Ko Omura Feat. Suggs, Izhizaki, Furuki at Body & Soul

Percussionist and tabla player Ko Omura's leader band makes its first appearance at Oh! Jazz.
Ko Omura was born in 1981. He spent his childhood in the U.S. and Australia, and started playing drums in high school. He studied at the University of Sydney and Sydney College of Music, where he won the Billy Hydes Drumcraft drum competition. After returning to Japan, he has been active in a wide range of music from jazz to world music and pops.
This time, he will be performing with his leader band, which includes Shinobu Ishizaki, an experienced saxophonist who graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Tony Suggs, was the pianist for the Count Basie Orchestra for 20 years playing on at least 2 Grammy Nominated recordings, and Keisuke Furuki, a bassist born in 1990 who is very much in demand...

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Percussionist and tabla player Ko Omura's leader band makes its first appearance at Oh! Jazz.
Ko Omura was born in 1981. He spent his childhood in the U.S. and Australia, and started playing drums in high school. He studied at the University of Sydney and Sydney College of Music, where he won the Billy Hydes Drumcraft drum competition. After returning to Japan, he has been active in a wide range of music from jazz to world music and pops.
This time, he will be performing with his leader band, which includes Shinobu Ishizaki, an experienced saxophonist who graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Tony Suggs, was the pianist for the Count Basie Orchestra for 20 years playing on at least 2 Grammy Nominated recordings, and Keisuke Furuki, a bassist born in 1990 who is very much in demand. This is a remarkable stage where you can enjoy a variety of percussion tones/rhythms with a grain of individuality.

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