Earthwise welcomes Emi Makabe
Emi Makabe leads her group, playing samisen and singing.
Emi Makabe, voice, samisen
Thomas Morgan, bass
Kenny Wollesen drums
Vitor Gonçalves piano
Emi Makabe is a Japanese composer, vocalist, shamisen player, and educator based in New York City. Her songs, described by New York Music Daily as "rapturous, adventurous Japanese folk-influenced jazz," encompass jazz, pop, classical and improvised music, and also reflect her background in Japanese music. She has performed in renowned venues in New York City, Europe and Japan. She sings in English and Japanese as well as wordlessly, and plays piano and shamisen, a Japanese traditional string instrument.
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