Outsiders: OTOROKU w/ Akira Sakata

"A powerfully lyrical improvisor, Akira Sakata has been active on the free jazz scene for more than fifty years, with only limited international exposure. We were lucky to have Sakata play OTO twice in one night as part of a killer line up broadcast on this show. First, Sakata plays in a duo with Beijing-based musician and poet, Yan Jun. Then we welcome a return to OTO for O YAMA O, the quartet of Marie Roux, Billy Steiger, Keiko Yamamoto, and Rie Nakajima. Lastly, Sakta returns to the stage in a trio set alongside longtime collaborator Rie Nakajima and London based painter, Yuko Shiraishi."