Yoko Nishi
koto player Yoko Nishi graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and studied koto under the modernist performer-composers Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai.Her repertory ranges from traditional pieces to contemporary works by John Cage and Yuji Takahashi,collaborations and improvisations with Western instruments,DJs,poets and artists.
She has performed for international festivals and venues including the Moers Jazz Festival(Germany),Bang on a Can Festival(USA),Transonic2003(Germany),Carnegie Hall,and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Recently she has performed on restored ancient Japanese instruments at the National Theatre in Tokyo. |