Percussion virtuoso and free improvisor Tatsuya Nakatani will visit Bowling Green State University
Tuesday.
The Japanese artist will lead an improvisation workshop, open to all levels of musicians, at 4:30 p.m.

He will perform at 8 p.m. The Black Swamp Underground, featuring BGSU faculty and students, will open the
concert.
Both the concert and workshop will be is the Art Village located in Kreischer Quadrangle. Both events are
free and open to the public.
Tatsuya Nakatani is a percussion virtuoso originally hailing from Japan. Based in the United States since
the 1990s, Nakatani has become one of the leading figures in free improvised music (a movement stemming
from the 1960s jazz avant-garde), and has appeared as a leader or collaborator on more than 60
recordings.
He has toured and performed extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Nakatani specializes
in solo percussion performance, incorporating a variety of instruments (drums, gongs, cymbals,
woodblocks, found objects) into a unique soundworld.
Nakatani’s visit to BGSU will give students, faculty, and community members the opportunity to hear music
that blends Eastern and Western music cultures. Additionally,
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