Rod Williams "Little Planet" at St. Mark's Church Bowery

Original Music by Rod Williams in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Kiori Sherwood-Kawai, Yasuno Katsuki, euphonium and Eli Fountain, drums & percussion $15/$10 for senior citizens and students

Yasuno Katsuki: Was born in Miyazaki , Japan. She began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of 13, she began playing the euphonium. Katsuki majored in Classical Euphonium Performance at Kunitachi University in Tokyo, Japan. After years playing classical, Katsuki began to show an interest in jazz. She now lives In New York. She enrolled at the City of New York Queens College Aaron Copeland School of Music, where she received her Masters degree in 2013. She was the recipient of The Jimmy Heath Award and the Marvin Hamlisch Award, and received praise as a vocalist of the Queens College Big Band....

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Original Music by Rod Williams in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Kiori Sherwood-Kawai, Yasuno Katsuki, euphonium and Eli Fountain, drums & percussion $15/$10 for senior citizens and students

Yasuno Katsuki: Was born in Miyazaki , Japan. She began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of 13, she began playing the euphonium. Katsuki majored in Classical Euphonium Performance at Kunitachi University in Tokyo, Japan. After years playing classical, Katsuki began to show an interest in jazz. She now lives In New York. She enrolled at the City of New York Queens College Aaron Copeland School of Music, where she received her Masters degree in 2013. She was the recipient of The Jimmy Heath Award and the Marvin Hamlisch Award, and received praise as a vocalist of the Queens College Big Band.

Kiori Kawai: Is from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, a graduate of the Osaka University of Arts '99, specializing in Musical Theatre & Contemporary Performance. Since her arrival to NYC in 2001, Kiori has performed as an artist for dance performances at many places such as LincolnCenter, Metropolitan Museum, Lamama Theatre, University at Buffalo,Serraves Contemporary Museum(Portugal) and touring internationally. She's built up her own improvisatory movement vocabulary based on the techniques of meditation, Kinetic Awareness, Contact Improv, yoga and various dance trainings. Review in Vally news said " Graceful solo" about her movement.

Eli Fountain: Detroit native, is the son of legendary MOTOWN saxophonist Eli Fountain. Attended Cass Technical High School & Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He has recorded with Max Roach, Geri Allen, James Carter, Sam Rivers, Lena Horne, Butch Morris, Aretha Franklin and many more. Performed with The Temptations, Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, Bob Hope, Glen Campbell, Freda Payne, Oleta Adams, Shirley Ceasar and many more.

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