Trumpet player Shutaro Matsui has been gaining attention as a rising star in the jazz world. Her debut album "Steps of the Blue," recorded at the young age of 22, is receiving a great response, including the Music Pen Club Music Award New Artist Award. In her second album, Danse Macabre, produced by her mentor Makoto Ozone, and recorded in New York, consists mainly of her own compositions. She is accompanied by some of the world’s most talented musicians, including Jonathan Blake, known as the pinnacle of modern jazz drumming! Her overwhelming musicality and natural jazz spirit have inspired a passionate sympathy among the members, resulting in a spectacular session of high concentration. This is the birth of the album that will attract the most attention in the jazz world in 2024!
Born in 1999, she graduated with honors from the Kunitachi College of Music, majoring in jazz. She received the Yatabe Award. She majored in classical music in high school and played trumpet with the Japan Mozart Youth Orchestra. Upon entering university, she switched to jazz and studied under Makoto Ozone, Eric Miyashiro, and Akira Okumura orientation. While still a student, she began her professional career, performing her own jazz concerts and participating in the BLUE NOTE TOKYO ALL STAR JAZZ ORCHESTRA. In addition to her solo performances, she has also performed classical concerts with orchestras and wind orchestras, toured with brass ensembles, participated in Makoto Ozone's No Name Horses, performed the music of Kenshi Yonezu, and toured with King Gnu. Her multi-faceted talents have garnered attention for their transcending genres. She has also been featured in the media, including on TV Asahi's "Untitled Concert" and MBS/TBS's "Jonetsu Tairiku," garnering a lot of attention.
To date, she has released the albums "STEPS OF THE BLUE" (2023), "DANSE MACABRE" (2024), and "FRAGMENTS - CONCERT HALL LIVE 2025" (October 2025).
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