Horizon by Eri Yamamoto

December of 2025 marks my thirtieth year living in New York City, after moving from my native Japan. I think that the perfect way to celebrate this milestone is to release a duo piano recording with Matthew Shipp.

Shortly after moving to New York, I had the good fortune to play every Friday night at the Avenue B Social Club in the East Village. This club attracted musicians, poets, visual artists, and a variety of unique New Yorkers. I met Matthew there, and we became friends. He was my first “piano friend” in New York. Throughout the years, he always has a positive energy and a belief in developing his own voice. He has encouraged me to find my own way in music.

I wrote all the songs for this recording specifically for this special collaboration. After thirty years in New York, I see the horizon for the next thirty years.

May 2025
Eri Yamamoto in New York City

Tracklist

1.	Thirty Years	6:03

2.	Conversations	6:18

3.	Horizon	9:45

4.	Avenue B Social Club	7:30

5.	New York Piano Forte	8:43

Credits

released September 26, 2025

Eri Yamamoto - piano (left channel)
Matthew Shipp - piano (right channel)

All compositions by Eri Yamamoto, Jane Street Music (ASCAP)

Recorded by Randy Thaler, Vader Studio, NYC, January 16, 2025
Recording assistant - Heather Thaler
Mixed and mastered by Jim Clouse, Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Produced by Chad Fowler and Eri Yamamoto

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