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Makoto Ozone

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Pianist Makoto Ozone, active on the world stage, celebrates his 60th birthday with a solo piano album. This is his first complete solo piano album in 13 years, as he turns 60 in March 2021. In the superb acoustics of the ATM Concert Hall, one of the best classical halls in Japan, Ozone plays two grand pianos, a Steinway D and a Yamaha CFX, depending on the piece, and the two discs are vacuum-packed with all the charms of his activities in both jazz and classical music. On the classical side, he performs masterpieces by Mozart, Ravel, and Prokofiev, interweaving them with improvisations. The jazz side, titled "SONGS," features nine newly written songs, the first time they have been recorded on an album, as well as original compositions for two pianos and improvised numbers recorded with a Steinway and Yamaha.