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Discography

Album cover featuring a bridge over a valley with a cloudy sky, a blimp flying in the sky, and text indicating a collaboration titled 'Crossing Over' by Ken Okada Group featuring Yoyoka, with additional artist names listed at the bottom.

Crossing Over
Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA

2026

Ken Okada - Bass
YOYOKA - Drums
Ben Torres - Tenor Sax
Hristo Vitchev - Guitar
Murray Low - Piano/Keyboard
Shido Soma - Guitar on “Oops My Bad”
1. Prism (6:29)
2. Last Serenade (5:24)
3. Yokohama After Dark (6:37)
4. Crossing Over (7:01)
5. Oops My Bad (feat. Shido Soma) (4:31)
6. South Bay Express (4:46)
7. The Clock Tower (5:25)
8. The Shadow Dancer (5:58)
9. Stories of Us (4:45)
10. Nitala (4:19)
11. My Secret Garden (6:52)
All compositions by Ken Okada
“Crossing Over” composed by YOYOKA & Ken Okada
Produced by Ken Okada
Music & Sound Directions by Ken Okada and Akifumi Soma
Recorded on August 10, 2024; October 14, 2024;
February 9, 2025; and November 22–23, 2025
at Acoustic Sound Shop Studios, San Jose, CA
and Montecito Music & Media Studios, Sierra Madre, CA
Recording engineers:
Doug Pohorski (Acoustic Sound Shop Studios)
Billy Burke (Montecito Music & Media Studios)
Drums tech: Akifumi Soma
Digital editing: Ken Okada
Mixed by Will Kennedy
Mastered by Jett Galindo
Artwork & graphic design: Kaori Drome
Available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music

An illustration of a five-member band playing instruments on stage with colored vertical stripes in the background. The band includes a keyboardist, saxophonist, guitarist, drummer, and another guitarist. Text reads 'Ken Okada Group ft. Yoyoka' and 'Live at Alvas'. List of band members: Ken Okada, Yoyoka, Ben Torres, Hristo Vitchev, Murray Low.

Live at Alvas
Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA

2025

Ken Okada - Bass
YOYOKA - Drums
Ben Torres - Tenor Sax
Hristo Vitchev - Guitar
Murray Low - Piano/Keyboard
1. Soul Alive (11:09)
2. Nine Gates (6:54)
3. Red Herring (4:36)
4. Skyward (7:42)
5. Satori (8:21)
6. Drums Solo (6:55)
7. Remember (7:45)
8. Young and Brave (6:30)
9. 1986 (11:03)
All music composed by Ken Okada (except track 6)
Recorded Live on August 18, 2024 at Alvas Showroom, San Pedro, California
Recorded by Art Valdez
Venue Host: Matt Lincir
Drums Tech by Akifumi Soma
Mixed by Sadaharu Yagi
Artwork & Graphic Design by Kaori Drome
Available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music

An album cover featuring a yellow background with a dragon hybrid creature with a reptilian head, wings, and a lizard-like body. The title, 'Young and Brave,' is written vertically on a blue strip on the right side. The top contains a black bar with white text: 'Ken Okada Group ft. Yoyoka'. The bottom right lists the artists: Ken Okada, Yoyoka, Ben Torres, Hristo Vitchev, Brian Sheu, and Murray Low.

Young and Brave
Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA

2024

Ken Okada - Bass
YOYOKA - Drums
Ben Torres - Tenor Sax (except track 7)
Hristo Vitchev - Guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 11
Brian Sheu - GUitar on tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
Murray Low - Piano/Keyboard on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 11
1. Young and Brave (6:02)
2. Soul Alive (7:09)
3. Skyward (4:53)
4. Satori (5:56)
5. Pastel Rainbow (5:10)
6. Then I Met You (3:59)
7. Double Trouble (2:32)
8. Now or Never (5:28)
9. Twilight Mirage (5:10)
10. 1986 (6:51)
11. Remember (4:38)
All music composed by Ken Okada (Track 7 co-composed with YOYOKA)
Recorded on July 23 and November 11, 2023 at Acoustic Sound Shop Studios, San Jose, California
Recorded by Doug Pohorski
Drums Tech by Akifumi Soma
Digital Editing by Ken Okada
Mixed by Nobuki Matsui
Mastered by Ryoji Hata
Artwork & Graphic Design by Kaori Drome
Available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music

Blue watercolor background with white text listing artists and album title 'Square One'.

Square One
Ken Okada Group ft. YOYOKA

2023

Ken Okada - Bass
YOYOKA - Drums
Ben Torres - Tenor Sax
Hristo Vitchev - Guitar
1. Nine Gates (5:26)
2. Square One (5:40)
3. Hotel El Hot (5:15)
4. Say Something (4:56)
5. Red Herring (4:25)
6. Temujin (5:01)
7. Traces (5:33)
All music composed by Ken Okada
Recorded on February 26, 2023 at Acoustic Sound Shop Studios, San Jose, California
Recorded by Doug Pohorski
Drums Tech by Akifumi Soma
Digital Editing by Ken Okada
Mixed by Nobuki Matsui
Mastered by Ryoji Hata
Artwork & Graphic Design by Kaori Drome
Available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music