Kaoru Nishimi
The Introverted Pianist Who Found Jazz
I play the piano, but jazz taught me how to swing.
I’ve always been the quiet one, the one who moved too much to make friends. Classical piano was my safe place—until jazz hit me like a storm. I used to read music like a math problem; now I feel it in my chest. I still don’t talk much, but when I play? That’s me saying everything.
What I'm Into: old sheet music, midnight improvisations, the sound of a train at night, Sentaro’s terrible jokes, piano keys worn smooth
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