22/05/2024
Keiko Masuda and Hiroki Shindo will perform on June 28 at G&V Music Cafe. 8:30 pm. Free admission. First come first served.
Keiko Masuda
( Western and Japanese flute and vocal )
She won the second prize at the All Japan Student Music Competition in Tokyo. She graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music High School, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. During her studies, she performed in the Tokyo National University (Geidai) Chamber Music Competition for two consecutive years and received the Doseikai Newcomer Award at the time of her graduation. She has participated in numerous chamber music projects, including concert tours of Japanese and contemporary music in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, and worked as an assistant to the flute professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music before returning to Japan. She has appeared as an orchestras and chamber music ensembles player, as well as in various events and cruise ships, both as a soloist and group. She has been active not only in classical music, but also in various Japanese instruments such as Shinnai shamisen (a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument) and flamenco music, as well as pops and jazz, with a diverse program and musicality that incorporate the flute, Japanese flute (shinobue and ryuteki), and singing. In 2009, she recorded the theme song for Radio Japan's "Business Saizensen"; in 2012, she released a piano trio CD "the sea"; in 2014, she released a solo album "songs" and a duo album with classical guitar "the breeze"; in 2021, she released a 2-CD set (31 model performances) of "31 Flute Masterpieces" from Do Remi Publishing. (31 exemplary performances). She also teaches flutists at various places in Tokyo.
Hiroki Shindo
( Guitar & Arranger )
He started playing guitar when he was in high school and started learning jazz guitar attracted by the tone of the guitar. After graduating from high school, he entered the National Conservatory of Music, where he studied theory and technique. Currently, he is active in various genres besides jazz, such as bossa nova, latin, funk, fusion, pop, rock, etc., as a member of his own band or as a support band, mainly in the Tokyo area. He has been trusted for his exceptional flexibility.
