M-INT KOBE STREET LIVE
street live
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Name of Performer
Kotono Nishimura (Sax)
Taichi Tamura (Guitar)
Profile
Kotono Nishimura
Born in Kyoto, Japan.
Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, Osaka College of Music.
He has won awards in various competitions.
After graduation, he began studying improvisation with a passion for smooth jazz.
He is currently active mainly in the Kansai region, utilizing the expressive skills he learned in classical music to incorporate a wide range of powerful and sensitive musical expressions.
In November 2018, the long-awaited first album "First Note", mainly originals, was released and sold out in less than two years.
In February 2021, he released his second album "Favorable Move", all original songs.
2nd album release live at JZBrat in Tokyo, Mister Kelly's in Osaka, and RAG in Kyoto,
The Tokyo concert featured special guests Junko Makiyama, a violinist, and Satoshi Ishikawa, a percussionist, and all the release live shows were packed to capacity and well received.
The band's songful melodies and funky, aggressive tunes have earned them a wide range of sound.
In recent years, he has traveled to the United States several times to experience local music and actively expand his activities.
Kotono Nishimura Official Web Site
https://nishimurakotono.wixsite.com/koto
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