My new autumn themed CD "Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg" is a solo piano live recording of my performance at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg during my tour in Germany in fall 2009. Please read a raving review of that live performance here: World Class. - German Jazz Magazine Jazzthetik and/or listen to audio samples using the following link. The last four tracks are spontaneous audience requests for encores.

amazon.com order page with audio samples
Official release and radio add date is Sept. 7, 2010. On that date the three winners will also be drawn and announced. So if you haven't done so yet, subscribe to my free newsletter at www.ayakoshirasaki.com to be among the winners. Regardless where in the world you are, free shipping is included :) Help to make "Falling Leaves" a success by sharing this newsletter with your friends, ok? Thank you!

Just in case you like to get the CD right now without having to wait until the official release date: my newsletter subscribing fans only have the chance to order the CD right now by sending an E-Mail to office@janmatthies.com for US $ 14.99 + shipping only.

Help Save Puppet's Jazz Bar Fund Raiser: Support Jazz in general and Puppet's Jazz Bar in special by joining us for an important event. All night 5pm -2am with different musicians like Arturo O'Farrill, Alex Blake, Dred Scott, John McNeill, to name a few. My performance is from 9-10pm. By the way this is also a good chance to get my new CD... Great drinks and light vegetarian meals are also available. Your support is greatly appreciated.

9pm - 10pm
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 5th Ave. at 11th St
Park Slope, Brooklyn
(718) 499-2622

Hope to see you at one (or more) of my shows!!

Musically Yours, Ayako

• August 27th, 2010 Brooklyn, NY, USA - Puppets Jazz Bar
• September 6 - 10, 2010, NY, USA - Bryant Park
• September 7, 2010, New piano solo album, "Falling Leaves" release!!
• September 15th, 2010, NY, USA - Smalls Jazz Club
  CD release party for "Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg"

Ayako Shirasaki
www.ayakoshirasaki.com
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