Akiko Aoki - Pure Imagination (2022)

Hello! I am a jazz vocalist, voice instructor, and Japanese teacher based in Boston MA. I started my music career as a professional singer at the age of 19. My dream was to come to US and to become a globally recognized singer. I was so fortunate to attend Berklee College of Music (class of 1986). Post graduation, I continued my music carrier in Tokyo, eventually making my way back to Boston where I got married and had my daughter.

The past 20 years seemed to have gone by in a single blink, raising my daughter and supporting my husband's businesses. In 2017 however, my beloved husband passed away from cancer. This meant that we had to sell our restaurant, Junji Fine Japanese Cuisine. Shortly after, my daughter started attending college in 2019. Through this roller coaster of life changes, it was finally my time to start the production of 2nd CD "Pure Imagination"

Throughout the years, I've been cooking up an idea for a jazz CD with nuanced elements of RnB and Pop. With a dream team of players and arrangers , their outstanding performance takes you through my favorite jazz standards with a modern approach. I hope you enjoy this album as much as I did creating it!