Ryoko Ono

Ryoko Ono: The Days

by Hrayr Attarian
May 31, 2025

Saxophonist Ryoko Ono may not be well known in the United States, yet she has been active for almost two decades in her hometown of Nagoya, Japan. Both as an independent artist and with her genre-defying ensemble Ryorchestra, Ono has recorded several superb albums. The haunting The Days, on the New York based Relative Pitch label, is her first US release. Made up of nine solos, most named after days of the week, this set is entirely improvised. ...