Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. As a teenager in her native Japan, Nagai was trained on Yamaha's electronic organ, the "Electone," to perform popular music. Since moving to the U.S. from Japan and studying classical, jazz music, and compositions at Berklee, she has adapted her mastery of the keyboard to prepared piano, accordions, and other keyboard instruments, often inspired by the minimalist approach of composer Toru Takemitsu. Whether she is performing Klezmer, Balkan or experimental music, Nagai is a charismatic presence onstage, who hypnotizes audiences with her intense focus and virtuoso sound.

Performed with: Pauline Oliveros, John Zorn, Butch Moris, Erik Freidlander, Satoshi Takeishi, Frank London, Elliot Sharp, Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), many of wellknown Yiddish Singers

Performed at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Brooklyn Museum, Museum Of Modern Art, Roulette, BAM, Symphony Space, Bowery Poetry Club, Jewish Heritage Museum, Fotografiska Museum, Bryant Park Summer Stage many more.