Expressive jazz vocalist and songwriter Akiko Pavolka's classic debut with her long-standing band, House of Illusion, on a remarkable self-titled album. Now on BlueMusicGroup.com

8 MP3 Songs in this album (51:12) !
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House of Illusion marks the beginning of Akiko Pavolka's debut as a creative artist on the New York jazz scene. Her band with the same name has been recognized for its expressive variety, yet tight rapport. The CD was originally self-released in 1998, and is here reissued on BlueMusicGroup.com.

Akiko Pavolka is a New York-based musician, composer and educator whoâs strikingly original music blends pop and jazz with the music and sensibilities of her native Japan. She has released three records as a leader, most recently the critically-acclaimed âBegin Againâ for Tone Of A Pitch Records in Portugal. She is currently at work on her fourth album, to be released in the spring of 2008. Her band House of Illusion has been performing regularly in New York since 1998. They have toured in the United States, Europe and Japan. Akiko has also composed music for commissioned projects in Japan and was a founding member of the underground rock band Entropy in the late 90âs. In addition to her own recordings she can be heard on Japanese Koto Virtuoso Mizuyo Komiyaâs new release âZumik Musicâ, Alan Ferberâs recent release âExit Rowâ for the Fresh Sounds, New Talent label in Spain, and husband Matt Pavolkaâs upcoming release âSomething People Can Useâ for Tone Of A Pitch Records. In the past year she has completed two tours of Portugal and Spain to promote âBegin Againâ. She performed at venues including La Quinta Splendida Jazz Festival in Madeira, The Hot Club, Bicaense Café and the Centro Cultural de Belem in Lisbon, Auditorio Gulbenkian in Braga, Jamboree in Barcelona and Nova Jazz Cava in Terrassa. Akiko is also active as an educator and clinician, teaching voice and piano privately and in group settings.

Akiko was born in Tokyo and grew up in Yokohama, Japan. By her teen years she was performing as a singer, bassist and drummer with rock and roll bands. Her interests turned to jazz and after several years of gigging as a vocalist in Tokyo, she was ready to move to the United States to further her studies at Bostonâs prestigious Berklee College of Music. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in Performance and was also awarded the Cleo Laine Outstanding Vocalist Award. She moved to New York in 1995. Her band has performed in New York City venues including Joeâs Pub, The Knitting Factory, Fez, The Living Room, Barbes, Rockwood Music Hall and Cornelia Street Café.

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