Kanacept

Kanacept is a project formed to explore collective improvisation through independent melodic lines and contrapuntal interplay. The group featured Kana Miyamoto on flute, Kieran McAuliffe on guitar, Sammy Weissberg on bass, and Yosuke Nagayama on drums.

The project began in 2015, when Miyamoto, Weissberg, and McAuliffe came together to explore contrapuntal improvisation for flute, bass, and guitar. Over time, Kanacept expanded its sound by drawing on elements of Baroque music, modern jazz, and rock.

Kanacept recorded its debut album, Spring Doze, in Brooklyn in 2017. The album received coverage in jazz publications and was featured on WNYC-FM. The group toured Japan in 2018, performed at the Swing into Spring Jazz Festival in Stony Brook, and released Dancer in the Galaxy in 2020.