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Michiyo Yagi
Her solo koto CD "Shizuku" was produced by Zorn and released on the Tzadik label in 1999. In 2001 she recorded "Yural" with her koto ensemble Paulownia Crush for the East Works label. Under the auspices of the Japan Foundation, Michiyo toured Russia with Paulownia Crush in the fall of 2004. Subsequent CD releases include "Seventeen" (Zipangu, 2005), entirely recorded on the giant 17-string bass koto, and "Live! at SuperDeluxe" (Idiolect/Bomba, 2006), a trio performance with bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love. A studio recording with Dresser and Rothenberg, a duo album with Sharp, a “Nordic” session with Eivind Aarset and Raymond Pellicer, and live recordings of the touring trio Brötzmann/Yagi/Nilssen-Love are forthcoming. An eclectic performer who continually challenges conventions, Michiyo has made frequent appearances on Japanese TV and has performed at the Kongsberg Jazz, Moers Jazz, Punkt, Musique Actuel Victoriaville, Archipel, Bang on a Can, Tokyo Summer, and Vision Festivals.
Michiyo has performed with: Peter Brötzmann, Mark Dresser, John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Han Bennink, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Håkon Kornstad, Omoto Yoshihide, Ned Rothenberg, Eivind Aarset, Jason Roebke, Knut Buen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Satoko Fujii, Joëlle Leandre, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Bill Laswell, Thomas Strønen, Kazutoki Umezu, Masahiko Sato, Carl Stone, Kang Tae Hwan, Tamaya Honda, Assif Tsahar, Billy Bang, MZN3, Keiji Haino, and Sachiko M. Her koto has been featured in ex- Judy & Mary guitarist/singer Takuya's rock band, and she has recorded and performed with pop idol Ayumi Hamasaki.
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21-string koto, 17-string bass koto, 13-string koto
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Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2023
by Stefano Merighi
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read moreAngular Mass/Soul Stream
by Vincenzo Roggero
Michiyo Yagi, Paal Nilssen-Love, Lasse Marhaug Angular Mass PNL Records Valutazione: * * * ½ Trio anomalo quello formato dal batterista norvegese Paal Nilssen-Love, dal mago dell'elettronica Lasse Marhaug e dalla virtuosa di koto Michiyo Yagi. E trio particolarmente convincente. I primi due brani ne rivelano il lato dionisiaco, le percussioni di Nilssen-Love sono esuberanti, polimorfe ed implacabili, l'elettronica di Marhaug crea un ossessivo fondale al quale apporta minime ma decisive variazioni, il ...
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by Eyal Hareuveni
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by Eyal Hareuveni
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