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Born in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Influenced by his father, who ran a jazz cafe from an early age, I grew up listening to a huge amount of jazz records. Her mother was a classical piano teacher Learned the basics of piano from the age of 4. He started working as a jazz pianist when he was in junior high school. After graduating from high school, he moved to New York, the home of jazz. Entered the The New School. Studied under legendary Walter Bishop JR (piano) in 1995, Performed withRichard Davis (bass) and Wynard Harper (drums) Successful tour in Japan. Returned to Japan after graduating from The New School, In 2003, Formed jazz band quasimode Promoting “danceable jazz” He has performed with some of the best artists in Japan and abroad. In 2009, signed an official contract with BLUE NOTE RECORDS, a prestigious American jazz label. They have also performed at large-scale festivals both domestically and internationally, including the Fuji Rock Festival. In 2015, quasimode has stopped performing activities indefinitely. After that, while serving as a CASIO Music Japan ambassador. MC on his own regular radio program on FM Nagasaki, Release of piano instruction book, own music label Establishment of GENESIS RECORDINGS etc... Last year, we entered a ``once-in-100-year period of change.'' Established an urban jazz festival "Nagasaki City Jazz" in Nagasaki City, Appointed as general producer.