There in the rain something life-changing is taking place. Yes, it is raining, literally flowing, but that’s not what this is about. Then out of the gray day comes an exhilarating, rapid change. “Remember the Rainy Day” is not only an excellent financial advise, but a superb Solo Piano piece! When it comes to bare, honest, and delicate compositions, Masako is on par with George Winston, David Lanz, and Liz Story. When it is over, you cannot believe that the piece is only 3 minutes and 11 seconds long. It is a breathtakingly, beautiful tableau. The slow melody seems to develop organically, as natural as the waves and the wind. It is as if Masako has taken her piano – and Jeff Oster his flugelhorn – to the beach. Before our inner eye, we can see incredible flowers, first hidden, then growing and blooming, every flower a tiny miracle. Here we get an introduction to three of the talented artists who participate on the album Premik Russell Tubbs on wind synth, Eugene Friesen on cello, and percussion by Jeff Haynes. If this were the opening track on “a billion streams playlist” on Spotify or Pandora, there would be one billion happy listeners too.Īfter such a grand opening, “Age of Flowers” gives time to contemplate. It is the kind of piece that every Solo Piano artists dream of composing light and delicate, yet rich and filled to the brim with emotions. “Harajuku Memoir” is, in many ways, a perfect album opener. “Harajuku Memoir” takes the listener down memory lane, to the colorful Harajuku district in Tokyo – or to a place that is dear to you. Masako doesn’t need more than eight chords to establish the atmosphere that shapes and illuminates “Hidden Flowers”. She has since released the albums “ Call of the Mountains, (2013), “ Piano Sanctuary” (2017), and “ Underwater Whisperer” (2019), all to great acclaim. Years after Masako moved to the US with her family, she asked Will Ackerman to produce her first album, “ Masako (2012). She worked for Yamaha Music Foundation as a certified instructor. Masako was born and raised in Japan and started piano lessons at age four. It is a phenomenal album, and yet another confirmation that Masako is one of the finest New Age music artists of our time. But give it a little more time, and you’ll discover that “Hidden Flowers” is a symbol of the beauty that you’ll find while listening. At first, her music seems uncomplicated and straightforward. “Hidden Flowers” is the name of Masako’s new album. Perhaps it is the element of surprise or the fact that we are used to flowers being highly visible. There’s something genuinely fascinating about a hidden flower.
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