Artist description A jazz band based on alto sax, guitar and keyboard.

Music Style acid jazz, smooth jazz and jazz funk

Musical Influences Sadao Watanabe (a famous sax player in Japan)

Similar Artists Eric Marienthal, David Sanborn, Soulive and so on

Group Members Takehisa Takatsuki (sax), Satoshi Minewaki (gt), Koichi Higano (key/pf), Eriko (vocal). Special guest: Noriko Olling (pf/key/vo), Extras: Satoru Iino (bs), Shigetu Ueno (ds), Yasuhide Kikuchi (gt), Koji Hosoda (gt), Shinichirou Kanke (pf), Haruka Yokoyama (Key), Yousuke Ishizawa (compose/pf), Yuka Iizuka (pf), Satoru Asai (gt).

Instruments Alto saxophone (Selmer MarkIV #164190), guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass and drums

Albums High Wave, Traveler, Samba Orange Road

Press Reviews "The RAMBO REPORT! Volume 2 Issue 12 GENRE REVIEWS Jazz (March 25, 1999)"---"Samba Orange Road": Talented saxophonist Takehisa Takatsuki suffers from that all-too-common dilemma of having entire tunes in one�fs head, but having no band members to realize the compositions. His breezy tune, Samba Orange Road, showcases his formidable chops and solo instincts on his chosen instrument. If only the sterile-sounding background arrangement wasn�ft so apparent --thankfully it drops to an unobtrusive level for his extended solo. Here is someone who deserves to be fronting a real band soon. Look for recordings with an actual Quintet over in his area sometime soon. --- text by Chauncey Canfield, URL is : http://www.breakingartists.com/032599-canfield.html

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Location Musashino, Tokyo - Japan

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