Nao Suzuki was born in Tokyo,Japan into a musical family.
Her father is most knowledgeable about the classical music and Jazz music.
Her mother was a electric organ instructor.
She began taking the piano and some instruments lesson at an early age and also learned the theory and composition of the music.
She was entering Toho Gakuen junior college in 1985,
the while learning Jazz piano from Eiichi Fujii.
In 1989 she graduated from Toho Gakuen junior college
in post graduate course of music major.
At the same time,she started live work in Tokyo.
Jazz,New-age,Avantgarde,Improvisation etc.
In 1992 she joined Keisuke Doi who is the New-age shakuhachi player and recordings.They have appeared on TV.
As well as being an outstanding pianist she is also a composer.
She released[Suite Luz]that is first leader album in 2000.
Her contemporary and lyrical work, which turns on one’s imagination, has been recognized, and four tracks of recorded pieces of her album went on the air in the program called “Voice” of J-WAVE, FM radio station in Japan.
She has been working as instructor at Yamaha Popular Music School since 2003 and she has published arrangements a lot. She has challenged the performance playing Hammond organ since 2007 and keeps expanding the range of her activities.
Her performance has tremendous variety; She has played together not only with guitar, saxophone, trombone, vocalist, but also with Japanese instruments such as Shakuhachi(Japanese flute), Whistle used in Noh, Japanese drum, and folk instruments such as erh hu(Chinese Strings), reading, folk songs and collaboration with dancers.
Her hard and unconstrained touch of piano has established reputation. Her performance is light and elegant like wind, being translucent and dynamic, which invites listeners toward the world with contentment.
While her music resides in both contemporary and artistic worlds, it ranges from Jazz with mellow and groovy taste to Latin, which brings joy to many people.
[CD]
[suite luz]/Nao Suzuki (VBE-Recorde ) (2000 )
[nao suzuki live selection 2005~2007] (VBE-Recorde)(2007)
[Yamagoe]Keisuke Doi.(Prem Promotion)(1992))
[Bach in Jazz] [Mozart in Jazz [Chopin in jazz ] [Christmas in jazz]( [Desney in jazz]
(Yamaha music media)(2000)
[Music Book]
[Cook'in in jazz](Yamaha music media)
[The complete works of jazz](Yamaha music media)
[Piano Piace](Fairy)
<Official Site> http://vbe.jp/
<You Tube Site> http://jp.youtube.com/user/naonanan
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