Biography

Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Yoshi attended Berklee College of Music in Boston to pursue a carreer in music. Starting from the National Tour Company of Fosse, tours has taken him to many parts of the world over the years. Based in New York City for the past 20 years, Yoshi have worked with Art Hirahara, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Bill Ware, Chihiro Yamanaka, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Dan Zanes and Friends, Danny Walsh, Deborah Harry, Elena Moon Park, Frank Vignola, Freddie Cole, Harry Whitaker, John Di Martino, Kenia, Kenny Shanker, Paquito D’Rivera, Randy Johnston, Sam Dillon, Shunzo Ohno, Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, William Galison among others.

Among the numerous recordings he did, Catch that Train! (Dan Zanes and Friends) won the 49th Annual Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children, and After Hours (Chihiro Yamanaka) won the 23rd Japan Gold Disc Award for Jazz Album of the Year.