About Mari
Mari Shiina Profile
"I can see some pictures in their borderless and ganre-less music. It makes me feel like traveling somewhere. After coming back to Earth I feel like listening to it again. Listening to their music, people get addicted to it! —DrillSpin: Tomoaki Sekiwa"Heartwarming and rhythmic vocalist Mari Shiina makes any atmosphere cheerful and relaxing. Mari was born and raised in Niigata, Japan. She began playing the piano at the age of five. She studied dance and theater in Tokyo appearing in movies and TV commercials to major corporations such as Uniqlo, Panasonic and Glico.
Her first visit to New York City took place in 2003 when she fell in love with American jazz and Brazilian Bossa Nova. Since then she studied jazz vocal, released four albums and did numerous jazz tours in Japan. In 2016, Mari moved to New York City and she has done numerous appearances around the city and have claimed New York City as her second home.
Mari said, "Thanks to the love from family, friends and fans, We are always encouraged to learn new things. Without our family, friends and fans.. I can do nothing…"
Her voice is filled with kindness. And the lyrics which she writes wrap people’s heart with love.
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Stages, Movies and commercials Mari Shiina appeared
- ’99 TRF Tour as a back dancer.
- Musical “Muhomastu no Isho” at Honda Theatre.
- Short Movie “Osero”
- Movie “Mirai no Kiroku”
- Panasonic Lumix Commercial voice over (’10-’12)
- Mitsui Hoken Commercial
- Daiichi Sankyo Commercial
- Uniqro Commercial
- MacDnald Commercial
- Glico Commercial Voice over
- Himiko model
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The festival l’avion participated
- ’13 ~’16 Yasujiro Ozu Memorial Tateshinakogen Film Festival
- Asagaya Jazz Festival
- Montreux Jazz Festival Japan
- Niigata Jazz Street
- Tokyo Designers week
- Sumida Jazz Festival
