Born in Nagoya City. Started playing guitar at the age of 13. Self-taught, starting with rock, then black music, and then looking for roots to blues.

Perform band activities with his composition and perform blues at the live bar.

Entered Musicians Institute Japan. I devote myself to jazz after graduation.

Performs live activities at jazz clubs and live houses mainly in the Tokai region and supports concerts by artists of various genres, and will appear in Nagoya Blue Note in 2012.

‹2012 Violinist Makoto Takahashi“ in the blue ”vocalist Tomomi Imaoka“ Imaoka BAR ”and other recordings.

In 2014, he moved to the United States and studied under Gilad Hekselman and Steve Cardenas.

Moved to Tokyo in 2015 and started performing in Kanto.

2019 "uaionia"  "snow"release.

Director and Specially Appointed Professor of Kunitachi College of Music, Visiting Professor of Soai University, Director of “Masato Kumoi Saxophone Quartet”
After attending Kunitachi College of Music, completed graduate school at Northwestern University.

He won prizes at the 51st Japanese Music Competition and the 39th Geneva International Music Competition. In 1984, he made his recital debut.

In 2016, he was a visiting professor at Indiana University on Professor Otis Murphy's sabbatical leave.

In 2017, he performed Debussy's "Rhapsody'' with the Kunitachi College of Music Orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl.

In 2018, they were invited to the North American Saxophone Council as part of the "Masato Kumoi Saxophone Quartet'' to perform and give a master class.

In 2020, he performed Tomasi's “Ballad” with the Osaka Philharmonic conducted by Masahiko Enkoji. He joyned Valery Gergiev's Vienna Philharmonic on their Japan tour as a saxophonist. His solo CD "Tone Studies'' was nominated for the 56th Recording Academy Awards in Japan.

<< WoodWinds player, Composer, Arranger.>>     
Soprano sax, Alto sax, Tenor sax, Baritone sax, Flute, Clarinet     
Scoring for Brass section, Wind ensemble, Sax ensemble, Strings ensemble, 　
     
Studied at BarkLee College of Music in Boston early '90th. & joined George Russell Orchestra.     
Now playing on Harmonigon, ex-male., Funk orchestra T.P.O., Tokyo Cuban Boys etc.     
     
I use here as place to put my Sound Diary, means One tune everyday with a picture & short caption.     
It's HAIKU for me.

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