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"prose-op.2" is a piano piece delicately depicting the fleeting nature of life. It allows listeners to forget the noise of everyday life and explore inner peace and the depths of emotion.

The simple yet beautiful piano tones intricately portray the life cycle of a flower. They capture the delicate moment of a flower's bloom, its peak of beauty, and the slow process of withering, with unpredictable musical developments reflecting the beauty and transience of life.

Each note evokes the elegance and ephemeral nature of life, reminiscent of petals opening and closing. The anxious harmonies and hidden beautiful melodies within them depict complex layers of emotion lurking within beauty.

It invokes deep empathy in listeners, reminiscent of the joy and simultaneous melancholy felt while gazing at beautiful flowers, leaving a quiet aftertaste.

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prose-op.2

iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 10 • 28 Dec 2023 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Bermuda • TOP 127 • 3 Feb 2024

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prose-op.2

Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 31 Jan 2024 Spotify • Best New Music: DIGLE SOUND • 9 Jan 2024

Artist Profile

  • misaki umei

    Born in 2002 in Hyogo, Japan, she began playing piano at the age of four, followed by Electone and composition at six. A series of awards in national piano and Electone competitions led her to pursue formal studies, graduating from Tokyo College of Music with a degree in composition. In 2021, she released an album with her own trio, Misaki Umei Trio, and performed at the prestigious COTTON CLUB in Tokyo. Her solo project launched in 2023, marking the beginning of a new creative chapter. She has performed and recorded with a wide range of acclaimed artists, including Hiromi Uehara, Kendrick Scott, Masaki Hayashi, Takashi Niigaki, Eiko Ishibashi, Ohzora Kimishima, Aina The End, Kayoko Yoshizawa, and Yukkyun. In February 2025, she was selected as a member of Geordie Greep's (of Black Midi) Japan tour. In April, she also joined percussionist Shun Ishiwaka's recital as a featured performer. That same year, she was named one of Rolling Stone Japan's 25 Artists Shaping the Future of Music. While gaining recognition as a leading voice in Japan's new wave of jazz pianists, she also explores genre-crossing projects such as haruyoi with Saka Kanno and °pbdb with Fuki Kitamura, attracting attention for her seamless and forward-thinking musical activities. Her latest single, Tear.:*+, dropped in June, and her debut solo album, Asleep Above Creatures, is set to be released on July 30, 2025. Long Interview: A 22-Year-Old Whose First Language is Piano is on a Borderless Journey https://niewmedia.com/specials/misakiumei

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