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Masashi Usui
He has accompanied prominent jazz artists in North America, including drummer Fukushi Tainaka, André White, Dave Laing, and Mark Taylor, saxophonist Al McLean, trumpeter Kevin Dean, guitarist Mike Rud, and Greg Clayton, pianist André White, Geoff Lapp, Joe Sealy, Paul Shrofel, and Richard Clements, bassist Alec Walkington, Alex Bellegarde, Elias Bailey, and Adrian Vedady.
In Japan, saxophonist Akira Ohmori, guitarist Sunao Wada, pianist Hideaki Yoshioka.
Awards
2016 Acquired a Graduate Excellence Fellowship valued at $1,000 from Schulich School of Music of McGill University. 2015 Acquired a Schulich Scholarship and a Graduate Excellence Fellowship valued at $22,500 from Schulich School of Music of McGill University. 1998 15th Toyama Prefecture Youth Music Competition Winner. All time highest number of laureates. “Youth Music Awards”, “Education Dean Award”, “Fukui Music Awards”, “North Japan Newspaper President Award”, “Cultural League Awards”, and “Woodwinds Awards”.
Tags
Primary Instrument
Saxophone, tenor
Location
Quebec
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Practical Instruction Saxophone Instructor at Schulich School of Music of McGill University *Master of Music in Jazz Performance at Schulich School of Music of McGill University. *Bachelor of Arts – The Instrumental Music Winds and Percussion, Department of Music, Faculty of Music, Aichi University of the Arts.
Music
Dança do Amor
From: Late nightBy Masashi Usui