Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Berlin-based, Sapporo-born Marimbist, Vibraphonist & Composer Taiko Saito .. She reached out to the program about her new CD and we are so glad she did .. Born in Sapporo, it was in 1997 that she began to improvise and to write music and that led her to move to Berlin .. Her journey in music is a great one .. Enjoy the interview ..  Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4