Tomoko Sonoda
Born in Tokyo Japan. Moved to Kumamoto City at the age of 26
Her father is a classical music critic. and mother is a teacher.
At the age of four,she began her classical piano studies. She started playing the jazz piano at Waseda university.
Worked as a music instructor for 5 years at a local mission college in Kumamoto city.
'99 She made her own 10-piece band and provided many songs as an arranger (~'05)
As a pianist, she has been performing continuously at which is a big jazz festival in Kumamoto city.
She is currently working as a jazz piano teacher at a vocational school .And she is performing with various performers in many parts of Japan.