Saw The Light: Mikio Masuda - I

The recording features a stellar lineup of Japanese jazz musicians and international talent: Synthesizers, Keyboards, Organ, Rhodes Piano. Kohsuke Mine: Soprano Saxophone. Osamu Kawakami: Electric Bass. Arihide "Jess" Kurata: Drums. Guilherme Franco: Percussion, Vocals, Tabla, Cuica. Masayoshi Saitoh: Electric Guitar. Artist Background

In the mid-70s, Masuda moved to the United States and became a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers , a rare feat for a Japanese musician at the time. Mikio Masuda - I Saw The Light

Mickey's Mouth (Released August 25, 1976, on the East Wind label ). Genre: Jazz-Funk / Fusion. The recording features a stellar lineup of Japanese

Mikio Masuda (born August 14, 1949, in Osaka) is a highly respected figure in the Japanese jazz scene . Mikio Masuda - I Saw The Light