great cutting and pasting from kishino.net...
anyhow, i know yoshiko. she's v cool and plays in the tradition of her heroes bill evans and hank jones.
it's her writing, however, that i really dig. she pens very pastoral explorations for pockets of improvisation that are so listenable. if you're after hell bent at all costs playing a la jason moran, she ain't it (although she can hold her own; that's just not her game). if you're interested in the proverbial less is more, do check her out. she plays with her own japansese trio and the best of american musicians such as michael brecker, paul motian, and eddie gomez. you are so beautiful is stone cold choice...
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