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Kaori “Kiki” Nakajima: saxophone (tenor, alto, soprano, baritone), oboe, flute, clarinet, piccolo and keyboard.

 

Kaori “Kiki” Nakajima was born in Tokyo and raised in the country side of Japan. She studied at Tokyo College of Music High School and Tokyo College of Music, and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance. After graduating from school, Kaori's had her major debut from Epic Sony with rock band “54 Nude Honeys.” She gigged continuously, supporting artist such as Ben E. King, The Stylistics,Three Degrees and top acts of Japan, and can be heard on many recordings for pop, funk and soul artists and in commercial music for film and TV.

 

Kiki moved to New York in 2013 and right away met Fred Thomas, longtime bass player for James Brown. Since then, she has become a permanent member of Fred's band. She also plays opening numbers every Friday at the Fat Cat with Naomi Shelton and Gospel Queens and can be heard around town with various groups.