Nao Nakazawa has been playing violin since his youth. He plays music with Oakland, California's klezmer band Hernandez Hideaway. Also he plays with SAKi & the factor from Nagano, Japan. He has performed with avant-garde music group such TENGAKU and Tim Phillip's hand made instrument group CMT: Creates Music.
Nao's latest music project is Alien on Vacation: Whatnao (Nao Nakazawa) on violin and Hj Mooij on bass and Moog synth. Alien on Vacation plays an experimental improvised music and they have performed both in California and Japan.
Alien on Vacation
Improvised live music by Alien on Vacation
Performed at World Kitchen Baobab in Kichijoji, Tokyo on April 25, 2018.
Hj Mooij on bass & semi-modular synthesizer
Whatnao on violin & slide whistle
Video by Nao Nakazawa
Uploaded by Alien Vacation on 2018-03-01.
Alien on Vacation - "Jelly Max - Oakland Session 2018 Part 1"
Music performed live by Alien on Vacation
Synth & Bass - Hj Mooij
Violin - Whatnao
Video filmed by Hj Mooij
Edited by Whatnao
Hernandez Hideaway
Hernandez Hideaway's new take on a very old Russian tune first adopted to keep us entertained while playing Tetris. Now it tells the rustic story of Danushka and what it means to get "all the chicks!" www.hernandez-hideaway.com www.facebook.com/hernandezhideaway
THE FACTORS (formerly SAKi & the factor)
Performing in Nagano, Japan 2018
［SP GUEST LIVE］SAKI & The Factor ▽Profile▽ 2013年9月結成。アコースティックから、多数エフェクターを駆使したギタープレイが奏でる世界観とそこに溶け込み旅するうた声で、限りなく美しいこの星と残酷な世界を照らす太陽と月が奏でるようにうたい表現し続ける。2017年には念願のFUJI ROCK FESTIVAL'17にも出演し、さらにパワーアップしたステージングは必見です☆ GET INVOLVED2018フィナーレのステージは、バイオリンとマンダリンのNao NAKAZAWAと茅野市在中のパーカッション Takaaki Kasaiをゲストに迎えた四人編成。さらにVo.SAKIがシンセを引きながらの歌い奏でるSP Verです！ Good Vibes!! SAKI & The Factor facebook:https://www.facebook.com/singingnaturaly/
Solo Improvised Music