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Keisuke Kishi

About Me

Keisuke Kishi is a drummer and composer currently based in Hawaii and New York City. He was born

in Hiroshima, Japan in 1988. Keisuke started to learn drums from 7 years old. He experienced various

bands and he met Jazz at 20 years old and he had joined in various jam session. He was influenced by

Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey. In 2009, He started Professional work in Osaka, Japan.

Afterwards he organized his Jazz Fusion band group for 2012-2017. That his band group had went

around in Japan as tour. Also he played Billboard Osaka Japan and Tower Records Japan. He has

joined and performed huge Jazz festival of Takatsuki, Osaka each year.

Keisuke is performing worldwide international. In 2016, he learned Gogo traditional Zawose music by

Julius Zawose who he is legendary Gogo musician Hukwe Zawose's son. Keisuke performed with

Zawose original instruments Ngoma drums and Ilimba in Tanzania, Africa. Also he performed as own

live show in Indonesia and Thailand and beyond.



Keisuke contracted with Pearl Musical Instrument Co. He started work as Director, Organizer and

Composer since 2017.



Now, Keisuke is performing with Pianist Jun Sugiura as drizzle by duo band also making music as

composer in USA. Jazz, Electro, Alternative music etc.. He has performing various style with legendary

musicians also he has organizing live show and teaching for drummer students.



In 2021, Keisuke recorded with acclaimed musicians in New York, Japan and Tanzania, Nori

Naraoka(Ba), Jun Sugiura(Pf), Rod Williams(Pf), Msafiri Zawose(Per), Eishin Nose(Pf), Ben

Paterson(Pf), Masaharu Shimizu(Gt), Calvin Johnson(Sax) for his album “Elsewhere”.



Also in 2021, Keisuke crossed the United States, immersing himself in various American cultures. From these experiences, he decided to express and incorporate them into his new album's concept.



Keisuke also has many connections to Hawaii, and in 2023, he performed with his band at the Capital Modern in the Hawaii state Art museum.



In 2023, Keisuke recorded with acclaimed musicians in New York, Hawaii and Japan, Nori Naraoka(Ba), Andrew McGowan(Pf), Calvin Johnson(Sax), Jun Sugiura(Pf) for his 2nd album ”Midpoint Cafe”.

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