Yutaka Yokokura

An excellent keyboardist who also has koto, Yutaka Yokokura has frequently mixed in his Japan heritage along with his like for Brazilian music. He had taken traditional piano lessons from age four, paid attention to pop music from the era, with age 15 in the middle-’60s, he became drawn to Brazilian music. Shortly Yokokura was leading his very own group, mainly playing Brazilian materials that was inspired by Sergio Mendes. In 1972 Yokokura transferred to the U.S. to wait Cal State Lengthy Seaside. He performed with Hiroshima during 1975-78, which offered ironically as a chance for the keyboardist to become presented to his very own Japanese lifestyle. In 1978 he documented his debut record (Lovelight) for the Japanese label; his companies had been Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen. After many years of studio room work, he documented Yutaka for GRP in 1988 and at that time he was doubling on koto. That task was implemented up by Brazasia, a Compact disc that in its name definitively amounts up Yutaka Yokokura’s music.