With Yuko’s debut album ‘Verde’, she expresses her absolute love of both Brazilian and contemporary jazz music with a Japanese influence. After a successful tour performing at renowned jazz clubs in Brazil and Japan, she celebrates the highlight of her UK dates at Soho's PizzaExpress Jazz Club. Her interpretations are full of improvisation, with musical shades of light and colour in a minimalistic and playful style.She is inspired by the Japanese philosophy, "wabi sabi" which is the pursuit of embracing both the imperfection and transience of life and she believes that this flows through her music. Yuko's music will include her own vivid interpretations of compositions by era-defining Brazilian artists such as: Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti and Ivan Lins, as well as some of her own co-written originals.

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