October 23, 2020
The song features vocalist Sofia Rei as well as solos by trombonist Matt McDonald and alto saxophonist Michael Thomas.
October 16, 2020
"Anniversary" is the title track from Emi's upcoming album and it is a beautiful duet with her husband, bassist Thomas Morgan.
October 13, 2020
"Tiene El Leopardo Un Abrigo / Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca" featuring vocalist Sofia Rei.
October 5, 2020
The video was animated by Monica Jane Frisell, who is great photographer who has done a number of videos for Bill Frisell.
October 2, 2020
The beautifully animated video was put together by Monica Jane Frisell, a wonderful photographer who has created some great videos for her father, Bill Frisell.
Glide Magazine is premiering a beautifully animated video for the song "Flash."
September 24, 2020
Emi will play an outdoor concert at Wilky Bar Brooklyn in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn at 6:30pm.
September 18, 2020
Check out the video for the first single, "Treeing."
September 15, 2020
Richard Kamins calls the album, “Truly a delightful listening experience."
September 14, 2020
Nate Chinen says, "Hyperacute technique meets folkloric timbre in the music of Emi Makabe."
September 9, 2020
Reviewer Carlo Wolff calls the album, "a joy to hear."
September 3, 2020
The album is a set of eleven of Emi's original compositions, which blend pop and Japanese folk melodies with cross-cultural instrumentation and jazz improvisation.
