Biography
Kiyomi Otaka started at the age of six to play the organ, and has established mainly as a prolific Hammond B-3 player. Her musical career is dedicated to being a session musician, music teacher and publisher of several band scores (including an ELP one, called "Emerson, Lake & Palmer Best") through Sinko Music; but also a composer/arranger and since 1998 she started to record her solo albums, many of them being your regular organ-oriented jazz-rock (powerful organ-oriented jazz-rock, that is) and jam jazz. One of those albums featured a super trio: OTAKA, renowned drummer DAVE WECKL and bassist GARRY WILLIS; it was released in 2001 and called "Out Of Sight". It was more leaning towards jam jazz, though you can hear some carefully structured parts.
In 2004, she released a more experimental album called "Frames" which has a certain Nu-Jazz sound to it, introducing electronic instrumentation and also psychedelic effects.
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She also released an instructional video in 2000, exposing the playing style of various well-known artists.
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