Kan Sano is a keyboardist & producer who studied Jazz at Berkley College of Music. His music ranges from Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul to R&B & Electro.

Whether throwing down new tracks for the beat music scene or playing improv piano, he fuses jazz and classical into an original sound that can fill both expensive concert halls and underground night clubs.

He usually plays drums with a bassist during gigs, but he also plays bass, keys and the trumpet. His music is characterised by changing instrumentals in the middle of tunes.

As a contemporary beat maker and producer, he takes part in a ton of collaborations, both in Japan and overseas.

While in school, he performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with his band.
He was later invited to big festivals like FUJI ROCK, Asagiri Jam, Greenroom and Sunset Live. He was also invited to play as HEX at “WORLD WIDE FES”, an event hosted by UK DJ, Gilles Peterson.

He released his debut album “Fantastic Farewell” in 2011.

He played keyboards on “Toshio Matsuura presents HEX” a project celebrating the 75th anniversary of BLUE NOTE, a jazz label of Universal Music in 2013.

The following year, under the name of Bennetrhodes, he released the album “Sun Ya” on the Wax Poetics Japan label which was a huge hit in the club scene.

In 2014, Kan Sano brought together Benny Sings, Monday Michiru, mabanua and other international artists for the releases of “2.0.1.1.,” which topped sales charts.

In 2016, his 3rd album named “K IS S” won “CD shop award Japan”, and he became a hot topic there.

He released his 4th album “Ghost Notes” in 2019. New singles “DT pt.2” and “Sit At the Piano” from this album were played 5 million times each on digital streaming services around the world.

As a keyboardist, he has performed and recorded with a multitude of artists including Madlib, Shing02, Eric Lau, Monday Michiru, Chara, Ohashi Trio, Twigy, RHYMESTER, and more.