Artist Profile
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.
Genre: JAZZ
Active area: Tokyo
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