After graduating, he moved to New York to score films and write jingles for commercials. Bashi holds a custom guitar decorated with Manga cartoons at his home. (David M. Barreda/KQED) Kishi Bashi’s ...

Consider this name: Kishi Bashi. It has a pleasant, repetitive character with a nice — if unusual — little loop. It's an apt stage name for a musician who's creating something haunting ...

The internment of Japanese Americans is the subject of Kishi Bashi's newest music, an album called Omoiyari and this song, "Summer of '42." Kishi Bashi wrote to me to say, "this is a very ...

By Jon Pareles There’s protest behind the prettiness of “Omoiyari,” the fourth studio album by the songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi, who records as Kishi Bashi. He is the American son of Japanese ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Composer, violinist and bandleader Kishi Bashi may be the most famous multi-instrumentalist ...

On May 12, Buffalo’s Asbury Hall will host Kaoru Ishibashi, who performs under the name Kishi Bashi, who brings his vibrant, genre-defying music to Western New York. A master of blending ...