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永見行崇 (Nagami Yukitaka)

piano, organ, percussion player, and composer

About Me

http://nagamiyukitaka.com
Nagami Yukitaka is a piano, organ, percussion player, and composer.
Born: 24 September 1972
Birthplace: Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
1977: Began playing piano at age 5
1995: Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Design (major in acoustic design)
1996: Began his career as a professional jazz pianist
1998: Moved to New York and learned piano from Barry Harris
1999: Learned to play sabar, a percussion instrument, from Doudou Ndiaye Rose and his family in Senegal
2000: Performed with Cleve Douglass, a jazz vocalist from New York, at Blue Note Fukuoka
2001-2003: Appeared in the musical “The Lion King” by Shiki Theater Company
2004: Appeared on the EBS (Korea) television program “ASIA MUSIC FESTIVAL”
2005: Performed at the opening concert in NGO global village of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN
2006: Released the first solo album “Michishirube (Milestone)”
Nagami has been playing as a pianist (piano, Hammond organ) mainly in jazz. He also plays various percussion instruments like sabar, the folk instrument in Senegal, and has a great knowledge of folk music in Asia, Africa, Brazil, and Latin America. He has played on several occasions with the local musicians.
He often plays piano improvisations with calligraphers, yoga swamis and other artists in various areas, while working as a member of his own group or as a solo pianist.
He is not only focused on computerized music productions, but actively writes songs for films, radio programs or theaters, making an all-round appeal.
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piano, organ, percussion, compose, arrangement
永見行崇 (ながみゆきたか)
1972年生まれ。
鍵盤奏者--ピアノ、ハモンドオルガン--であ゠ŠãªãŒã‚‰ã€ã€Œã‚µãƒãƒ¼ãƒ«ã€ã‚’はじめとする様々だªæ‰“楽器もプレイする稀有なプレイヤーであ゠‹ã€‚
1998年 NYにてピアノをBarryHarris氏に師事。
1999年 セネガルにてサバール--打楽器--をDoudou Ndiaye Rose氏とその一族に師事。
2000å¹´ NYのボーカリスト、クリブ・ダグラス氏と共㠁«BLUE NOTE福岡で公演。
2001å¹´ 4月から2年間に渡り劇団四季主宰のミュージ㠂«ãƒ«ã€Œãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚ªãƒ³ã‚­ãƒ³ã‚°ã€ã«å‡ºæ¼”。
2004年 韓国EBSテレビ「ASIA MUSIC FESTIVAL」に出演。
2005年 愛・地球博「地球市民村」オープニングコン サートに出演。
自己のグループ、ソロピアノ等で活動する他 、ピアノの即興演奏による書道家、タップダ ンス、ヨガとのコラボレーション等、様々な 分野のアーティストと共演している。
日本的な情景を映し出す幻想的な旋律、独特 な“間”と優しい響きに満ちたプレイは多方 面で高い評価を受けている。

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Member Since: 10/14/2007
Band Website: nagamiyukitaka.com
Band Members:
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie