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Bostonに発つ前にやっていたBand、Sooo Ghettooo に参加。
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Bio
- Ryoichi Yamaki
- Born in Yokohama, Japan on April 1,
I began music at an early age, starting with the Organ at age 4, moving to the Saxophone at age 12. At 17, I decided to go to the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Jazz course. I was studying with Bob Zung (As), Seiichi Nakamura (Ts). After graduated the Senzoku Gakuen, I began to play as a professional musician in Japan. I joined in lot of Jazz, Funk, R&B, Pops Band. Also, I was playing lot of studio recording for many major and indie artists and TVCM.
2004, I received a scholarship from Berklee Collage of Music. I decided to attend Berklee on June 2005.
2006, I won the outstanding soloist award at North Texas Jazz Festival as member of Berklee Ensemble.
I played a concert with Maria Schneider as a member and soloist of Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra on November 2007.
I graduated Berklee in May, 2008.
I played a concert with Jazz Master, McCoy Tyner at Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada on July 2008.
I studied with George Garzone (Ts, Ss), Frank Tiberi (Ts), Dino Govoni(Ts), Hal Crook (Tb), Tiger Okoshi (Tp), Jeff Galind (Tb), Scott Free (Gt), Darren Barrett (Tp), Marcello Pellitteri (Dr) and Greg Hopkins (Tp)