"Right Now" "The Saga of Harrison Crabfethers" "Little Man" --- Kazuyo Kuriya(fl) Natsuki Sugiyama(as) Ana Florencia Gonzalez(ts) Hiroyuki Ishikawa(tp) Quinn Carson(tb) Cole DeGenova(p) Jeff Stevenson(gt) Jon Kolar(b) Jordan Lenhoff(ds)
Influences
Phil Woods, Dan Higgins, Miguel Zenón, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Marienthal, Charlie Parker, Antonio Hart, Vincent Herring, Gerald Albright, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Keith Jarrett, Brian Blade, LETTUCE, Quincy Jones, Roy Hargrove, Sam Kininger, Sfjazz Collective, Sonny Stitt, Soulive, Stan Getz, Terence Blanchard, Oscar Peterson, Richard Bona, Joe Lovano, The RH Factor, Tower Of Power, Mariah Carey, Dreams come true
Natsuki was born in Tokyo, Japan on February 3rd. She started to play the Alto saxophone when she was 10 years old. She joined to high school big band at the age of 13. Natsuki performed with Wayne Bergeron(tp) and Eric Marienthal(sax). She studied with Bob Zung(sax) in Japan.
Natsuki went to IAJE in 2006, and She took a lesson from Dan Higgins(sax).
After graduate high school, She moved to Boston to attend Berklee college of Music. She studied with Shannon Leclaire, Dino Govoni, Lin Biviano and Oscar Stagnaro.
We’re a new label from the San Francisco CA. bay area named Happy Note Records & we just wanted to say hi to the myspace community. We'll be performing on the east & west coast this year in support of our new releases.
…..turn up the sound to the max for Hollywood & Heaven and eat away. Celebrity Café…..
……insatiably groovy Lucid Forge………
….. OH YEAH BABY YOU ARE TOTALLY IN MY ORANGE XYLOPHONE TOTIN’ FANTASIES!!!! CD Review……
Hi It was always nice hearing you play, you sound great! Hopefully we can play together in the fall, that would be fun. I am enjoying the book you gave me, thanks.
Our new CD is now available !!! You can also download for free 3 tracks on our page. Greetings from south of France Peace and Groove HappY-T & El Calife
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