitable description, for he doesn’t as much “cross over” from jazz to classical as he absorbs and integrates both styles to create rich and varied material that is fresh, deliberate and genuine.
In his masterful hands, a brooding Rachmaninov piece takes on a Latin suppleness and sensuality, his own Improvisation #1-#6 bring the art of improvisation back to the classical approach, and Piazzolla’s Laura’s Dream runs seamlessly from tango into a myriad of different styles with grace… Everything, whether inspired by ragtime, the music of the romantic era or free jazz, is cleanly delivered with multiple colours and emotions, connecting directly with the listener.
In his masterful hands, a brooding Rachmaninov piece takes on a Latin suppleness and sensuality, his own Improvisation #1-#6 bring the art of improvisation back to the classical approach, and Piazzolla’s Laura’s Dream runs seamlessly from tango into a myriad of different styles with grace… Everything, whether inspired by ragtime, the music of the romantic era or free jazz, is cleanly delivered with multiple colours and emotions, connecting directly with the listener.
A jazz piano child prodigy from Kobe in the 60s, Makoto honed his jazz chops further at USA’s Berklee College of Music. His discovery by famous vibraphonist Gary Burton led to Grammy®-winning collaborations, worldwide performances, 20 acclaimed albums and collaborative recordings with not only Burton, but a plethora of artists from the USA and his home base in Japan including the late pianist Michel Petrucciani, vocalist Kimiko Ito, Makoto’s own big band No Name Horses and his Makoto Ozone Trio, Paquito D’Rivera, Katsumi Watanabe and Marc Johnson. In recent years, Makoto has turned his focus to classical music and he currently performs several concerts each year, playing with symphony orchestras, combining his skills in jazz and classical music to standing ovation.
Now, hear him play, solo, with virtuosity, clarity and a keen sensitivity, 20th century music that will seem to speak to you.
Now, hear him play, solo, with virtuosity, clarity and a keen sensitivity, 20th century music that will seem to speak to you.
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