Shoko Nagai (piano, Nintendo DS from NY) + Ayako Kanda (voice) + Akio Jeimus (drums)

Shoko Nagai (piano, Nintendo DS from New York)

Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. As a teenager in her native Japan, Nagai was trained on Yamaha's electronic organ, the "Electone," to perform popular music. Since moving to the U.S. from Japan and studying classical, jazz music, and compositions at Berklee, she has adapted her mastery of the keyboard to prepared piano, accordions, and other keyboard instruments, often inspired by the minimalist approach of composer Toru Takemitsu. Whether she is performing Klezmer, Balkan or experimental music, Nagai is a charismatic presence onstage, who hypnotizes audiences with her intense focus and virtuoso sound.

SHOKO NAGAI

Ayako Kanda (voice)

Ayako Kanda is an improvising performer whose medium is her voice. Low as an echo in a tunnel, then light as a child's conversation; chasing the band one moment, and ringing out wild and alone the next: Ayako's vocal performances encompass a kaleidoscopic range of expression.

She made her debut as a performer during her time at art school, where she also began painting. Today she performs improvised live sets around Tokyo and worldwide. In 2016, she formed a band of local musicians in New York City to record her first album, “Antigravity Vacation.”

神田 綾子 AYAKO KANDA　音音 | OTOOTO

Akio Jeimus (drums)

drummer / percussionist / etc based in Japan, originally from Chicago, USA

Multipresence | Akio Jeimus (bandcamp.com)