Kaoru Azuma - Footprints In New York

Size: 137,5 MB
Time: 59:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. High Wire (4:53)
02. Confirmation (5:37)
03. Hana & A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (8:21)
04. Another Yes Or No (7:04)
05. Jungle City New York (4:41)
06. Footprints (5:18)
07. Now's The Time Giant Steps (4:54)
08. Without A Trace (6:32)
09. Along Came Memory (5:23)
10. Turn Out The Stars (6:27)

Kaoru Azuma performed jazz vocal in her hometown of Osaka, Japan. But she realized that to get to the heart of the music, to understand the culture in which it was born and to master the nuances of the language, she had to continue her studies in New York City, the capital of jazz. In 2003, Kaoru enrolled in the jazz studies program at the City College of New York (CUNY), where she became immersed in the study of jazz theory, history, arranging, English diction, improvisation and vocal technique. The melting pot of New York City changed her profoundly; according to Kaoru "it opened my mind and let me know who I am." She discovered herself and had a story to tell through her music.

After receiving her BFA degree from City College, Kaoru began performing in clubs around New York, but the needs of her family have drawn her back to Osaka. The CD, "Footprints in New York," is her dedication and farewell to the city that taught her so much about American jazz.

Footprints In New York

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Kaoru Azuma - Wonderlands (Feat. Phillip Strange)

Size: 155,6 MB
Time: 67:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Alice In Wonderland (7:03)
02. My Foolish Heart (7:53)
03. Four (6:13)
04. What A Wonderful World (7:33)
05. So Nice (4:24)
06. My One And Only Love (6:29)
07. Joy Spring (4:20)
08. Moonlight Serenade (7:09)
09. East Of The Sun (5:09)
10. But Not For Me (6:03)
11. I'll Be Seeing You (4:55)

Kaoru Azuma was born in Osaka, Japan 1977.
She started her professional career during her junior college year in Osaka, Kyoto, and other parts of Japan.
In 2000, she got the one of the prizes of the Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest.
In 2003, she moved to New York to perform and enrolled in the jazz studies program at the City College of New York.
Kaoru’s knowledge and education in music comes from great singers and musicians such as Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan,
Suzanne Pittson, Kate McGarry, Mike Holober and Scott Reeves in New York.
After receiving her BFA degree and the Pro Music Award from City College, Kaoru began performing in clubs such as the 55 bar, the Cornelia Street Café and others while collaborating with New York-based musicians.
In 2006, Kaoru’s 1st CD, The Water Is Wide was released in the U.S. and has had airplay in Belgium and Switzerland.
In 2008, Kaoru’s 2nd CD, Footprints in New York (River East Music 1002, 1003), was released in the U.S. and Japan.
Her selections are primarily compositions associated with the great jazz masters.
Her CD was reviewed and recommended as a Hot New CD for Summer 2009 by Jazz Improv Magazine.
In 2010, Kaoru was selected as a guest vocalist with Japanese All Stars from Kobe City for the French Quarter Jazz Festival in New Orleans, where she performed a series of acclaimed shows.
In 2011, Kaoru was selected as one of the semifinalists for the 10th International Jazz Voices Competition in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
The unit Star In Green with guitarist, Jesse Forest released its 1st album Star In Green (River East Music 1003) in October 2011.
In 2013, Travels (APLS-1305 Apollo Sounds) with co- leader Hitomi Nishiyama, was released.
Throughout she has been known as a remarkable and creative jazz vocalist, composing original music, writing lyrics on re-imagined instrumental tunes, doing free improvisation, and contributing unique arrangements to the jazz canon.

Wonderlands

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