NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Ryo Kawasaki on 3 May 2021. Ryo Kawasaki has been played on NTS over 100 times, featured on 81 episodes and was first played on 16 November 2013.

Ryo Kawasaki (川崎燎, born 25 February 1947, Kōenji, Tokyo, Japan - died 13 April 2020, Tallinn, Estonia) chose a career as a jazz fusion guitarist after spending some years studying as a scientist. During the 60s he played with various Japanese jazz groups and also formed his own bands. In the early 70s he came to New York where he settled and found steady work in very distinguished…