打田å紀夫 (Tokio Uchida )
Tokio Uchida was born in 1958 in Yokkaichi-shi, Mie. He learned a lot from fingerstyle & country blues guitar authority Stefan Grossman when he was young. Since then he has played an important role in Japanese acoustic guitar scene as a professional fingerstyle guitarist who has the real taste of blues and ragtime music.
His activities ranges from touring all over Japan for concerts, recording at the studios, writing for magazines and instructional books to teaching at TAB Guitar School which he established in1991. Also, he is one of the essential guitarists for a lot of music festivals such as Moridaira Fingerpicking Day, Martin Club Concerts etc. He released a lot of CDs and DVDs which were highly esteemed in Japan. Some of them are such CDs as "Memory Of Trout Fishing" and "Acoustic Delights" and such DVDs as "Blues de Healing" and " The Essences of Acoustic Blues Guitar Vol.1 and 2".
For many years he has organized the joint live tours with such oversea great guitarists as Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn, Bob Brozman, Duck Baker, Woody Mann, Pat Donohue, Ernie Hawkins, etc. So, the interchange with foreign musicians are an important part for his activities, too. He had concerts and workshops in China and his tune was included on the CD "Resophonic Players Of Europe 2005" as a bonus track, which was released in Europe. Also, the duet CD "Bermuda Triangle Exit" with Stefan was released in 2007. His activities will be more internationally.
List of Tokio's CDs, Books and DVDs
http://www.tab-guitar-school.co.jp/E/E-List-5.html
Tokio Uchida website
http://www.tab-guitar-school.jp/
TAB Guitar School website
http://www.tab-guitar-school.co.jp/
YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/tabguitarschool
