Michiyo Yagi
Michiyo Yagi (八木美知依, Yagi Michiyo), a Japanese musician who studied koto under Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai and Satomi Kurauchi, and graduated from the NHK Professional Training School for Traditional Musicians.An eclectic musician, Yagi has frequently appeared on Japanese TV and has performed at the Moers Jazz, Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Archipel, Bang on a Can, Tokyo Summer, Vision, Punkt, Instal, Music Unlimited, Météo-Mulhouse, Born Creative, and Jazztopad Festivals.Yagi's koto has been featured in ex-Judy and Mary guitarist/singer Takuya's rock band, and she has recorded and appeared onstage with Ayumi Hamasaki, one of Japan's best-selling pop singers.Yagi was a founding member of the quartet Koto Vortex with fellow Sawai apprentices Yoko Nishi, Miki Maruta and Etsuko Takezawa,[1] as well as Kokoo, a trio which performs originals and progressive rock covers exclusively on traditional Japanese instruments.She has performed with Eivind Aarset, Mark Dresser, John Zorn, Peter Brötzmann, Elliott Sharp, Han Bennink, Akira Sakata, Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Altered States), Natsuki Kido (Bondage Fruit), Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Otomo Yoshihide, Bugge Wesseltoft, Saadet Türköz, Ned Rothenberg, Hoppy Kamiyama, Samm Bennett, Yuji Katsui (Rovo), Lauren Newton, Hans Reichel, Sabu Toyozumi, Mino Cinelu, Satoko Fujii, Joëlle Léandre, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Bill Laswell, Kazutoki Umezu, Carl Stone, Kang Tae Hwan, Christian Marclay, Koichi Makigami, Zeena Parkins, Masahiko Satoh, Billy Bang, Keiji Haino, Jason Roebke, Sachiko M, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, MZN3 (Kjetil Møster, Per Zanussi, Kjell Nordeson), Chris Mosdell, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), WHO Trio, Mani Neumeier, The Geordie Approach, Chrome Hill, Hamid Drake (Jazztopad Festival Wroclaw /Poland 2022, and others.
Tokoname, AichiTraditional Japanese musicfree improvisationprogressive rockcontemporary classical musicMusicianeducatorshamisenMoers FestivalTadao Sawaivisiting professorWesleyan UniversityJohn CageConlon NancarrowJohn ZornTzadikJapan FoundationFestival International de Musique Actuelle de VictoriavilleBang on a CanJudy and MaryTakuyaAyumi HamasakiEivind AarsetMark DresserPeter BrötzmannElliott SharpHan BenninkAkira SakataKazuhisa UchihashiFred FrithChris CutlerOtomo YoshihideBugge WesseltoftNed RothenbergHoppy KamiyamaSamm BennettHans ReichelSabu ToyozumiMino CineluSatoko FujiiJoëlle LéandreTatsuya YoshidaBill LaswellKazutoki UmezuCarl StoneChristian MarclayZeena ParkinsMasahiko SatohBilly BangKeiji HainoSachiko MIngebrigt Håker FlatenPaal Nilssen-LoveChris MosdellSteven WilsonPorcupine TreeMani NeumeierChrome Hill17-string kotoDōjōHiroshi YoshimuraJoe McPheeLasse MarhaugHenry KaiserImprovised Music from Japan