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DUETS Till Now, From Here

Yukari Sekiya

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As a duo, we can closely feel each other's inner voice

Important that I've cherished till now

A with eight musicians



Long-awaited new release by pianist Yukari Sekiya, deepening the sound of pauses and swells.Duo with 8 unique musicians, 16 pieces in total

Pianist Yukari Sekiya's long-awaited first leader album in 14 years is a set of two duo albums with eight musicians with whom she has been working together in recent years.Disc 1 Till Now "Until Now" and Disc 2 From Here "From Here ", a total of 16 original compositions ranging from improvisational takes on simple motifs, to delicately sound-structured addictive songs, to melodically enveloping ballads, encompassing 20 years of activity. Recorded in May 2024 at the Spinning Mill, a historical building in Sakai, Osaka. The result is a large space with high ceilings and plenty of airy resonance. The album brings together eight highly sensitive musicians active in the jazz and improvisation scene, including Taiichi Mimura (ss, ts), who is also an Ornette Coleman scholar; Yuzumi Tanimukai (vo), with her unwavering expressiveness; Michihiro Morisada (b), a leading figure in free improvisation; and Shuya Morishita (gt), who has an introspective ensemble sense. The cover is an abstract painting by Yuka Iwase.

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  • Yukari Sekiya

    Yukari Sekiya pianist / composer Born in Osaka. She is a musician with a unique performance style that utilizes swells and pauses who creates vivid original songs that practically sing themselves. She started piano at 4 and at 17 made her live performance debut at her brothers bands concert who plays the electric bass She studied jazz at Osaka Junior College of Music and started performing while in college. After graduating at the top of her class she committed to Paul Blay music and shifted her career to free improvisation and composing. In 2004 she released her first mini-album a sunset glow with full original songs as a piano trio. In 2008 she provided a song to a video artist Mr. Izuru Mizutani for his workshop. In 2009 she joined a Russian tour as a member of Melon All Stars a music performers collective led by Michihiro Morisada (b). Performed at Olkhon Festa 2009 at Lake Baikal. In 2010 she formed the Yukari Sekia Orchestra In 2011 she released an album It is an ordinary love and...nationwide as her own group Yukari Sekiya trio with Yuko Tanaka (a.k.a. Sekichu). In 2013 she won the Grand Prix at Kaga Onsenkyo Fest 2013 as Sekichu and performed on the main stage. In 2020 she started her solo improvisation project Out of the Window from her home studio which includes improvisation and landscape. In 2023 she started a unit sepia avaruutta with Suomi Morishita (gt). In 2024 she had a successful first duo performance with a Polish sax player Adam Pierończyk. She also started a piano trio with Megumi Otsuka (b) and Hiro Omori (ds) and a group Quantum Standard Quartet which is co-led by Rabito Arimoto (tp. bcl). Currently she works nationwide focusing on seamlessly connecting and deepening improvisation and composition the abstract and the concrete. She often collaborates across genres with musicians and performers such as dancers and painters both from Japan and overseas and is adored by fans in various fields as music that shakes your emotions. She is a part time lecturer with Osaka College of Musics Jazz Department. In the spring of 2025 she released a double album featuring duos with eight musicians DUETS Till Now From Here. 

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