SuperDeluxe presents: SupernaturalDeluxe Vol.2八木美知依 Michiyo Yagi

SuperDeluxe presents:
SupernaturalDeluxe Vol.2
Come join us for this first-ever performance in southern Chiba by Michiyo Yagi, one of the premier virtuosos of the Japanese transverse harp known as the koto!
Advance: ¥3500 | Student: ¥2500 | Door: ¥4000
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Live：Michiyo Yagi (solo)

with Mako Kubeck (dance)

Ambient Zone by WHITELIGHT & hayato ichimura. & yusuke hatakeyama

Artist Information:

Michiyo Yagi
21-string koto, 17- and 18-string string bass kotos, 13-string koto, electronics, voice
Michiyo Yagi is one of the premier virtuosos of the Japanese transverse harp known as the koto. Apprenticed to Tadao Sawai, the leading koto player and composer in post-war Japan, Yagi was trained in the traditional and contemporary koto repertoires, and from early on exhibited a natural flair for improvisation. During a tenure as Visiting Professor of Music at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, U.S.A. she premiered numerous compositions for koto and became influenced by maverick American composers such as John Cage, Christian Wolff, Conlon Nancarrow and John Zorn. Not long after Yagi began writing her own compositions, Zorn released Yagi’s debut CD Shizuku (1999) on his Tzadik label.
Yagi has since released numerous albums including Yural (2001) with her koto ensemble; Seventeen (2005), entirely performed on the giant 17-string bass koto; Live! at SuperDeluxe (2006), a trio performance with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love; Head On (2008) and Volda (2010) with Peter Brötzmann and Nilssen-Love; Reflexions (2010) with Elliott Sharp; Soul Stream (2015) with Joe McPhee, Lasse Marhaug and Nilssen-Love; and Angular Mass (2015), a trio with Marhaug and Nilssen-Love. Dōjō, Yagi’s “power duo” with drummer Tamaya Honda, has released Ichi No Maki [Vol. 1] (2014), featuring guests Nils Peter Molvaer and Nilssen-Love, and Ni No Maki [Vol. 2] (2017) with guests Akira Sakata and Keisuke Ōta. Into The Forest (2019), features Yagi’s vocals in addition to her instrumental prowess. Upcoming in late 2022 and early 2023 are Bibi, a duo recording featuring composer Dai Fujikura on synthesizer, and Hyperborea, an ambient album co-produced by guitarist Eivind Aarset.
An eclectic performer who continually challenges conventions, Yagi has played at the Born Creative, Moers, Kongsberg Jazz, Punkt, Újbuda Jazz, Musique Actuel Victoriaville, Archipel, Bang on a Can, Vision, Instal, Jazztopad, Fuji Rock, Music Unlimited, and Météo-Mulhouse festivals. In addition to performing solo, with the duo Dōjō, the Michiyo Yagi Trio or the newly-formed multi-koto ensemble Talon – all with an emphasis on her original compositions, extended techniques, and unique vocals based on the traditional jiuta style – Yagi continues to be active as the leading improviser on her instrument.
michiyoyagi.com

Mako Kubeck
Dancer / Choreographer / Gyrotonic & Gyrokinesis Trainer
haredance.tumblr.com

WHITELIGHT
whitelights.jp

hayato ichimura.
hayatoichimura.com

yusuke hatakeyama
soundcloud.com/ezomond