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ABOUT ME

 Kana Fuefuki【Flute.Shinobue.Shakuhachi】

Kana Fuefuki is a Japanese flutist, Flute,Shinobue and Shakuhachi player performing jazz, Latin, and world music across a wide range of musical styles.Her unique approach blends traditional Japanese techniques with jazz improvisation, creating an original sound that connects Japanese tradition with contemporary music.


After graduation, she continued her studies in jazz theory and arranging at Yamaha Music School, and expanded her experience through sessions with jazz musicians in New York and Los Angeles.

She studied jazz flute under Shinpei Inoue and shinobue under Yasukazu Kano and shakuhachi under Akihito Obama.

Currently, she leads her own projects including Jazz Meets Japanese Tradition.

She has appeared at festivals and international events in more than ten countries including the UK, USA, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, and Japan.
Her performances include La Folle Journée TOKYO,HYPER JAPAN London, Japan Festival Amstelveen, DoKomi Düsseldorf, Japanmarkt Berlin, Traditional Music Festival – Kazakhstan and other international festivals.

In addition to live performances, she has appeared on television programs, recordings, commercials, and game soundtracks, including NHK and BS-TV Tokyo.

Awards

2014:Winner (Wind Instrument Category) and Runner-up (Grand Prize)
Diners Club Social Jazz Session 2013-14 YouTube Video Contest
Performed at Blue Note Tokyo with Lee Ritenour, Crystal Kay, Abraham Laboriel, and Akira Jimbo.

2014:Second Prize — Internet Shinobue Contest

2014:Her original composition “Send for Spring”selected as Finalist in the
John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2014 – World Division

Discography

2014:1st Album — Kanapokkuru no Tabi
A colorful album featuring flute, piccolo, bass flute, ocarina, recorder, and various flutes.

2016:2nd Album — Kana Style
Recorded with only flute and piano, showing her pure and original musical style.

2019:3rd Album — Do-JAZZ (Sold out in 2025)
Japanese traditional songs arranged in jazz style, expressing a uniquely Japanese musical spirit.

◆ Kana Fuefuki “Borderless” Project— Beyond Genres, Beyond Borders — ◆

 

With a diverse group of musicians, the project creates free-flowing and colorful music through various formations, from duos and trios to quartets.

 

Japanese Sounds, Freedom in Music.

 

One of the projects within Borderless is

《Jazz Meets Japanese Tradition》

where traditional Japanese instruments meet jazz.

Where tradition meets modernity, East meets West, and genres and borders disappear.

Experience a one-of-a-kind sound born from free and creative musical expression.

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