About Akio Sasajima
Born 1952. Akio Sasajima is a Japanese jazz musician, jazz guitarist and musician.
(born 1952) is a jazz guitarist born in Japan and currently based in Sapporo, Japan. His playing style incorporates bebop, hard bop, and jazz fusion. He recorded several albums as a leader for Muse and Enja in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Discography Akio with Joe Henderson (Muse, 1988) – with Joe Henderson Time Remembered (Muse, 1989) Humpty Dumpty (BRC, 1990) – with Joe Henderson Akioustically Sound (Muse, 1991) Time Remembered (Muse, 1993) Akioustically Sound (Muse, 1995) – with Ron Carter Two for the Muse (Pony Canyon, 2006) Images Of Lennon/McCartney (Tonegold, 2015)
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Who is Akio Sasajima?
Japanese jazz guitarist (1952-)
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Akio Sasajima was born in 1952 in Hokkaidō.
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Akio Sasajima is a jazz musician, jazz guitarist and musician.
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Akio Sasajima is Japanese.
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