Kanoko Nishi-Smith

piano, koto

Kanoko Nishi-Smith is a performer currently based in SF/Bay Area. Though classically trained on piano, receiving a BA in Classical Music Performance from Mills College, her recent interest has primarily been in performing 20th century and contemporary musical compositions for piano as well as for koto (Japanese 13-string zither), and free-improvisation in various different contexts, with musicians, as well as dancers, poets,
and visual artists.

Upcoming Events:

5Jan

Sunday, January 5 2025 7:00 PM

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]
Chris Brown (composition, virtual piano and interactive electronics) and & JOHANNA POETHIG (video) present RhythmiChrome (2023), a suite of 7 scored+improvised pieces in just intonation.

For the first time in over a decade PHILIP GELB (buchla synth) has formed a new ensemble featuring 3 of the major players of the bay area scene (Kanoko Nishi-Smith, koto; Kyle Bruckmann oboe, english horn; Thomas Dimuzio synthesizer, sampler) and a newcomer/returnee to the bay area music community, FRED LONGBERG HOLM, cello. More...

CDs on which Kanoko Nishi-Smith appears:

Artist

Title

Label

Number

Bruckmann/Heule/Nishi-Smith/Rivero

negligiblism

Full Spectrum Records

FS158

Bruckmann/Djll/Heule/Nishi-Smith

Brittle Feebling

Bandcamp

The Emergency String (X)tet meet Rent Romus

Emergency Rental

Edgetone Records

EDT4100

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