Haystack Horse Trot - Chris Kenji Beer

Koto Jazz is a piano synthesis of Japanese Koto themes & progressive electronic new age jazz. Koto jazz is variations of traditional Japanese koto music and melodies with an infusion of western rhythm and jazz.

These include Sakura, Tori No Yo Ni, Aki No Koto No Ha, Haru No Umi, Midare, and a score of others. I take these musical pieces and play them on the piano, vary the sound and tone with western influences of jazz, rhythm and beat. I also created my own Koto Jazz pieces Hatchidori Wa Hana Ka[ra] Hana [e tobu] (Hummingbird Flies from Flower to Flower), Kuriku Iwa No Hamon (Ripples on Creek Rocks), Shiyodamari To Nami (Tide Pools & Waves), Aki No Ho (Toward Autumn Season), Kozan No Kaze [Alpine Wind (Storm)], and Wandering Kabutomushi (Rhinoceros Beetle).

This kotojazz.com website is dedicated to the musical expression of nature– what I believe is the ultimate intent and spiritual source of all Koto music, and therefore all Koto jazz music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.