| Musicians |
| Clarence Penn's site Clarence is not only a wonderful drummer, but also he is extremely talented as a composer. He plays with Makoto in "the Trio". |
Gary Burton's site A grammy winner Vibraphonist whom I have played with on and off for more than 10 years. It's a great site. |
| Peter Erskine's site A great drummer, Composer whom I just love to play and hang with. He's helped me out on a lot of projects over the years. You will be surprised to see his other talents as well. Go visit him! |
SHAKATAK's site A wonderful Group from UK, SHAKATAK's site. They are a bunch of really great guys. The leader Bill Sharpe who I just love to hang with, is a wonderful ?? Golfer, too. Check them out!! |
| Jeff Lorber's site As I was going to Berklee school in Boston, I listend to him all the time. Starting with Jeff Lorber Fusion, and he conituously keeps on moving forward to create more wonderful music. A very very charming person, too. I wonder if he loves to fish...........check him out! |
Kengo Nakamura's site Kengo Nakamura is a very talented bassist from OSAKA Japan. He has been residing in NYC for about 10 years now and he plays with so many creative young musicians including Cyrus Chestnut, Yutaka Shiina, and others. A very very interesting sight, especially if you like cats......??!! |
| Oscar Peterson's site If I didn't go to his concert in Osaka in 1972, I probably would never have started to play piano. There is no one like him. Recently, I had an opportunity to meet him in person, and I feel so connected with him. This is the web site of a person who changed my life. |
| No Name Horses |
| Eric Miyashiro (Trumpet) |
Mitsukuni Kohata (Trumpet) |
Yoshiro Okazaki (Trumpet) |
| Eijiro Nakagawa (Trombone) |
Kazuhiko Kondo (Alto Sax) |
Atsushi Ikeda (Alto Sax) |
| Toshio Miki (Tenor Sax) |
Masanori Okazaki (Tenor Sax) |
Yoshihiro Iwamochi (BaritoneSax) |
| Shinnosuke Takahashi (Drums) |
Daiki Yasukagawa (Bass) |