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Kose Kikuchi　saxophonist, flutist,

composer, arranger, and,teacher

was born in 1953 in Akita, northern

Japan.

He began his musical career as a

brass band member during his

junior high and high school days.

He started as a tuba player, then 

progressed to the saxophone

and the clarinet. Meanwhile,

he taught himself classical guitar

and piano. In high　school, he 
 

formed a jazz band and began

playing gigs.He moved to Tokyo 

at the age of 19 to pursue a career

as a professional musician, starting i

n the cabaret scene. He studied the 

saxophone underthelate-Hidehiko 

Matsumoto (ts) and music theory

under Bingo Miki. He steadily 

established a presence in the

Japanese music scene,playing in

such groups as Bingo Miki & the

Galaxy Orchestra and Hiro

Tsunoda & the Japs Gaps. 

He steadily established a presence

in the Japanese music scene,

playing in such groups as Bingo

Miki & the Galaxy　Orchestra and

Hiro Tsunoda & the Japs Gaps. 
He went on to back top jazz and 

pop artists, and record as a studio

musician. He has played with a

wide variety of artists, ranging

from pop and rock to jazz stars,

including Eikichi Yazawa (vo),

Terumasa Hino (tp), and Yuzuru

Sera (p). 

He has also worked with foreign

artistslike Sarah　Vaughan and

Helen Merrill. He has performed

overseas at venues like the

Montreux Jazz Fesetivalin

Switzerland, the North Sea 

Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, and at　

Australia-Japan Friendship events.In 1984,

Kose released his first leader album,

Eternal Lover. Four years later, he went

on sabbatical to New York to broaden

his horizons.

Afterwards, he started writing saxophone

textbooks. He subsequently formed the

Sax Machines, a four-piece saxophone

group, performing inconcerts such 

as the YokohamaJazz Promenade.

Over its 10 years,

The group also guested on NHK

]radio programs, released a 
self-titled CDfor Vira Records in

2000, and also successfully 
performed with the Seoul

National Symphony Orchestra

as part of a Korea-Japan friendship

eventin 2003. 
 

Web　https://kose-sax-flute.love 

Moreover, he has proven a successful

and popular teacher　for manyyears.

As well as providing tuition in person
in classrooms in Tokyo, Yokohama,

and Osaka, he　also runs

correspondencecourses, something 

of a rarity in the wind instrument

world. He has　a long list of music

textbooks to his name, including 
 

“Play the Alto Sax” and “Play the

Tenor Sax” series.The final

installment (Volume 9) of the

“Play the Sax” series will be

published in　2006.Kose　plans

to expand his audience with the

release　of new album"My Spanish

key"and　”Reborn again”　and　

"Fabulous".
 

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