Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA
DESCRIPTION
About Ken Okada:
Bassist, composer, and arranger Noriyuki Ken Okada was born in New York and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and Yokohama, Japan. Ken’s teenage years brought inspiration from Japanese fusion and video game music, leading him to explore jazz and winning the largest national collage big band competition in Japan.
After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002, Ken has had the privilege of collaborating with acclaimed local jazz artists in the Bay Area, appearing in renowned jazz festivals such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Stanford Jazz Festival, and SFJAZZ, and world-class jazz clubs such as Yoshi’s, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, SFJAZZ Center, and Dizzy’s.
In addition to performing as a sideman, Ken has devoted time to crafting his original compositions and recently formed his own band. Their first album “Square One” and second album “Young and Brave”, both featuring YOYOKA, showcase a unique blend of jazz, fusion, and an eclectic array of musical influences.
Genres:
Jazz/Fusion
Performer Names/Instruments:
YOYOKA – drums
Ben Torres – tenor sax
Hristo Vitchev – guitar
Murray Low – piano & keyboard
Ken Okada – bass, composer & leader
About YOYOKA:
Born in Hokkaido, Japan, YOYOKA started playing drums even before she began to speak. When she was eight years old, she became the youngest weekly champion in the global drumming contest “Hit Like a Girl.” During this period, YOYOKA’s drum cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times Bad Times” received international recognition and praise, including from Robert Plant himself.
ADDITIONAL INFO
3108333281
DATE
Sunday, August 18, 2024
START TIME
5:00pm
END TIME
7:00pm
LOCATION
Alvas Showroom
1417 W 8th St
San Pedro,
CA
90731
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