Takumi Kodera

Takumi Kodera

Takumi Kodera is a Tokyo-based 5string banjo player for Thompson the Fox. 2018 National Banjo Championship runner-up. "He started to play banjo at the age of 11, and has been involved in a number of musical projects through his teens, playing music that ranges from pop standards, to impeccable Bach transcriptions, to innovative new acoustic originals." - Freshgrass Festival "Takumi is able to surprise and delight listeners with his virtuosic creativity while never losing the banjo drive reminiscent of the early masters. His intuitive understanding of Bluegrass, Jazz, and Classical music allows him to reference them all while still sounding uniquely like himself. It is no surprise that his original compositions allow him to traverse these genres and meld them together in beautiful ways." - BB Bowness (Mile Twelve)