Natsuki Sugiyama - ProfilesArchive

About Me

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.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/23/2007
Band Members: "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 ZenÃ³n, 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
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None