平賀マリカ

Marica Hiraga 平賀マリカ Is Japan’s Leading Jazz Vocalist With A Rich Talent Both In Expression And Technique. Her Professional Career Began In 1981 After She Was Awarded The Asia Music Award In Hong Kong. She Has Acquired Her Understanding And Feeling Of Jazz By Performing And Traveling Between Tokyo And New York. Her First Jazz Standard Album My Shining Hour Was Released In 2001 And Won The Best Singing Techniques Award At The 19th Japan Jazz Vocal Award Hosted By Jazz World Magazine In 2003. Her 2nd Album Faith Released In 2006 Was Recorded With Eric Alexander And Harold Mabern Trio. Faith Was Selected As “Swing Journal Gold Disc” And Became Her Breakthrough Album. She Then Worked With The Legendary Jazz Combo The Manhattan Jazz Quintet Lead By David Matthews On Close To Bacharach Which Was Highly Praised As The New Bacharach Standards. The Album Was Again Selected As “Swing Journal Gold Disc” And She Received The Best Vocal Award At The 41st Jazz Disc Award Hosted By Swing Journal One Of The Most Prestigious Awards For Jazz Music In Japan. In May 2008 She Released A Collection Of Mature Love Songs More Romance And In November She Released BADUCADA - Jazz ‘n’ Bossa On Which She Worked With Many Prominent Musicians Including The Genius Gil Goldstein The Leading AOR Musician Michael Franks Marcos Valle Phil Woods Kenny Garrett And Randy Brecker As A Celebration Album For Bossa Nova’s 50th Anniversary. BADUCADA Was Again Selected As “Swing Journal Gold Disc” And Won Her The Best Vocal Award At The 42nd Jazz Disc Award. In 2009 She Released Sing Once More - Dear Carpenters A Tribute Album To Carpenters For Which She Received The Grand Prize At The 25th Japan Jazz Vocal Award And The Best Vocal Award At The 43rd Jazz Disc Award Making Her The First Musician To Receive This Award For 3 Consecutive Years. Marica Hiraga’s Latest Album Mona Lisa Released In February 2011 Is A Tribute Album To The Legendary Singer Nat King Cole. She Has Been Performing At Numerous Concert Halls And Jazz Festivals And Her Artistic Talents Extend To A Wide Range Of Activities Such As Being A Radio Personality And Contributing As A Music Magazine Columnist. 2008 Suntory Hall
2009 YAMAHA Jazz Festival In HAMAMATSU '09 Act City Hamamatsu Main Hall 2010 Harajuku Quest Hall SAPPORO CITY JAZZ 2010 Monterey Jazz Festival In NOTO 2010
2011 NANGO SUMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 April 2006 – Dec 2008 Radio Personality For “Marica Club” On Inter FM
July 2009 – Aug 2010 Ran A Column “Soul Of Jazz” In The Free Magazine Relations.
Jan 2010 – Present Running A Column “Marica Hiraga Singing Life” In The Free Paper Mixture Entertainment Guide Official Website Http //www.Marica.Co.Jp/ read less