Takumi Awaya

Takumi Awaya

Born in Kitami City, Hokkaido in 1985. Under the influence of his father, a tenor saxophone player, and his mother, a pianist, he started playing electric bass at the age of 11 and joined his father's jazz band. After graduating from high school, he went to Sapporo and he became a member of Ryo Fukui trio and began his professional career. The expressive live sound and melodious play from his catgut strings are highly appreciated by jazz fans. He has been appointed to Benny Green and Barry Harris, accompanied them on a national tour, and has been a regular member of Sadao Watanabe band since 2014, and is highly trusted by top players.He moved his base to Tokyo in 2020. In 2022, he released a challenging album "KODO" from Days of Delight, all of which are bass solos.