Yumi Ito & Szymon Mika on Ekual album release tour in Poland and Switzerland

Very happy to go on tour with my two albums “Stardus Crystals” and “Ekual”

Thanks Marek Romanski for this interview for Jazz Forum Poland!

Here a translation into English:

…“This album is also about us, people - about how complicated we are, how many contrasts there are in us. How much we don't know ourselves - we think we are masters of the world, but it only takes a moment to break down and sink into despair. Little Things was written under the influence of the fact that a very important person for me ended up in a psychiatric hospital. I visited her often and was devastated by the fact that suddenly you can fall out of society, be locked up and isolated - even though you used to be full of life, joy, have a partner, friends and acquaintances. And suddenly you are alone, like in a cage.”…

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Thank you Dave Sumner for these kind words about my album “Stardust Crystals”! So happy it made it to the Best Jazz on Bandcamp January 2021 list.