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Wataru Hamasaki & Akane Matsumoto

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Wataru Hamasaki Tenor & Soprano Sax
Akane Matsumoto Piano
Peter Washington Bass on 4.5.7.9
Gene Jackson Drums on 4.5.7.9
Yuhei Honkawa Bass on 1.2.3.6.8
Shunsuke Umino Drums on 1.2.3.6.8

Exective Producer: Wataru Hamasaki(Concept Record)
Recorded on May 5th&6th 2015 at Bunker Studio Brooklyn NewYork 
July 28th at NK SOUND TOKYO
Engineer: Kenjiro Naka, Yu Sasaki NKsound Tokyo
Mixed by Neeraj Khajanchi NKsoundTokyo
Mastered by Akihito Yoshikawa Studio dede Air

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iTunes Store • Jazz TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 7 • 23 Jun 2023 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Russian Federation • TOP 110 • 17 Sep 2023 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Korea, Republic of • TOP 114 • 21 May 2023 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Taiwan • TOP 139 • 13 Dec 2023 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Thailand • TOP 153 • 27 Jun 2023

Artist Profile

  • Wataru Hamasaki

    Wataru Hamasaki is recognized as a one of most acclaimed saxophonist among in Japan. He also famous for a flutist. His music is known for its imaginative and sophistication, and tradition. He spend years in Seattle to study music with multi horn player/Jay Thomas. Wataru is a medical doctor who graduate from medical school inJapan and he has been practice not a medicine but a saxophone.After he graduate from university, he won the first prize Selmer Saxophone Competition in Japan and the made him very famous in Japanese jazz scene. He released a leader album "Accidentaly Yours" with Jay Thomas and Geoff Keezer Trio. This album was highly rated by JAZZTIMES. As a leader, Wataru has released 9 album.He has been played with pianist/Phillip Strange and drummer/Larry Marshall continuously in Japan for years. Wataru has released "A DAY OUT " and "Conversation" with Phillip Strange. Wataru has led a group called "Enconter" which is co-leader with Hori Hideaki and released 4album . Wataru's recent album is"Duke Ellington Song Book" with a pianist/Mayuko Katakura who is graduated from Juliard jazz school. Wataru has been playing WOODSTONE(ISHIMORI) tenor saxophone exclusively. He has been played with, Jay Thomas, Geoff Keezer, Jon Wikan,John Hansen,Frank Wess,Gary Smyulian, Clarence Acox,Buddy Catlet, Gene Jackson, Junko Onishi,Masahiko Osaka,Tiger Ookoshi,and many more.

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  • Akane Matsumoto

    <松本茜プロフィール> 鳥取県米子市出身。ジャズピアニスト。 幼少時代、クラリネット奏者北村英治氏のコンサートでジャズと出会い、独学でジャズの研鑽を積む。 学生時代にMALTA(sax)プロデュースの第１回倉吉天女音楽祭にてグランプリ受賞、第23回浅草ジャズコンテスト・ソロプレーヤー部門にて金賞を受賞し、NHK広島放送局制作の情報番組で高校生ジャズプレイヤーとして紹介される。 大学進学と同時に上京、日本コロムビアレコードより1stアルバム「フィニアスに恋して」でデビュー。その後NYにてNatReeves(b)、JoeFarnsworth(ds)の両氏と制作した2ndアルバム「Playing NewYork」を発表。 浜崎航(ts)meets松本茜trio"BIG CATCH"より1stアルバム"BIG CATCH"をリリース。 世界の第一線で活躍するPeterWashington(b)、GeneJackson(ds)の両氏と５年ぶり３枚目となる自身のアルバム"Memories of you"をConceptRecordよりリリース。 また、パリで開催されたJazzInJapanにトロンボーン奏者の中川英二郎氏のグループでの出演や、中村恵介(tp)"Humadope"の1stアルバム"Humadope"への参加等、サイドメンバーとしての活動の幅も広げる。 ビバップを信条とし、ストレートアヘッドな自身のピアノトリオで活動する他、山田穣(as)、中村健吾(b)、佐藤達哉(ts)、太田朱美(fl)、中村恵介(tp)、浜崎航(ts),片岡雄三(tb),近藤和彦(As)等、日本を代表するミュージシャンと共演を重ねる。(敬称略)

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