OSAKA
@HERBIS PLAZA ENT,Umeda,Osaka
Schedule

akiko 20th Anniversary with Gentle Forest Jazz Band
After consulting with the relevant parties, we will advance the performance time as follows. (Announced on Aug 19)
Overview
akiko, who debuted in 2001 as Verve’s first Japanese female singer and celebrates her 20th anniversary this year, makes a comeback to Billboard Live Osaka leading the highly acclaimed lineup of the “GENTLE FOREST JAZZ BAND.” Immerse yourself in the world of akiko, who has absorbed jazz, soul, jive, bossa nova, club music, and other genres to establish her own unique universe.
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※ This performance will be conducted with seating arranged to conform to COVID-19 infection-control measures.
※ Before attending, please be sure to review the “Customer Cooperation Requests” within the page “COVID-19 measures when business resumes.”
※ This performance may be recorded on video. You may appear in the footage, but please understand this in advance.
Member
<Gentle Forest Jazz Band>
Gentle Kubota — Leader, Conductor, Trombone
Kenichi Akatsuka — Trumpet
Moto Murakami — Trumpet
Yusuke Sase — Trumpet
Rizaburo Matsuki — Trumpet
Keita Harikae — Trombone
Masanobu Odagaki ("OTG") — Trombone
Santaro Takahashi — Trombone
Tomohisa Ishikawa — Bass Trombone
Makoto Ueno — Tenor Saxophone
Mitsuharu Ouchi — Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo
Hiro Sugano — Alto Saxophone, Harp
Junsuke Tada — Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Yuki Kojima — Baritone Saxophone
Atsuki Takizawa — Drums
Toshio Fujino ("Digi") — Bass
Yuta Kaji — Guitar
Kazuhiro Bessho — Piano
<Gentle Forest Sisters>
Miho Kimura — Vocals
Yuzu Ikami — Vocals
Yuhi Deguchi — Vocals
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