Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), born in Tokyo, Japan as Keiko Doi, is a Japanese smooth jazz/jazz fusion/new age/ keyboardist and composer whose career spans three decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations) and has received international acclaim. She resides in Los Angeles, California Kitaro (喜多郞)born February 4, 1953), born Masanori Takahashi (高橋正則, Takahashi Masanori), is a Japanese musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who is regarded as a pioneer of New Age music. Edited by Daisy Early December, 2012