Keiko Matsui
Date and Time
Friday Feb 21, 2014
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Location
37 Main Street, Rockport, Ma 01966
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street
Rockport, MA
01966
DIRECTIONS
Travelling by Car
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
Contact Information
978.546.7391
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Description
Beloved throughout the world as a genre-hopping new age pianist and composer, Keiko Matsui fuses contemporary jazz with world music rhythms and classical elements. Keiko's 2013 release Soul Quest marks the 25thanniversary of her American recording debut and features saxophone great Kirk Whalum, guitarist Chuck Loeb (Fourplay) and superstar bassist Marcus Miller (Miles Davis), among others. A dedicated human rights activist, Keiko has lent her talent and popularity towards causes as diverse as breast cancer research, earthquake relief, hunger relief and peace activism. This past April she performed along with Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masekela and others for International Jazz Day—an event event held in Istanbul in honor of world peace. Keiko states, ''I always want to dedicate my music to world peace and to use my music to give back to the planet.'' Her PBS special Keiko Matsui: Light Above the Trees garnered her two National Smooth Jazz Awards for ''Best Long-Form Video Achievement'' and ''Best Female Artist.'' Routinely topping the Contemporary Jazz Billboard Charts (she was the first Japanese artist to achieve this honor), Keiko is the rare crossover artist to enjoy both mainstream appeal and critical acclaim. ''…creating music that celebrates and elevates the human spirit'' Jazz Monthly Tickets: $58, $48, $39
