Artist Profile
Akira Yamada
Born in Tottori prefecture in 1992. Familiar with music from an early age due to the influence of his father, an amateur drummer. He devoted himself to drums when he was in high school, and after graduating he moved to Tokyo and started working as a professional. Starting with the Norio Maeda trio, he honed his skills with the Shunzo Ohno band and Junko Onishi trio, and in 2019 he appeared in <Blue Note Beijing> as a member of the Kazumi Watanabe trio. In the same year, he participated in "EAST MEETS WEST" held at Tokyo International Forum as a house band led by Will Lee. He has performed with Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Sam Moore and others, and is a twin drum with Chris Parker. In 2022, he released "Counter Attack" by his own leader band "Kejime Collective" from "Days of Delight".
Genre: JAZZ
Active area: Tokyo
Days of Delight