Kei Akagi
Kei Akagi | |
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| Born | March 16, 1953 Japan |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Website | www |
Kei Akagi (ケイ 赤城/赤城 恵, Akagi Kei, born March 16, 1953)[1] is a Japanese American jazz pianist. In particular, he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for part of his childhood, until he moved back to Japan at the age of 12. He later returned to the United States at 22. He is associated with the Californian jazz scene at present. He is the Chancellor Professor of Music at the University of California, Irvine.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1983 | Symphonic Fusion "THE EARTH" | Nippon Columbia | |
| 1991 | Playroom | Rhino | |
| 1991 | Sound Circle | Paddle Wheel | As The Asian American Jazz Trio |
| 1994 | Mirror Puzzle | Audioquest | with Charles Fambrough, Willie Jones III & Rick Margitza[2] |
| 1988 | New Smiles and Traveled Miles | Groove Note | |
| 1999 | Viewpoint | Video Arts | |
| 2001 | Palette | Video Arts | |
| 2002 | Grand New Touch | Video Arts | with Fumio Karashima |
| 2003 | A Hint of You | Video Arts | |
| 2003 | Modern Ivory | Video Arts | |
| 2005 | Live – Shapes in Sound | Video Arts | |
| 2007 | Liquid Blue | Time & Style | |
| 2014 | Circlepoint | Time & Style | |
| 2016 | Contrast & Form | Time & Style | Trio, with Shunya Wakai (bass), Tamaya Honda (drums) |
As sideman
With Miles Davis
- Miles in Paris (1989)
- Live Around the World (1996)
With Frank Gambale
- Live! (1989)
With Al di Meola
References
- ^ Gilbert, Mark (2002). "Akagi, Kei". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 21. ISBN 1561592846.
- ^ Valley-Entertainment.com
External links
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American jazz pianists
- Japanese jazz pianists
- American musicians of Japanese descent
- Miles Davis
- Japanese emigrants to the United States
- American academics of Japanese descent
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- Musicians from Aomori Prefecture
- International Christian University alumni
- American jazz pianist stubs