Miwa Wakabayashi and Takeshi Ohbayashi - Espressivo (2024) Hi Res

Miwa Wakabayashi, a jazz vocalist with a so-called "royal road jazz" style influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Carmen McRae, will release her debut album. She is a talented singer representing Shizuoka Prefecture with a wide range of expression, from delicate ballads to dynamic swing, while respecting the meaning of the original melodies and lyrics. The trio backing her is Trio Renaissance, whose concept is to weave the wonderful history of jazz by Takeshi Obayashi into the present day. The standards created by the meeting of these two groups will remind you of the joy of listening to jazz.