Kan Kan

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高校卒業後に渡米し、ニューヨークで小川慶太氏らに師事。2016年にバークリー音楽大学へ入学。
在学中より、Blue Note Tokyoやボストン州議事堂での演奏、ヨーロッパツアーへの参加など、国際的な活動を展開する。参加したAlain Malletのアルバム『A Wake Of Sorrows Engulfed In Rage』は、第63回グラミー賞「Best Immersive Audio Album」部門にノミネート。
また、YotamIshay率いるバンドのメンバーとして参加した楽曲が、Snarky Puppyのマイケルリーグとビルローレンスが審査員を務めたコンペティション「Beyond Music」で選出され、両氏がプロデュースするアルバムに収録された。
2022年には小曽根真率いるビッグバンド「No Name Horses」にゲスト出演。
さらに、世界的シンガーErykah Baduや、ブラジルを代表する作曲家・ピアニストAndré Mehmariらとの共演を重ね、ジャンルや国境を越えた活動で高い評価を得ている。
現在は東京を拠点に演奏活動を行うほか、日本の音楽・文化・芸術を新たな表現へと昇華し世界へ発信するプロジェクト「MOONRISE」のアーティストディレクターとして舞台制作にも携わっている。

Kan is a versatile percussionist from Osaka, Japan. At the age of 18, he moved to the United States and studied in New York with percussionist Keita Ogawa. In 2016, he entered Berklee College of Music.
During his studies, he began his international career through performances at prestigious venues such as Blue Note Tokyo and the Massachusetts State House, and toured across Europe. He contributed to Alain Mallet’s Grammy-nominated album “A Wake Of Sorrows Engulfed In Rage”. A track he performed on as a member of Yotam Ishay’s band was selected in the Beyond Music competition, judged by Snarky Puppy’s Michael League and Bill Laurance, and was included on an album produced by them.
In 2022, he appeared as a guest with Makoto Ozone’s big band “No Name Horses.” He has also collaborated with the globally acclaimed singer Erykah Badu and the Brazilian composer and pianist André Mehmari.
Currently based in Tokyo, he continues to perform while serving as the artistic director of “MOONRISE,” a project dedicated to sharing Japanese music, culture, and the arts with the world.

Kan is one of the most amazing percussionists I’ve ever heard and playing with him was pure joy. He’s also a beautiful human being also wanting to learn more and grow
with his art.
- André Mehmari