Artist Profile
IZUMI KIMOTO
Born and raized in Hiroshima city. Izumi started her career as a member of The Thoroughbreds, a female vocal trio led by Kyosen Ohashi of the popular late night show 11PM(Nippon Television Network). In 1987, shi joined the jazz chorus groupe ITS, which for many years held on their listing as the top ranking populear chorus group in all jazz music magazines. After the group broke up, Izumi went solo as a jazz singer and began to contemplate her identity. This is when she discovered the wonders and power of Japanese spiritual culture in Japanese oldest form of music, GAGAKU. She would surely find a way to blend GAGAKU with western music.
Genre: Pops
Active area: Japan, Canada, Germany, Austria