Fifteen-year-old Japanese drummer Kanade Sato says she taught herself the melody to Chick Corea’s “Spain” before speaking words. She started playing drums at three years old, and decided to become a professional drummer at five. At age 11, in 2014, she won the “Grand Prix” award in the Hit Like a Girl competition. Now, she is playing with her new band “Ear Candy Jazz Factory” with Rei Narita and Naoko Sakurai. Women are underrepresented in the percussion world. Our weekly series, … Continue reading #WCW: The Amazing, 15-Year-Old, Jazz-Fusion Drummer Kanade Sato