The new album "Ysla" by Yumi Ito has become a true tidal current of personal stories, impressive improvisations, and the unique voice of the Swiss-Polish-Japanese singer, composer, and improviser. Musically, the work moves between art-pop, jazz, and neoclassical; thematically, it deals with loneliness & separation, the world ending, and rebirth. […]

Yumi Ito exclusive Album-Pre-Release Show “Ysla” at the Kaufleuten Zürich on the 11.12.2022 8pm

Yumi Ito & Szymon Mika on Ekual album release tour in Poland and Switzerland

Very happy to go on tour with my two albums “Stardus Crystals” and “Ekual”

Thanks Marek Romanski for this interview for Jazz Forum Poland!

Here a translation into English:

…“This album is also about us, people - about how complicated we are, how many contrasts there are in us. How much we don't know ourselves - we think we are masters of the world, but it only takes a moment to break down and sink into despair. Little Things was written under the influence of the fact that a very important person for me ended up in a psychiatric hospital. I visited her often and was devastated by the fact that suddenly you can fall out of society, be locked up and isolated - even though you used to be full of life, joy, have a partner, friends and acquaintances. And suddenly you are alone, like in a cage.”…

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Thank you Dave Sumner for these kind words about my album “Stardust Crystals”! So happy it made it to the Best Jazz on Bandcamp January 2021 list.

Thanks Jazzthing for featuring me in the Top 10 of best albums in 2020 among other artists like Avishai Cohen, Lionel Loueke, Lucia Cadotsch and John Scofield!