NAO YOSHIOKA

Nao Yoshioka is an evolving soul singer born in Japan. Her Album ‘The Truth’ was praised as “impeccable neo soul’ by Rolling Stones Magazine. Since her single ‘Make the Change’ was released in 2012, Nao Yoshioka has been lauded by a number of indie soul music veterans including Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers, the “King of Indie Soul”, Eric Roberson, and songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Khari Mateen (Jill Scott, The Roots). Nao has performed at venues around the world including Blue Note New York, the legendary Birchmere, Club Dauphine in The Netherlands, Hideaway in South London, and the Highline Ballroom in New York. In the summer of 2016 Nao performed at her first major US music festival, Capital Jazz Fest, one of the largest festivals in the United States. In 2017, Nao toured Japan, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and also performed during the 11th Annual Capital Jazz SuperCruise sailing from New York to Bermuda. In 2018 Nao moved her base from Japan back to the US. Her first order of business was to release her album ‘The Truth’ which gained her auspicious achievements: #32 on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary chart, an album review by Rolling Stone Magazine who wrote, “Nao Yoshioka’s ‘The Truth’ Is Impeccable Neo-Soul”, a live performance on SiriusXM, and the Best International Artist award from the UK’s BRIGHT STAR AWARDS. Nao released her 4th album ‘Undeniable’ in August 2019 and toured Japan during the same month, then went on to open for Eric Roberson for a number of shows during his “Music Fan First – 10th Anniversary” tour which included stops in Boston, DC, Philly, Nashville, Inglewood, Atlanta, Durham, and Charlotte. Her dream of being a recognized artist around the world is well on its way to being realized... how this visionary’s music and story is received is in the hands (and ears) of a worldwide audience.