PROFILE Yuichiro Tokuda - Sax / Vocal & Composition
After studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston,
He returned to Japan and formed his band "Yuichiro Tokuda RALYZZDIG",
and released his first album which was acclaimed as
"the cutting edge of the present progressive form of jazz" in Jazz Life magazine.
In 2008, He received an award as the "New Face of the Year in Art & Culture"
from the Chiba-City Government, the first time ever for a jazz artist.
Every year he performs at Japan's most prestigious Jazz Festival "Yokohama Jazz Promenade"
and also performs at many festivals in all over the world.
His original songs received "Finalist" & "Honorable Mention Award” in International Songwriting
Competition 2010, 2012 & 2013 Jazz Category.
"RALYZZDIG" is mixed original word of "RAY, LYRIC, JAZZ and DIG”
It means "to dig into Jazz that sends out hot ray and touches the heart with lyrics".
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PRESS REVIEW
"The cutting edge of the present progressive form of Jazz" _Jazz Life Magazine (2007 Japan)
"Masterpiece", throughout the album, that’s it!!" _CD Journal Magazine (2010 Japan)
"70 minutes powerful album!!" full of the enthusiasm and very unique tone and play style." _Jazz Life
Magazine (2010 Japan)
"Imagination" is enormously impressive and definitely as excellent work as I assure it is ahead of a couple
generations." _CD Journal Magazine (2010 Japan)
"The perfect blend of jazz fused with rock styles makes for truly the most appealing cross-genre grooving
music. You might be wondering why we would feature him here…. Well, because his music is AMAZING.
Open your ears and your mind and listen to any one of his songs." _NEO Magazine (2012 New York)
"Unmistakably their play is careening to the future while digging today's jazz space." _Jazz Japan Magazine
(2013 Japan)
"There is no band to play a comprehensive Jazz like them anywhere in the world so far. Masterpiece." _CD
Journal Magazine (2013 Japan)
"The new standard! The sound which is roused from races and bloods. Definitely the best masterpiece."
_Jazz Life Magazine (2013 Japan)
"Yuichiro Tokuda who continues the music which he believes on the world stage has an infinite possibility. "
_Jazz Japan Magazine (2013 Japan)
"This is the dream team back up band for any producer or engineer."
"Any modern Jazz fan who missed this band missed the best performance of the festival."
From CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2013(CMW) official web magazine "The Scene Magazine"
Yuichiro Tokuda RALYZZDIG was awarded CMW 2013 No.1 Best Performance Point "9.8" from more
than 1000 bands.
http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/cmw-2013-live-review-yuichiro-tokudas-ralyzzdig/
DISCOGRAPHY
"Initial Impulse" 2007
"Urban Lights / Umi Toki Kaze Iro" 2007
"Imagination LIVE @ Shinjuku PIT-INN" 2010
"Imagination" 2010
"LIVE @ Akasaka B-flat" 2012
"Crossing Colors" 2013
ACTIVITY/AWARDS
"The story of Japanese Jazz artist Yuichiro Tokuda" aired on BBC Radio America 2011/6/15.
Jun 2011: "FINALIST & Honorable Mention Award" in International Songwriting Competition 2010 Jazz
Category.
Sep 2011: "FINALIST Award" in the UK Songwriting Contest 2011 Jazz & Blues Category.
Dec 2011: "FINALIST Award" in the USA Songwriting Competition 2011 Jazz Category.
Dec 2012: "FINALIST Award" in the UK Songwriting Contest 2012Jazz & Blues Category.
May 2014 : "FINALIST & Honorable Mention Award" in International Songwriting Competition 2013 Jazz
Category.
Mar 2015 : Composed music for Japan’s Major TV station BS-TBS established anniversary special program.
2016 : Casting as a saxophonist in Warner Brothers Movie.

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