BINGO MIKI
Genres: Progressive Big Band, Jazz Related Soundtracks • Japan

Composer and bandleader, Bingo Miki, began his Inner Galaxy Orchestra in 1978, after completing his studies in composition and arranging at Berklee School of Music in Boston.  Upon returning to Tokyo, he became involved in the competitive music scene of film, television, and theatrical shows. The development and history of the IGO concept is well documented through 10 recordings which have been released throughout the years. Two of these releases,  “Scandinavian Suite” and  “Back To The Sea” received the distinguished Jazz Disk Award of Japan. The Inner Galaxy Orchestra’s touring history includes two performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the North Sea Festival from which the European press acclaimed the ensemble as  “Sensation From the East”. The audience’s appreciation of the IGO is based on the leader’s unique concept of a synthesis of jazz and the aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture. The presentation in performance is read more...