Vivinavi : Los Angeles : (United States) Los Angeles

He became famous all over the world at the age of 8 in Japan for his YouTube video of him drumming a Led Zeppelin song to perfection, and after performing with Cyndi ・ Roper, appearing twice on the popular American TV show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", appearing in commercials for Uniqlo and Nike, and releasing his original song "Sparkling", he moved to the U.S. in 2022. After appearing in commercials and releasing his original song "Sparkling", super drummer ・ YOYOKA （ moved to the US in 2022 and has been living in LA since July 2023 ） and has been performing at the long established LA jazz club The Baked Potato with jazz ・. He will be the featured ・ drummer of the fusion band Ken Okada Group. Please come and support us ！

[Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA]
Ken Okada is a New York born, Yokohama based bassist living in San Jose. Their first album "Square One" was released in 2023 and is available for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music. He has already finished recording and is mixing his second album and will perform at the San Jose Jazz Festival in August 2024.

YouTube video of the first track "Nine Gates" from the first album: https://youtu.be/xZSapCVxMwM

[Members]
Noriyuki Ken Okada - bass
YOYOKA - drums
Ben Torres - tenor sax
Hristo Vitchev - guitar

Ben Torres, saxophonist, won a 2014 Grammy Award for Latin Music with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Award in the Latin Music category. Guitarist Hristo Vitchev was named one of the 2016 Rising Stars on Guitar by Downbeat, a national jazz magazine. He has many Japanese fans and tours Japan frequently.

[Venue]
The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
https://thebakedpotato.com/

【 Tickets]
$ 18.75
Link to purchase tickets:
https://www.thebakedpotato.com/events/showcase-march-5-2024/
（ Seating is limited so come early! Seats are limited, so don't delay ）!