... Kinugasa's Crossways (1928), an experimental feature about an unlucky brother and sister, screens with live koto accompaniment by Miya Masaoka and Ensemble 9 ...
... are also featured in the rest of the program, in which Rova premieres three new compositions commissioned from Bay Area kotoist Miya Masaoka ("Music for Mouths ...
... Rova's members also play in a number of fine local side projects: Larry Ochs works with Miya Masaoka and Fred Frith in Maybe Monday; Lisle Ellis and Donald ...
... commodification of music, the body, ethnicity, and eroticism in our market-driven society," one-of-a-kind bandleader and kotoist Miya Masaoka gave lunchtime ...
... San Francisco International Film Festival; during this series, his innovative Crossways is joined by an unorthodox koto performance by Masaoka Miya's ensemble. ...