Mao Sone

Mao Soné, who is releasing his major debut album "Infinite Creature" in April, 2018, is a professional trumpet player, pianist, composer, who has strongly developed and identifiable style merging Japanese traditional sound and the other cultures, using jazz as a medium. He is known for his unorthodox approach to playing both the trumpet and the piano simultaneously.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Mao Sone became a local musician in his hometown, Nagareyama, at the age of nine. At Berklee, Mao Sone studied with Tiger Okoshi, Sean Jones, and Hal Crook, as well as Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Joe Lovano.
Mao Sone shared the stages with Danilo Perez, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Tiger Okoshi and more. Mao Sone performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival and more.

Mao Sone has been awarded many accolades and honors, including first prize at International Trumpet Guild Improvisation Competition, being chosen as one of the 13 semi-finalists at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and the first prize at "Keep An Eye" international jazz awards in Amsterdam as a part of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.

Mao Sone’s tracks

• Beatrice - Mao Soné Trio At Nardis by Mao Sone
• Prelude (from suite "Expressions On The Melody Of Kokiriko") by Mao Sone