Who is BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIVES

A fusion-oriented quartet project blending electric jazz, lyrical melodies and modern harmonic language.

The band features electric guitar, electric bass, drums, and Sone on trumpet, piano and synthesizer.

<Member>

• Mao Sone - keyboards, trumpet
• May Inoue -guitar
• Ren Yamamoto - bass
• Hiro Kimura - drums

<Selected Repertoires>

• Luminous (Mao Sone)
• Lives (Mao Sone)
• Drum Hero (Mao Sone)
• Brightness of the Lives (Mao Sone)
• I Fall In Love Too Easily (Jule Styne)

<Past Appearances / Highlights>

• Warner Theatre – Washington, D.C. (National Cherry Blossom Festival, as Kaori Kobayashi & Mao Sone Quartet, 2013)
• Blues Alley – Washington, D.C. (as Mao Sone Quartet, 2013)
• Blue Note Tokyo (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Billboard Live Osaka (2022)
• Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Sapporo City Jazz, 2024)
• ...and many more major venues and festivals across Japan and the U.S.

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