Pianist

A dream-come-true collaboration of  two of the leading figures in contemporary music today. The ‘ Amity ‘ Duet,  inspired through Friendship, Peace , Harmony and Mutual understanding. Makoto Ozone and Avishai Cohen, are both unique creators of jazz in the world today with substantial paths and careers forged, who are also both closely intertwined to belated jazz legend Chick Corea. They will join forces presenting a series of  intimate acoustic performances  throughout the globe during 2023 - 2024.


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The 'Amity Duet’ Avishai Cohen & Makoto Ozone

Blue Note Jazz Club

At times pulse-pounding and at others overflowing with lush sounds of longing, the “New World” Symphony blends the diverse ideas of America into memorable musical atmospheres and unforgettable melodies. National Medal of Arts awardee Leonard Slatkin leads the LA Phil in Dvořák’s timeless favorite.

Japanese jazz pianist Makoto Ozone has had a prolific and celebrated career, recording more than 40 albums with jazz royalty including Branford Marsalis and Chick Corea. When he brought his limitless energy and creativity to a performance of Rhapsody in Blue with orchestra, The New York Times raved that it was “a thrilling, virtuosic, and unabashedly personal rendition” that above all else was just plain fun for both the musicians on stage and everyone in the audience.

Rhapsody in Blue

Hollywood Bowl

Makato Ozone delivers his "thrilling, unabashedly personal rendition" (New York Times) of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue — a jazzy, kaleidoscopic tribute to the kinetic energy of America's cities in the 1920s. And composed the same year as the Gershwin, Bartók's Miraculous Mandarin channels the turmoil of post–World War I Europe in a scandalous tale of sex, violence, and the supernatural.

Makoto Ozone

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

17 - 19 May, 2025

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue · Oregon Symphony

Past events

Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2023

The 'Amity Duet’ Avishai Cohen & Makoto Ozone · Blue Note New York

Jul 25, 2023

Rhapsody in Blue · Hollywood Bowl

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