Ayumi Tanaka

Japanese pianist and composer (born 1986)

Ayumi Tanaka
Ayumi Tanaka performing in 2018
Background information
Born	1986
Origin	Japan
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Piano

Website	https://www.ayumitanakamusic.com

Musical artist

Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986) is a Japanese pianist and composer, known for numerous albums with Norwegian and international jazz musicians.^[1]^[2]

Education

Tanaka moved to Norway in 2011, and got her education at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, where she finished her master's degree as a performing jazz musician, after studies with Misha Alperin, Ivar Antonsen, Helge Lien and others.

Career

Tanaka is acclaimed for her own trio with the bass player Christian Meaas Svendsen and the drummer Per Oddvar Johansen.^[3]^[1]^[2] The group released their debut album Memento in January 2016.^[1]^[2]^[3] With the trio Tanaka/Lindvall/Wallumrød, with Johan Lindvall and Christian Wallumrød, she released the album 3 Pianos i 2016. She has also recorded with Nakama, Mongrel, and with Thomas Strønen's acclaimed Time is A blind Guide on ECM.

Discography

As band leader

Ayumi Tanaka Trio with Christian Meaas Svendsen and Per Oddvar Johansen

2016: Memento (AMP Music & Records)

Tanaka/Lindvall/Wallumrød with Johan Lindvall and Christian Wallumrød

2016: 3 pianos (Nakama Records)

Collaborations

With Thomas Strønen's Time is A blind Guide

2018: Lucus (ECM)

With Nakama

2015: Before The Storm (Nakama Records)
2016:Grand line (Nakama Records)
2016:Most Intimate (Nakama Records)
2017:Worst Generation (Nakama Records)

With Mongrel

2016: Thick As Thieves (Losen Records)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ayumi Tanaka Trio". JazzEvidence.no. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ayumi Tanaka Trio (JP/N)". Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
^ ^a ^b "Ayumi Tanaka Trio". OsloJazzforum.no. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2015-05-31.