TANAKA AKIRA
Artistic progress...
(Connection of musical spirit)
It's been about 50 years I came to Tokyo from hometown of Fukushima
I was 13years old.
When I first picked up instrument .
I realiged.
I decided become a performer in the future.
I have been able to realize my dream thankfully.
I have learned basics of music from
Mr. Suzuki.
Suzouki Misao(Band Master)
Saburou Kitajima(enka.singer)
I started as a member of Saburo Kitajima's exclusive band.
and then..well..
I became band mastner after Mr. Suzuki
passed away.
Up to now.
My boss (Mr. Kitajima) and me
long musical life,our private,we walk the art of art.
He has supported for me anytime
I'm gratefull for connection of music.
I would like to play it with gratitude.
History
Born July 28, 1956 in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.
October 1976 Participated in Saburo Kitajima's special performance at Shinjuku Koma Theater as a member of Misao Suzuki and the Jazz Kings
August 1981 Festival in Hawaii Saburo Kitajima Performance
September 1983 Performance by Yoshio Tabata in Seattle
February 1984 Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
August 1985 10,000 meters concert in Taiwan
Performance in Damascus, Syria in September 1985
Became free in December 1985
December 1987 Kim Young-ja his New York performance
Performance in Rotterdam, Holland, August 1990
1991July Performance in Seoul
August 1993 Performance in Vancouver, Canada
August 1995 Mongolia He performed in Ulaanbaatar
May 1996 Performance by Masaaki Sakai, Jeju Island
April 1998 Performance in Busan
1999-2000 G3K (Yukio Hashi, Kazuo Funaki, Teruhiko Saigo) Concert
April 2001 Performance in Pyongyang, North Korea
Returned to the Jazz Kings in June 2002
Performance in Beijing, China, November 2002
2005 After the death of Misao Suzuki, he became the leader of Sound Victory and reached the current position.
大阪新歌舞伎座
明治座公演
NHK思い出のメロディー
サブちゃんと歌仲間