Nguyên Lê Saiyuki Trio

The closing concert of the Brno Music Marathon festival will feature the international Saiyuki Trio, with festival resident artist guitarist Nguyên Lê, koto player Mieko Miyazaki, and tabla virtuoso Prabhu Edouard. The project draws on themes from the classic 16th-century Chinese novel "Journey to the West" (known to us as "Monkey King") and blends Japanese, Indian, and Vietnamese musical traditions with jazz and improvisation.

The trio works with acoustic instruments, electronics, and elements of contemporary world music.

Mieko Miyazaki / koto, vocals
Prabhu Edouard / tabla, vocals
Nguyên Lê / guitar