A-NO-NE Music

Native of Japan, having a well known jazz pianist, Hiroshi Ikeda as father, and professional classical singer as mother, Rika started piano at her age of 3, and violin at 4. She received Bachelor and Master degrees from Osaka College of Music, Japan, where she intensively studied classical violin with Tomotada Soh and Takako Murata. Her classical studies extended to master classes in Internationales Jugend - Festspieltreffen Bayreuth (Germany), Aspen Music School, The Bowdoin International Music Festival (USA), Cupra Music Festival (Italy), Tring (UK), Stow (UK), and Courchevel (France).

While she was strictly trained classically by her mother, she had been familiar with jazz music influenced by her father. When she finished her undergraduate study, she started to take jazz gigs, and became more interested in that direction. Later she started to take lessons with renowned alto saxophonist, Randall Conners. She is scheduled to move to US, Fall 2008, to pursue jazz studies.

While Rika has currently been very busy performing with orchestras as well as solo performances and supporting musician for TV shows, concerts, and theaters in Japan, she has been also busy teaching at Osaka College of Music, Koyo Conservatory, and a few other schools.

Play Sound Clip "Howdy Dokey from live recording at La Luna, Cambridge, MA, USA

Casper Gyldensoe, Alex Raymond Busby Smith, Hiro Honshuku