Sana Nagano Explained

Sana Nagano is a Japanese-born jazz violinist, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. She started learning violin at the age of three and continued her education first in Japan, and then in the United States. She earned performance and composition degrees from the Berklee College of Music and the Aaron Copland School of Music of Queens College,[1] and has been performing with such musicians as Karl Berger, Billy Martin,[2] Peter Apfelbaum and Ken Filiano.

Her avant-garde noise album Smashing Humans in which Nagano debuted as a bandleader contains elements of experimentation[3] and received favorable reviews.[4] [5] [6]

Discography

YearTitleArtistLabel
2014Inside the RainbowSana NaganoSana Nagano
2021Smashing HumansSana Nagano577 Records
2022Anime MundiSana Nagano577 Records
2023Peach and TomatoSana Nagano, Leonor Falcón577 Records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagano . Sana . Sana Nagano's Bio note . Sana Nagano's website . September 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: Neff . Joseph . Graded on a Curve: Sana Nagano, Anime Mundi . Vinyl District . Vinyl District . September 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: Cohan . Brad . Enter the Character-Rich World of Sana Nagano . Jazz Times . Madavor Media . September 14, 2023.
  4. Web site: Attarian . Hrayr . Sana Nagano: Smashing Humans . AllAboutJazz . All About Jazz & Jazz Near You . September 14, 2023.
  5. Web site: Cantor . Dave . Sana Nagano, Smashing Humans . Downbeat . Maher Publications.
  6. Web site: Toland . Michael . Sana Nagano - Smashing Humans . Big Takeover Magazine . Big Takeover Magazine.