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Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi, keyboards, b. Niigata, Japan, 23 March 1948. Started piano in elementary school, but after hearing the Jazz Messengers in high school he began studying jazz. In college he made his pro debut with the Samurai, and toured Europe. He became the house pianist at Misty in 1974, the same year his debut recording Midnight Sugar came out on Three Blind Mice. He performed at Montreux in 1979 and performed at festivals and on TV. He performs primarily in trio formats. .

There are 2 Bands known as Yamamoto: 1) Yamamoto is a beautiful duo from Tijuana who puts out the finest no-fi pop currently available in Mexico. They've been around in the borderline noise and Kleenex pop scene since the mid nineties, and it isn't until now that we can hear them in one single piece. This is Supereit's alter-ego in love. 2) Yamamoto is a 5 piece keyboard-pop band from Australia who formed in 1997. Their first EP was released in 1999 titled Racing Club & A second EP in December 2000 titled Research with the hit song Athletico which...

Imagine listening to a piano trio, alone in the middle of the night as you sip your favourite drink. Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio offers just such a mood. Yamamoto is highly musical and his expressions natural. Neither overly technical nor overly serious, and his performance is relaxed and melodious. This album is his second, after the debut "Midnight Sugar" (TBM XR 0023). The same closely-knit trio plays here, with Isoo Fukui on bass and Tetsujiro Obara on drums. Tsuyoshi Yamamoto was born on 23rd March 1946. He started to play the piano when he was in primary school. In junior high...

Ai Yamamoto has been producing abstract videos and sound works since 2000. Ai’s works are often created in computer environments and could be described as electronic based, abstract and melodic. Ai has been performing in Australia since 2000. Throughout 2000 + 2001 Ai focused more on making audio work. Since 2001 she also moved into video work and developed a strong interest in the relationship between audio and video. In addition, she is in the improvisation group called Denki Jam . There are four other people (Cornel Wilzac-Qua, Cailan Burns –Pretty Boy Cross over, Mark Harwood, and Philip Patracica) by...

Since moving to the United States in 1995, Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said, “My hat's off to her… already she's found her own voice.” Eri was born in Osaka, Japan, and began playing classical piano at age three. She started composing when only eight years old, and studied voice, viola, and composition through her high school and college years. In 1995, she visited New York for the first time, and by chance heard Tommy Flanagan performing. She was so inspired by her first...