Akira Sakata: vocals, clarinet and alto saxophone
Johan Berthling: double bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums and percussion
Takeo Moriyama: drums

Live in concert at Tokuzo, Nagoya 18th February 2029 by Satoru Kono

The trio of Japanese Saxophone legend Akira Sakata with the scandinavian rhythm section presents already his fifth album! While the trio was on a Japan tour in 2019, Sakata arranged for a handful of special collaborations, with some of Japan’s most important artistic figures. Featuring the avantgarde dancer Min Tanaka, the pianist Yuji Takahashi and a heavyweight veteran of Japanese experimental music - drummer Takeo Moriyama. Moriyama was playing with Sakata in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio and is his unflinching sparring partner on the explosive 2022 Trost duo recording Mitochondria.