Artist Profile
Hiroaki Yamazaki
In 1978, at the persuasion of Masayuki Suzuki of Chanel's Rats & Star, he joined Chanel's as a keyboard (piano) manager even though he had only played bass guitar until then, and acquired playing skills after intense practice. After leaving Rats & Star in February 1984, he formed the second Duck Tales with Ken Yokoyama and others. After the dissolution of Duck Tales in October 1988, he has been a support member of The Cools bass since 1991, but officially became a member from July 1993. He left Cools in February 1997 and formed the neo-swing big band "Swanky Bappin the Dynamics" in 1999, which is one of the few in Japan. After that, the name was changed to "Hiroaki Yamazaki & Dynamics" due to the replacement of members. While continuing his musical activities energetically, such as crossing over various genres based on swing and releasing an album in a new genre called "Raga Swing", he appeared on the stage and movies as an actor, and the original fashion brand "JD (JD) He has engaged in a wide range of activities such as launching "Zoot Suits)" and "SALUD". On December 9, 2010, former Latvian & Star piano Hiroaki Yamazaki and current Latvian & Star guitarist Ryoichi Izumo formed the female Doo Wop group "Osharers". Doo Wop with three women! Producing and playing the piano in Japan's only female Doo Wop group "Oh! Sharels", who is trying to clear the difficult problem with a variety of chorus work and pop sense based on a career of about 40 years.