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Swing MASA

Swing MASA (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 age15.

After studying the Theatrical Art at Osaka University of Art, She came to New York to study Jazz and Contemporary Music 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, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masaji Otsuka, Yutaka Sadoyama, Kan Mikami, Susumu Sakaguchi, Shizuno Nasu Riannon Taeko Tomiyama.

She recorded; “Akeno Hoshi o Miagete/Looking up at the morning star” at New York “Swing MASA Band” at New York, "Swing MASA Osaka Jazz Womyns 2009" at Osaka, and recorded as gust musician of Masaji Otauka, Sadoyama Yutaka, Ubaka Hill Suhir Blackeagel.

She lives in New York and travels extensively throughout Japan and US.

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