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February 1, 2020. Atsushi Ikeda, a master of alto saxophone in the Japanese jazz Scene, boarded the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, and performed an overwhelming solo performance for two hours in front of a full audience. While freely manipulating the saxophone, which is naturally unsuitable for solo performances, he fascinated the audience with his beautiful tone and thrilling development. At this time, the amount of heat and tension that filled the venue was unparalleled. Please enjoy the one and only live performance that unfolded in a small and dense art space.

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  • Atsushi Ikeda

    Born in Yokohama in 1963. Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. Participated in Yosuke Yamashita group while attending school and won the Excellent Soloist Award in the Yamano Big Band Contest in 1985. He went to the United States in 1990 and was greatly influenced by co-starring with Marcus Belgrave. After returning to Japan in 1995, Fumio Karashima Quintet, "The East West Alliance"with Jay Thomas&Yasuhiro Kohama, Dairiki Hara Trio, CUG Jazz Orchestra, Makoto Ozone & No Name Hoses, Yosuke Yamashita Special Big Band, etc. Activity. Authored "The Jazz Road 1-3". Associate professor at Kunitachi College of Music and lecturer at Root's Academy of Jazz.

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