Naoko Terai

Naoko Terai ( Japanese 寺 井 尚 子 , Terai Naoko ; born May 1, 1967 ) is a Japanese jazz violinist .

Live and act

Naoko Terai studied violin from the age of four and began working on the Japanese jazz scene in the 1990s. In 1995 she worked on the album Things Unseen by pianist Kenny Barron ; In 2000 she was named Newcomer of the Year by Swing Journal . Since then she has played a. a. with Herbie Hancock , Wayne Shorter , Michael Brecker . In 1996 she presented her debut album Thinking of You ; her third album Princess T was produced by Lee Ritenour . In All For You worked (2005) Richard Galliano with guest musicians. Terai, who works with her own quartet consisting of Naoki Kitajima (piano), Kunio Tanaami (bass) and Go Nakazawa (drums), performed with Richard Galliano at the Paris exhibition Jazz en Japon in 2012 .

Discographic notes

• Thinking of You (1998)
• Pure Moment (1999)
• Naoko Live (2001)
• Anthem (2003)
• The Best Of Naoko Terai (2003)
• Jealousy (2007)
• Petite Fleur Amapola (Somethin 'Else, 2008)
• Limelight (2011)
• Very Cool (2014)
• Hot Jazz ... And Libertango (2015)
• The Standard (2017)
• The Standard II (2018)
• The Best Of Naoko Terai (Remastered - 2018)

Web links

• Web presence
• プ レ イ リ ス ト か ら 新 た な 音 楽 を 発 見 す る (Musicshelf, Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tokyo Jazz
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