Akitoshi Igarashi
Akitoshi Igarashi (born June 2, 1932, Tokyo) is a Japanese jazz saxophonist.
Igarashi did not begin playing saxophone until the age of 19, but within a year was playing in a band led by Shungo Sawada. He played with Shotaro Moriyasu in 1954 and following this played with a series of large ensembles, such as the West Liners, Nobuo Hara's Sharps and Flats, The Blue Coats, and the orchestra of Shigenori Obara.
References
- Kazunori Sugiyama, "Akitoshi Igarashi". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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