Press about Yumi Ito
option 1: long quotes
Ito presents an entire spectrum of vocal abilities, which includes recitation, singing lyrics, improvising using vocalese, etc. All tastefully and masterly executed with great respect to the entire framework of her compositions and the vocal tradition, which is truly cross-genre, but always perfectly aesthetically rounded. This is definitely one of the most interesting albums that arrived on my desk in 2020.
— Adam Baruch, Polish-Jazz
Ito presents an entire spectrum of vocal abilities, which includes recitation, singing lyrics, improvising using vocalese, etc. All tastefully and masterly executed with great respect to the entire framework of her compositions and the vocal tradition, which is truly cross-genre, but always perfectly aesthetically rounded. This is definitely one of the most interesting albums that arrived on my desk in 2020.
— Adam Baruch, Polish-Jazz
"Stardust Crystals" is not the first album by Yumi Ito, but a very special one. All eight pieces on it are self-composed, arranged and sung and accompanied by a ten-piece ensemble and can hardly be packed stylistically into a few terms -and that's good, because the sonic diversity is one of the qualitative features. In addition, the Swiss has a wonderful, varied voice.
— Claus Friede, Kulturport.de
"Stardust Crystals" is not the first album by Yumi Ito, but a very special one. All eight pieces on it are self-composed, arranged and sung and accompanied by a ten-piece ensemble and can hardly be packed stylistically into a few terms -and that's good, because the sonic diversity is one of the qualitative features. In addition, the Swiss has a wonderful, varied voice.
— Claus Friede, Kulturport.de
option 2: short excerpts
Music from another planet, spherical and with an extraordinarily aesthetic sound.
— Concerto Magazine
Music from another planet, spherical and with an extraordinarily aesthetic sound.
— Concerto Magazine
Music from another planet, spherical and with an extraordinarily aesthetic sound.
— Concerto Magazine
Music from another planet, spherical and with an extraordinarily aesthetic sound.
— Concerto Magazine
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Interview for Jazzthetik
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Jazz Thing about Ysla
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