Swing MASA (Jazz saxophonist & voice)

MASA Jazz Saxophone & Voice

MASA is the Saxophonist & Vocalist actively performing in Japan and US born and raised on Osaka. She started playing saxophone at age 12 and started taking practice lesson at age 15.

After studying the Performing Art at Osaka University of Art, She came to New York to study Jazz and Contemporary as a saxophone major at New School University under the guidance of Reggie Workman.

She has performed at Birdland, Michigan Womyn’s Misic Festival, Cherry Blossom Festival, St. Peter’s Church and Harajuku Cuest Hall, Suginami Civic Hall, Kawachinagano Civic Hall, Tondabayasi Civic Hall, Fukuyama Civic Hall, Moriguchi Civic Hall, Dawn Center Hall in Japan.

　She has collaborated with the prominent artist including Dennis Charles, Zane Massey, Ricky Ford, Bross Townsend, Cecil Monrro, Kuni Mikami, Satoshi Inoue, Suhir Blackeagel, Miche Braden, Ubaka Hill, Tishiko Akiyoshi, Masaji Otsuka, Yutaka Sadoyama, Kan Mikami, Susumu Sakaguchi, Shizuno Nasu.

She is a Feminist, Pacifist, Vegitarian, Ecologist.

Don't Kill Concert / Swing MASA Band or MASA & Osaka Jazz Momyns

*Program
Don't Kill
Image of You
Moutain Moving Day
Akeno Hoshi o Miagete / Revolution
Who Am I
I saw you in the dream
Takeda no Komori Uta / Lullaby of Takeda ete.

*Member
Swing MASA (Sax, Vocal)
Piano, Bass, Drums, Perc.

*For Performance
We need; piano and sound system
Performance time; 90 min.

　Perfomance with; これまでに共演した著名なアーティスト（敬称略）
Dennis Charles(ds), Zane Massey(ts), Ricky Ford(ts), Arnie Lawrence(as),
Bross Townsend(p), Cecil Monroe(ds), Calvin Jones(b), Ms Miche(vo),
Suhir Blackeagle(vo), Ubaka Hill (African Drum) Toshiko akiyoshi(p), Shizuno Nasu(dance),　Susumu Sakaguchi(paint), Kiyoharu Yamaga(paint), Tari Itoa(peformance art)
Masagi Oatsuka(ssw)、Yutaka Sadoyama(ssw)、Kan Mikami(ssw)、etc.

　Discography
「Akeno hoshio Miagete-Revolution」/ Don't Kill（1995）
「Swing MASA Band」( July 16, 1998 in Sorcer Sound New York City, 1998)

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