ERIKO ISHIHARA QUARTET

We saw " Japan's answer to Diana Krall" !

"Eriko Ishihara’s fluent playing is the perfect foil to her gentle, lyrical vocals. With a bluesy piano style a la Gene Harris and Wynton Kelly, she has a natural gift for timing and phrasing, and great vocal presence. Her latest CD, I Wished On The Moon, will further cement her growing reputation as a musician who’s definitely in the ascendant." said the Colchester arts centre web site.
And it was true! (Well, almost true...).

Anyway she sounds a bit like Astrud Gilberto. We are pleased to say that, although we were so broke that we couldn't buy a cd, I told Eriko that she sounded like Astrud. And that Mr Xeno thought the same. She almost blushed...