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BlastUp Arts
DAFU
Drums / Cajon
【Language】
Japanese/Chinese/English
【Education】
Musicians Institute (MI)
University of Minnesota
【Bio】
Graduated from the University of Minnesota in US / Graduated from the music school MI(Musicians Institute) in Los Angeles as an Honor student and became an assistant instructor of the school also started music activity in the LA area.
After returning to Japan, became a teacher of the Ml Japan Nagoya school. Came to Taiwan in 2003.
So far inTaiwan have played at the National Concert Hall, National Theater, CKS Memorial Hall, National Foundation Day concert, Taichung Jazz Festival, Taipei Jazz Festival, World Music Festival etc. In US have played at the BB King’s, City University of New York, Flushing Town Hall in NY etc. In Japan have played at the Jirokichi club, Blue Mood in Tokyo, Ogikubo Rooster in Tokyo, Younger Than Yesterday in Yokosuka, Miya Jazz Inn Festival, Slow Blues in Nagoya etc. Also have played in Hong Kong, Beijing, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore etc.
So far played with the world famous bassist Nathan East, Grammy Award singer Hazel Payne, Grammy Award Violinist Jamie Szmadzinski, world famous guitarist Jack Lee, The Queen of the blues KoKo Tayler band’s guitarist Shun Kikuta, World famous saxophonist James Carter, World famous keyboardist Jeff Lorber, World famous guitarist Jeff Richman, Legendary Maori tribe singer Whirimako Black, Famous Indonesian singer Sandhy Sondoro, Ex IBC Champion Ken”Snowman Minahan, Ex IBC Champion Joey Gilmore, Boogie master Mitch Woods, Argentina blues master Gabriel Gratzer, Slovakian blues master Peter Radvanyi, Blues harp master Matthew Kelly, West coast blues master Rich Harper etc.
In Taiwan organized the Jazz band Dafu”OJS48”Project! Also in charge of the drummer of Golden Melody Award singer 謝宇威band, Working with a Golden Melody Award singer 以莉高露、Golden Melody Award 琵琶奏者連珮如、出名鋼琴手＆歌手阮丹青etc. In 2005 won the Chrysler & ICRT Jazz Contest, Endorser of Cadeson drums.
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