After a successful pop career in Japan, the musician moved to New York City to pursue jazz, improvising over his past melodies.
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The switch to jazz after a 25-year, highly successful career in pop might seem out of the blue, but for Oe, blue notes were always calling. When he was younger, his high school piano teacher, Yumi Nara, encouraged him to improvise upon the tunes he learned. At fifteen, he picked up a copy of by Antônio Carlos Jobim, opening his eyes to jazz improvisation and the work of his other inspirations: Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea and Charlie Parker, whom he deems “the king of jazz.
I started to think about how short life is, and limited — one time — so I made the decision: what I want to do is learn again, to learn jazz theory," he said.demonstrate an affinity for his past compositions, he doesn’t see a return to pop as likely. “My passion for jazz music is still spreading and growing. I understand it as a pie,” Oe jokes,"a pizza pie. And I'm gonna taste this pie 'til the end of my life as a pianist and composer.
In the first orientation session,"I got lost,"Oe says."I was always alone, because people avoid to be friend of me. But little by little, I kept on learning jazz. ... And after graduation, I made the decision, I'm gonna stay in New York and try to be someone. ... My dream come true."on Thursday, October 5, accompanied by Matt Clohesy and Ross Pederson , who recently released his own album,, except for a short portion of the set that will see Oe on solo piano.
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