About
Koi Fish is an experimental musical group known for integrating live performance, sound, and improvisation. The group operates as a duo or trio, with performances characterized by the use of self-invented structures and spontaneous creation. Their shows incorporate live music alongside elements of movement, drawing, and performative expression.
The ensemble includes Chihiro Tazuro, who performs on Persian ney, vocals, and melodica; Elik Harpaz, who plays viola, piano, drum set, and also contributes vocals; and Michael Edwards, who performs on contrabass and piano. Koi Fish explores the interplay between sound and environment, aiming to absorb ambient sounds and reinterpret them through live artistic expression.
The group's artistic practice centers on the experience of sound as a dynamic and evolving phenomenon. Their performances often blur the boundaries between disciplines, offering audiences an immersive, multisensory experience that emphasizes the ephemeral and transformative nature of improvisation.
They performed at several festivals, such as Yellow Submarine Jerusalem, Koom Koom
Festival Jerusalem, Fight Festival Israel, Mazkeka Jerusalem, Besarabia Jerusalem, and Gallery Tiyul Layla.
In 2020, Koi Fish was selected by the COCA Project.
Performed Places
2018 Fight Festival, Israel
2018 Koom Koom Festival, Jerusalem
2019 Mazkeka, Jerusalem
2019 Besarabia, Jerusalem
2019 Yellow Submarine, Jerusalem
2019 Jerusalem Conservatory
2019 Hahanut Theater
2020 Zimmer, Tel Aviv
2020 Teder, Tel Aviv
2020 SEDEK, Jerusalem
2020 Hazira Theater
2020 Besarabia, Jerusalem
2021 SEDEK, Jerusalem
2021 Okasan, Tel Aviv
2022 Mazkeka, Jerusalem
2022 Yaffo 93, Jerusalem
2022 Sonorities, Belfast, Ireland
2022 Gallery Tiyul Layla, Haifa
2022 Levontine 7, Tel Aviv
2023 Besarabia, Jerusalem
2023 Marie Gallery, Jerusalem
2023 2Sick, Haifa
2023 Zimmer, Tel Aviv
2023 Share Gallery, Tel Aviv
2023 The Left Bank, Tel Aviv
2024 Gallery Tiyul Layla, Haifa
2024 Kakdelart hub, Tel Aviv
2024 Yung Ydish, Tel Aviv
2024 PURIM JAFFO 93, Jerusalem
2024 2 Sick, Haifa
2024 Besarabia, Jerusalem
2024 Mazkeka, Jerusalem
2024 Festival Gan2, Tel Aviv
2024 Levontine 7, Tel Aviv
2024 Banhof, Tel Aviv
2025 Mezo Gallery, Haifa
2025 Beit Barakat, Tel Aviv
2025 Levontine 7, Tel Aviv