Keiko Matsui at Musical Instrument Museum

Keiko Matsui is an icon of contemporary jazz. With over 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and sold out appearances at concert halls across the world, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal and never disappoint the loyal fan base which she has cultivated with over a dozen albums and hundreds of stunning live shows. With sold-out concerts across the globe, Keiko Matsui is one of the brightest stars in instrumental music.
Matsui’s free spirit and creative genius have afforded her the luxury to share the stage with everyone from Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis to Hugh Masakela and Bob James. One of the most salient and recognizable elements of Keiko Matsui’s music is her gift for crafting memorable melodies, which she describes as “a mirror or reflection” of herself at any given moment. “I have always wanted to write melodies that stay in people’s hearts like traditional music or classical music, where the music lives on for centuries.”...

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Keiko Matsui is an icon of contemporary jazz. With over 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and sold out appearances at concert halls across the world, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal and never disappoint the loyal fan base which she has cultivated with over a dozen albums and hundreds of stunning live shows. With sold-out concerts across the globe, Keiko Matsui is one of the brightest stars in instrumental music.
Matsui’s free spirit and creative genius have afforded her the luxury to share the stage with everyone from Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis to Hugh Masakela and Bob James. One of the most salient and recognizable elements of Keiko Matsui’s music is her gift for crafting memorable melodies, which she describes as “a mirror or reflection” of herself at any given moment. “I have always wanted to write melodies that stay in people’s hearts like traditional music or classical music, where the music lives on for centuries.”
Keiko follows up 2012’s critically acclaimed production The Road with the brilliant new album Soul Quest, which is without a doubt her most heartfelt release yet. The impressive list of special guests includes saxophone greats Kirk Whalum, Andy Snitzer (of Rolling Stones fame) and Dave Mann, hit-making guitarist Chuck Loeb (Fourplay), superstar bassists Marcus Miller (Miles Davis) and Will Lee (of David Letterman fame), drummer and mega-producer Narada Michael Walden (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston), and more.

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