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Aki Nishiguchi

Aki Nishiguchi Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Jazz / Other

    Location Brooklyn, New York, US

    Profile Views: 30419

    Last Login: 12/2/2011

    Member Since 3/21/2006

    Website http://www.akihironishiguchi.com

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Akihiro Nishiguchi was born and raised in Japan with great family and friends. At age of 12,He went to Konan junior high school where he had met Big band jazz for the first time. He took private lesson with Hiroshi Ozone for 5years since he was 18 years old,and his serious study of the tenor saxophone began. In 1997, He won the first prize from the Student Jazz Festivals that is held every year by Japan Association for Jazz Education. While attending the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto(His major was Psychology), he started to perform with his own band. In 2003, He was awarded a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music. And,he decided to become a musician and moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music in 2004. At Berklee, He had opportunities to study with Joe Lovano, Hal Crook, George Garzone,Dave Santoro and Frank Tiberi; also, he had a honor of being the first Saxophone chair in the Berklee’s finest large ensembles: the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra that is led by Greg Hopkins and the Rainbow Band that is led by Phil Wilson. Since coming to Boston, He has toured Ecuador, USA and Japan. In addition, he played the International Association of Jazz Educators annual conference in 2006. Recently, He graduated from Berklee College of Music with honors and moved to New York City. He has had many opportunities to share the stage with: Joe Lovano, Makoto Ozone, Greg Hopkins, Phil Wilson, Manhattan Jazz Orchestra, Benny Powell, Jason Palmer, George Garzone, Jimmy Heath, Bob Mintzer, Yellow Jackets, Sadao Watanabe, Willie Jones III, and more. Moreover, he has performed at prestigious Jazz festivals and places, such as, Phoenix Jazz Festival (Japan), Caramoor Jazz Festival (New York), Swing 46 (New York), Blues Alley Jazz Festival (Washington DC), Casa De La Musica (Ecuador), Cleopatra’s Needle (New York), Ryle’s (Boston), Wally’s Jazz Club (Boston), Le Club Jazz (Kyoto),Satin Doll(Kobe) and more.

  • Members

    Aki Nishiguchi Group(Uri Gurvich-As, Pascal Niggenkemper-Bs, Nick Falk-Ds, Lawrens Fields-Pf) Recorded January 4-5 by Peter Karl at Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn. Mixed By Aki Nishimura

  • Influences

    John Coltrane,George Garzone,Joe Lovano,Mark Turner,Stan Getz,Sonny Stitt,Dexter Gordon,Brad Meldau,Chris Potter,My friends,etc.........

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  • Paulo Ferrer

     nice...very...my new friend...

    3 months ago
  • G I L L

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    7 months ago
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  • Granite Street

    Hi Aki Thank U for your friendship hope all is well.I am about to release my debut C.D.soon please drop in check it out add your comment. stay cool bro.your friend The G.Man

    10 months ago
  • X_ray

    X_ray :heathen:

    "Take a deep breath and feel the reality...
    ...without you I'm nothing, without you I can't be."

    10 months ago
  • Deborah A Emerson




    Hey,how are you today?

    1 year ago
  • Sixtasy

    For our friends...... a film by Dreamland Promotion .... Sixtasy Concert 25.Sept 2010 im Verdo in Hitzacker...... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=106697752

    1 year ago
  • SHOKEO other works

    Hello!!

    How are you?


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    Peace


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    1 year ago
  • SHOKEO other works

    Thank you very much for the friendship.
    I'm happy to meet you.


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    1 year ago
  • Maria Adachi

    Thanks for the Add...Have a goodluck on your music career,Thanks for sharing....
    I really like your music.Thanks.

    1 year ago
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