With world-renowned koto player and composer Yumi Kurosawa at its heart, this ensemble creates different colors of sound by melding seemingly disparate ancient and Modern Era instruments. Joining Kurosawa for this trio are violinist Naho Parrini and tabla player and percussionist Eric Phinney. The three will play a selection of Kurosawa’s exhilarating new pieces and reinterpret some favorites among her existing works. They’ll turn her solo compositions into dynamic, multifaceted performances that encompass a broad range of expression and dimension.…

M5 have established themselves as Latin America's leading brass quintet. They combine their skills at virtuosic chamber music in all styles, inimitable Latin American charm, and their very own sound.

  This Grammy-nominated, all-women supergroup is known for its smooth, jazzy vocals, imbued with gentleness and heartfelt expression. When the four singer-composers, each with a thriving career of their own, met up in Palm Springs in 2020, they intended to get to know each other and perhaps form an ensemble. The outcome was more than anyone expected. They discovered their voices blend and harmonize together beautifully, creating a unique, gorgeous tone, ranging from loud and brassy to soft and tender.…

This expert vocal percussionist creates one-of-a-kind tunes, lyrics and music, by using any number of tools in her arsenal — singing, beatboxing, rapping, looping, piano and guitar playing — often at the same time. And, she’s really good at all of them. This native Sacramentan has made a name for herself in the male-dominated field of beatboxing, her stellar ability earning her the title of the first female international beatboxing champion. Her singing has been described as “drizzling her vocals…