Ms. Matsui originally hails from Tokyo, Japan, where she began playing piano at the age of five. Her earliest influences ranged from Sergei Rachmaninoff to Stevie Wonder...
And it's no wonder, because her eclectic music now spans the genres of smooth jazz, new-age, and jazz fusion.
Over the past several decades, her acclaimed records like A Drop of Water, Cherry Blossom, and Sapphire, have garnered sustained positions on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums and Top Ten Indie Contemporary Jazz Albums. Billboard also rated Ms. Matsui the number three Top Contemporary Jazz Artist.
Recent records like Whisper from the Mirror have reflected a departure from Ms. Matsui's traditional smooth jazz sound, to a more etherial, world beat feel. But in 2005, Walls of Akendora marked a "homecoming" to the smooth jazz sound for which Ms. Matsui is most well known - infused with funk, world rhythms, and Latin influences.
Ms. Matsui has played for President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and raised proceeds for many notable charities including Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, and the United Nations World Food Programme.
On February 12th, 2017, celebrating the week of Valentine's Day, Ms. Matsui will bring big soul to The Rose of Pasadena. She will be joined by adult-contemporary / smooth jazz recording artist and songwriter, Carly Robyn Green, whom AOL Music hailed "the female Michael Buble."
The RosePaseo Colorado, 245 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101
Showtime 7pm
Tickets available at [https://tikly.co/events/1779]
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