At the end of October, Japanese vocal artist extraordinaire Koichi Makigami celebrates his unique, eclectic and often eccentric art during a week long residence at The Stone club in New York. Makigami ...

Bankan is a collection of songs rehearsed and road tested before Hikashu recorded them in New York and Tokyo. It features the band as a tight, highly collaborative unit, especially the impressive ...

John Zorn’s Tzadik label will present three veterans of the Japanese avant-garde together for the first time this weekend at the Japan Society for its New Voices of Japan concert series. Yamataka Eye, ...

Japanese avant-garde vocalist Koichi Makigami and his group Hikashu have been part of Japan's new wave scene since the 1970's. Their work combines improv, techno pop, Tuvan throat singing and even ...

Japanese musician, poet, and producer . He is a lyricist, composer, and internationally known voice performer as well as a singer. He plays multiple instruments, from special instruments such as mouth ...

Koichi Makigami is a leader, vocalist, thereminist, cornet, and Shakuhachi player for rock band HIKASHU, known for his virtuosic vocal range and expression as well as his unique incorporation of ...

• Spotlight on voice, electronics & improvisation, including British Afro-Caribbean vocalist Elaine Mitchener and leader of a Japanese experimental rock band, Koichi Makigami. • Award-winning composer ...