Watch three intimate performances by Yamaha artists Isaac Slade (lead singer) and Ben Wysocki (drummer) of The Fray at Yahoo! Music’s Pepsi Smash. Still in the midst of heavy promotion of their self-titled sophomore effort, Slade can be seen playing a Yamaha C1 piano in all three performances recorded for this exclusive special: “You Found Me,” “Enough For Now” and “Never Say Never.” As of Feb. 11, The Fray reached number one on the Billboard charts selling 179,000 copies of their latest album and surpassing the previous week’s title holder Bruce Springsteen.

The extraordinary, multi-platinum, 12-time Grammy
Award winning Alicia Keys is a rare artist among her own
generation – a singer, songwriter and extraordinary pianist who
combines classical training with an old school sensibility and a
direct relationship with today's mix of hip-hop and R&B. Alicia
prefers the Yamaha silent pianos, such as the C6S and C7S, to
create her musical masterpieces that have earned her devoted
fans all around the world."

Since the 2001 debut of Songs In A Minor, the New York
native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and
accomplishments and clearly established herself as one of the
best-selling artists of the decade.

Hope this message finds you all well.

Following our JUNO Win for “DEBUT”, 2008 Jazz Album of the Year, I have relocated to NYC to study with Ron Carter (Miles Davis’ bassist).  An exciting start to the new year and a break from the cold, we performed at the International Jazz Festival in Haiti this past January and then jetted straight to Toronto where we finished up in the recording studio last week completing the second album to be released in May (Justin Time Records).  
 
And now the QUINTET is going back on the road!

—Grand in Purpose, New Digital Piano Resonates with Players, a Category-Defying New Piano Product—

TORONTO, ON—Yamaha Piano Division announces the launch of the Avant Grand Piano at Winter NAMM, 2009. With its highly advanced sound reproduction and sampling technology, the Avant Grand is the first piano ever crafted to truly capture the sound, touch, action and physical resonance of a concert-quality grand piano without the tuning, cost or footprint of a comparable stringed instrument.