Nana Koizumi
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小泉 奈那 (Trumpet,Vocals,Flugelhorn)
奈良県立高円高等学校音楽科に入学。音楽の道へ進むと決意し、高校卒業後、大阪音楽大学短期大学部器楽専攻へ入学。大学主催「ジュニア・カレッジ・コンサート」に出場。関西トランペット協会主催「第一回新人演奏会」に出場。
卒業後、初めて参加したジャズライブで、スウィングのリズムや新しいハーモニーに出会い、自由に描かれるまるで音遊びのような即興演奏に心動かされ、本格的にジャズを学び始める。共演ミュージシャンの勧めもあり、歌を独学。ジャズシンガーとしてのスタートを切る。
音楽イベントやジャズバー、ホテルなどでのレギュラー出演、USJでのオープニングイベント参加や、後進の指導、ラジオ番組やCMにも出演。2018年にカラーコーディネートの資格を取得。お店のロゴ作成やポスター、名刺、フライヤーを手がけるなど、グラフィックデザイナーとしても始動する。2020年11月には手作りのオリジナルトートバッグ (Let's take a break / ひとやすみ) を完成させる。※手売りのみの販売。
地元奈良県での地域音楽イベントにも精力的に活動し、令和元年6月から橿原市観光大使に任命される。令和4年には、地元橿原市を発信するメディア”カシュー”での公式アンバサダーに任命され、同年ならまちの魅力を届ける、ならまち遊歩公式アンバサダーに就任。
2022年、岡崎ジャズボーカルコンテストに初出場し、準グランプリを獲得。
歌心抜群のフレージングに華やかなサウンド、表情豊かな歌唱力が高い評価を受け、トランペット＆ボーカルとして様々な分野で幅広く音楽を届けている。
これまでに、ニューヨーク、ロサンゼルス、タイ、韓国、カナダなど積極的に足を運び、現地のミュージシャンとイベントやパーティなどで音を合わせ、国際感覚を培う。
2022年11月からオーストラリアへ渡豪。多彩な国際音楽シーンを持つ現地のミュージシャンと交流を深め、国際ジャズデー2023のイベントではシドニーでも有名なライブスポット、Butchers Brew BarとLazybones Loungeへ出演し両日満員御礼を迎える。2023年6月【オーストラリアで活躍する日本人】としてSBSのインタビューを受ける。日豪の最大級のイベント" Australian Sake Festival 2023” 出演。メルボルンでは長年地元民から愛されるPBSラジオ番組で、生放送＆生演奏に出演。2024年2月にはHip Hopの女王と呼ばれる " Sampa the Great " のイベントに参加し Fed Square で演奏する。2024年3月 ICC（International Convention Centre）にてAlibaba EXPOに出演。また2024年5月Melbourneで行われるJAPAN EXPOに出演予定。また、海外で日本の音楽文化をジャズで奏でる企画を現地で始動。現在自身の演奏活動のみならず、 " Japanese Music Project " を企画し日本とオーストラリアを音楽で繋ぐ架け橋になるようにと、オーガナイザーとしても活動している。
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Nana Koizumi
Nana Koizumi, is a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, educator, graphic designer, and a tourism ambassador of Kashihara City, originally from Nara, Japan. Nana first discovered the trumpet at the age of 10. Her early exposure to music in her junior high school’s brass band inspired her to excel on the instrument, and at the age of 13, she debuted as a feature soloist at a national marching competition. Inseparable from a life with music, Nana made the decision to pursue a career in music, graduating from the Osaka College of Music. During her time at university, she was sponsored to perform at a concert by the Kansai Trumpet Association, led local brass bands and taught private lessons and brass clinics.
Following her graduation, Nana made her jazz debut, and had her first introduction to the swing and fresh harmonies that came along with it. She became captivated by improvisation and the freedom it brings to paint different soundscapes, and began to pursue the genre more seriously. Encouraged by her fellow musicians, she taught herself to sing and began her journey as a jazz singer.
Nana found herself a regular performer at music events, jazz bars and hotels around the country. Some notable performances from that period include the Universal Studios Japan opening as well as a number of appearances in commercials and on the radio. Nana spent time mentoring younger musicians, passing her experience onto the next generation.
In 2018, Nana received Japan’s ‘Color Coordinate’ qualification, a recognition awarded to those who have demonstrated extensive knowledge and skills in color coordination. This allowed her to create materials like posters and logos for businesses, business cards and flyers by hand as she began working as a graphics designer. In November 2020, she made an original line of handmade tote bags called “hitoyasumi” or in English, “Let’s Take A Break”.
Her professional career has afforded her the chance to travel and perform throughout Japan and in 2014, Nana went to the United States, where she first learned about jazz. In 2016, she relocated to Vancouver, Canada where she continued performing and teaching, most notably as a performer in the prestigious annual ‘Canada Parade.’
After returning to Japan in 2018, she was invited to perform at the Midosuji Autumn Festival and performed in what is now known as the Guinness Book of World Record for the longest line of fanfare trumpeters. Nana currently performs extensively in the Kansai area where she is on call for various establishments in Universal Studios Japan and regularly makes guest appearances on various radio programs as a leader. At the forefront of jazz trumpeter/vocalists in Japan, Nana Koizumi’s innate ability to deliver breathtaking performances in any musical genre continues to uplift her audiences with her beautiful tone and captivating voice. In November of 2022, she finished 1st Runner-Up in the annual Okazaki Jazz Vocal Contest.
Nana’s life as a musician has made her a world traveler of sorts, as she performed in events and parties in music scenes across the globe, from New York, Los Angeles, Thailand, Korea and Canada until finally, in November 2022, she moved to Australia.
On International Jazz Day 2023 she performed at two renowned live venues in Sydney, Butchers Brew Bar and Lazybones Lounge, each to a full house. She’s since become a regular feature on Melbourne’s beloved and long-running PBS radio program, performing to an audience both in-studio and over the airwaves.
In February 2024, she participated in an event with "Sampa the Great," dubbed the Queen of Hip Hop, in a performance at Fed Square. In March, she appeared at the Alibaba EXPO at the International Convention Centre. Additionally, she is scheduled to perform at the JAPAN EXPO in Melbourne in May 2024.
In addition to her own performances, Nana also launched a project that showcases Japanese musical culture through jazz abroad. The "Japanese Music Project" aims to bridge Japan and Australia through music.
Check out Nana’s Instagram to see where her next adventure will take her!