Next show: New York City, Sat 24 Oct
An underground jazz artist.
Erika Toda (戸田絵理香) is a Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and music educator based in New York City. Her musical background spans jazz, blues, rock, pop, Latin, and Afro-Cuban music. She began playing guitar at age nine and later started playing professionally in Japan after studying with Motoaki Makino beginning in 2019. In 2022, she moved to the United States for an exchange program at San Francisco State University, where she expanded her musical community, explored Afro-Cuban music, and studied with bassist Michael Zisman. She is now based in New York City and holds a Master of Music degree from New York University Steinhardt, where she studied with Peter Bernstein, Adam Rogers, Drew Gress, and Rich Shemaria. Erika has shared the stage with musicians including Karl Perazzo in San Francisco and Gen Ogimi in Japan. In New York, she leads the duo project ChotoLoco with drummer Alon Benjamini. ChotoLoco has released “Umi” (August 2025) and “Catosphere” (October 2025).
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Erika Toda plays contemporary jazz and jazz fusion infused with blues, Latin, and Afro-Cuban elements, highlighting intricate guitar work.
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Erika Toda is originally from Kobe, Japan, and is currently based in New York City.
