Hase – Brown
Hase-Brown is a duo comprising of Japanese born, Toronto based Jazz singer, Yuko Hase and Canadian born Flamenco guitarist, Justin Robinson Brown. Yuko was born in Kyoto Japan, where she started her vocal studies and began her career as a Jazz vocalist. Moving to Toronto, she gained notoriety for her beautiful , strong voice, unique style and gentle yet powerful stage presence. JRB originates from Sarnia, Ontario. Born into a family of professional musicians/performers, he was exposed to a large variety of music from a young age. Studying singer/songwriting, classical guitar, piano, opera, bass and playing for various groups ranging from rock, folk, bluegrass, experimental and blues, he eventually discovered Flamenco music and began an over 20 year study of the art form. After crossing paths, Yuko and Justin started collaborating artistically and began making waves in the Toronto music scene with their blend of cool, slow Jazz and deep, moody Flamenco. The style have been described as a soundtrack to a David Lynch movie, or a ghostly radio station. There is also a telephone.