SBAcoustic Presents KoMaGa Trio

These three virtuoso instrumentalists team up to play unique original jazz/ethnic cross over music with full improvisation.

This is absolutely the one and only ensemble that brings you a musical experience you have never had before.

Motoshi Kosako (harp) was born in Matsuyama City, Japan.

He started his musical training on the piano and also the guitar. In Tokyo he played the acoustic and electric guitar in professional Jazz bands and the Swing Journal magazine described him as “one of the most remarkable young Jazz musicians.”

He learned the harp after moving to the US and was the principal harpist of Stockton Symphony Orchestra in California between 2005-2010 as well as the featuring soloist for 2009-2010 season.

Motoshi plays with fluid, modern style and introspective soloing that evokes Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.

He is considered to be one of the most influential Jazz harpist in the world and tours internationally to give concert, lectures and workshops.

Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for over three decades.

While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners.

Michael has developed a new approach to the instrument that includes unorthodox tunings, techniques and methodologies.

He has honed his skills on hundreds of recordings as a session musician and thousands of concerts throughout the world.

His long-term collaboration and close friendship with the late acoustic guitar genius Michael Hedges led to a lengthy stint as house bassist for Windham Hill Records; a label for whom he also worked as a solo artist, releasing four recordings under his own name.

“Do not miss your next opportunity to discover the bassist with the most fresh and inventive playing today.” Musicien magazine

Chris Garcia (tabla, percussion) is a critically acclaimed performer, improviser, composer, and educator who has made a career with over 1200 performances in 28 countries on 5 continents, either on Western drumset, percussion of North and South India, percussion of indigenous Mexico, Meso America or his own unique percussion configuration called EL MONSTRO which contains instruments from all of the above all within arms reach.

His fascination with rhythm and the color of sound allows him the opportunity to be a group member and frequent collaborator/composer with various critically acclaimed classical, jazz, rock, and world music ensembles with whom he continues to concertize with in the US and abroad.

As a composer he continues to garner critical and popular acclaim and commissions for indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica and India and classical guitar, marimba, piano, string quartet, western harp and woodwind quintet.