Takashi Sugawa

Takashi Sugawa

Takashi began his music career at age 11 playing classical cello, then switched to bass when he was 18. After graduated Berklee College of Music in 2006, Takashi moved to Brooklyn, NY., where he met Masabumi Kikuchi, whose music and art exerted a strong influence on Takashi. In 2009, Takashi left New York and returned to Japan, settling in Tokyo. He joined the Terumasa Hino Quintet in 2010 and had been become a regular member of the band for 6 years. Takashi is currently playing with several other bands as well, including the Kosuke Mine Quartet, Tamaya Honda Trio, Michiyo Yagi Trio, and Shun Ishiwaka Trio. He has performed at such jazz festivals as The Montreux (CH), Detroit (US), Tokyo Jazz (JP), Like a jazz machine fest (LU), Brisbane (AU) and the Mores Festival (DE) etc. Takashi's debut album CD "Outgrowing" was released in November 2018.In January 2020, "Time Remembered" by Masaki Hayashi (p) and Shun Ishiwaka (ds) by 'Banksia Trio' was released from Days of Delight.