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Shungo Sawada
Shungo Sawada
Japanese jaz guitarist, composer, teacher (1930-2006)
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Sadao Watanabe
Sadao Watanabe
Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)
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Yōsuke Yamashita
Yōsuke Yamashita
Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)
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Kaoru Abe
Kaoru Abe
Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
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Shōtarō Moriyasu
Shōtarō Moriyasu
Japanese jazz pianist (1924-1955)
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Terumasa Hino
Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
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Akira Ishikawa
Akira Ishikawa
Japanese drummer (1934-2002)
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Mikio Masuda
Mikio Masuda
Japanese pianist
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Mariya Takeuchi
Mariya Takeuchi
Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)
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Senri Kawaguchi
Senri Kawaguchi
Japanese drummer (1997-)
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Loudness
Loudness
Japanese heavy metal band
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Masahiko Satō
Masahiko Satō
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1941-)
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Akiko Yano
Akiko Yano
Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)
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Saber Tiger
Saber Tiger
Japanese heavy metal band
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Keiko Matsui
Keiko Matsui
Japanese jazz pianist (1961-)
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Casiopea
Casiopea
Japanese jazz fusion band
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Ryo Kawasaki
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
Akitoshi Igarashi
Japanese jazz player

Akitoshi Igarashi

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Akitoshi Igarashi (五十嵐 明要, Igarashi Akitoshi, born June 2, 1932 in Tokyo) is a Japanese jazz saxophonist.

Igarashi did not begin playing saxophone until the age of 19, but within a year was playing in a band led by Shungo Sawada. He played with Shotaro Moriyasu in 1954 and following this played with a series of large ensembles, such as the West Liners, Nobuo Hara's Sharps and Flats, The Blue Coats, and the orchestra of Shigenori Obara.