Yukiko Onishi (大西 由希子, Ōnishi Yukiko; born December 25, 1990), known as Yucco Miller (ユッコ・ミラー, Yukko Mirā) is a Japanese jazz and jazz fusion saxophonist, composer and YouTuber. She is known for her pink-dyed hair and being a popular saxophone player, appearing in overseas jazz festivals in South Korea and Malaysia while also appearing on many television programs.
Early life and education
Miller was born in Ise, Mie, Japan. At the recommendation of her mother, she started learning the piano when she was 3 years old. She disliked the classes so much that she would purposely disappear from the class. In her first year at Kogakkan Junior and Senior High School, her friend wanted to try to join the brass band club and Miller decided that she would try as well. She started playing the saxophone in the club.
During her second year, she would do live performances on a pedestrian bridge after school, and received her first tip from a man in work clothes. That same year, she went to see a performance of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and after their performance she waited for them afterwards to play the saxophone, which impressed the members. The members asked if she could join them, but she refused citing her school.
