Taka Nawashiro
is a NYC based Jazz Guitarist, Composer and Sound Painter from Saitama, Japan. Since 2019, he’s been one of the official artists for Spanish guitar company for Soulezza Guitars which includes world renowned artists such as Lionel Loueke, John Stowell and so on. In 2017, he entered School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School with scholarship and graduated in 2020 with John Coltrane Award. His first leader album “What We Do Now” is released in December 2020 featuring Ben Allison(Bass), E.J. Strickland(Drums), Milena Casado Fauquet(Flugelhorn) and Judette Elliston(Voice) which was recorded in NYC with so much precautions for Covid-19 pandemic. He’s also very active playing, composing, producing ambient music and collaborating with other types of artists such as dancers and visual artists.