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- Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko, born February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician. She was born as Akiko Suzuki (Suzuki Akiko) in Tokyo and raised in Aomori, Aomori. She married and soon after divorced Makoto Yano, a producer of her first recording. She later married Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the members of Yellow Magic Orchestra, whom she divorced in August 2006. She has recorded with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Jeff Bova, Yukihiro Takahashi, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as yanokami, and her daughter Miu Sakamoto. General Biography Akiko Yano was born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori, Japan. She began playing piano at the young age of three and demonstrated promising talent. When she was only fifteen, Akiko moved to Tokyo on her own and entered into Aoyama Gakuin High School where she pursued her musical career. She later began performing in jazz clubs where her masterful skill at the piano brought her popularity among other musicians. Akiko joined a band with roots in Tin Pan Alley. Akiko recorded her debut album, Japanese Girl, primarily in Los Angeles with Lowell George and Little Feat. She began collaborating with Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). They continued to play on her next recording projects and invited Akiko to join them on two of their worldwide tours. Akiko expanded her musical collaborations with YMO on her subsequent CD releases. Akiko continued to release CDs joined by JAPAN and Pat Metheny and has performed on albums by Thomas Dolby and other artists. In 1990 Akiko relocated to New York where she collaborated and toured with some of the world's most renowned musicians including The Chieftains, Toninho Horta and Jeff Bova on his project THE HAMMONDS. Akiko's credits extend beyond her album projects. She was showcased by the famed Japanese animation film company, Studio Ghibli, which is known for works such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Akiko composed the music for the film My Neighbors, The Yamadas, and created and performed the sound effects using only her voice for two short films Yadosagashi and Mizugumo Monmon by animation director, Hayao Miyazaki. Both films were shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. More recently in 2008, Akiko performed as a voiceover actress on Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea as Ponyo's sisters. In addition, Akiko composed music for Toei's animated feature, Atashin'chi and piano-based soundtrack for the film Tagatameni. As an international artist, Akiko has toured Europe extensively, performing at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Café de la Danse, and Cite de la Musique in Paris. In 2002, she also performed a week of special concerts at Pizza Express in London. In the United States, Akiko has performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York City where she periodically plays concerts throughout the year at the famous Joe's Pub at the New York Public Theater. In July 2009, she will perform at North Sea Jazz Festival along with fellow pianist Hiromi Uehara. In recent years she has appeared at the Blue Note in New York as a guest performer for Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer, and as part of a trio with Anthony Jackson on bass and Cliff Almond on drums in concerts at the Blue Note Tokyo since 2003. In 2008, New York guitarist, Marc Ribot joined Akiko for sold-out shows at the Blue Note Tokyo. In 2009, Will Lee and Chris Parker will join her as Akiko Yano Trio. August 2007 marked her second debut as yanokami a pop unit with rei harakami, an electronic musician and sought-after producer. In March 2008, they released yanokamick an English version of their debut album, and appeared at Mosaic Music Festival in Singapore. To date, Akiko has released 27 original albums, of which 3 albums were released by Nonesuch Records: AKIKO YANO, a compilation album selected by Robert Hurwitz and John Zorn (1990), LOVE LIFE (1993) and PIANO NIGHTLY (1996). In October 2008, her 27th original album akiko was released. The album was produced by Grammy-Award winning producer, T Bone Burnett and recorded in Los Angeles, California. She was joined by guitarist Marc Ribot and percussionist Jay Bellerose.
- Nata col nome Akiko Suzuki nel 1955. Si è sposata e subito dopo ha divorziato da Makoto Yano, un produttore della sua prima registrazione. Più tardi ha sposato Ryuichi Sakamoto, uno dei membri dei Yellow Magic Orchestra, divorziò da lui nel 2002. Oltre al suo lavoro d'assolo, ha registrato con Thomas Dolby, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Chieftains, The Hammonds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kazumi Watanabe, The Boom, Tetsuro Kashibuchi e Ryuichi Sakamoto. Lei è comparsa nella registrazione di "Snowflake" (fiocco di neve) leggendo una storia di bambini con Peter Gabriel con la musica di Akira Inoue. Hanno eseguito nei suoi album i membri di Little Feat, Pat Metheny, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, David Sylvian, Lyle Mays, Kenji Omura, Jeff Bova, Yukihiro Takahashi, la band Quruli e suo figlio Futa Sakamoto.
- 矢野 顕子（やの あきこ）、1955年2月13日- ）は、日本の女性シンガーソングライター。東京都生まれ、青森県育ち。青山学院高等部中退。 「矢野」の姓はデビュー当時に矢野誠と婚姻関係にあったため、当時の本名を芸名に使い、それが世に知れ渡ったために離婚後も使っている。愛称はアッコちゃん、または矢野さん。 現在は、アメリカ・マンハッタン在住。 2人の子供の母親。長男は客室乗務員。歌手の坂本美雨は再婚相手の坂本龍一との間に生まれた長女。 母方の祖父は、ロシア人の父親と日本人との母親との間に生まれた医師で、三陸沖地震や関東大震災の際の医療活動に活躍した。 1980年代後半から1990年代前半に、月刊カドカワで「月刊アッコちゃん」を連載していた。2008年にオフィシャルサイトにて連載を再開している。
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- Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko, born February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician. She was born as Akiko Suzuki (Suzuki Akiko) in Tokyo and raised in Aomori, Aomori. She married and soon after divorced Makoto Yano, a producer of her first recording. She later married Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the members of Yellow Magic Orchestra, whom she divorced in August 2006.
- Nata col nome Akiko Suzuki nel 1955. Si è sposata e subito dopo ha divorziato da Makoto Yano, un produttore della sua prima registrazione. Più tardi ha sposato Ryuichi Sakamoto, uno dei membri dei Yellow Magic Orchestra, divorziò da lui nel 2002. Oltre al suo lavoro d'assolo, ha registrato con Thomas Dolby, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Chieftains, The Hammonds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kazumi Watanabe, The Boom, Tetsuro Kashibuchi e Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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