Kazu Yokoshima: Jazz Musician in New York

About Kazu Yokoshima

Kazu Yokoshima is a New York City jazz musician heard in small‑room settings such as Ornithology Jazz Club. In local lineups he has worked alongside players including Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln, moving between sideman duties and collaborative ensembles. Recent bills place him in the same orbit as bandleaders like trombonist Frank Lacy, where group interplay drives the set. His playing favors attentive listening and clear, functional phrasing over display.