斉田佳子（ヴォーカル）
横浜生まれ。米国ボストン、バークリー音楽大学ヴォーカル科卒業。卒業後はスタジオミュージシャンとして、Disney Video、CMソング歌唱他、音楽番組のバックコーラスを務めながら都内を中心に全国各地でライブ活動を始める。
2000年 宮川泰ビッグバンドでハワイ公演に“ザ•ココナッツ”として、“ザ•ピーナッツ”の楽曲を歌い出演。台湾国立音楽堂コンサートに出演。
2008年から1年半、コミュニティFMラジオ番組“Smooth Jazz Paradise”のパーソナリティを務める。
2013年 リーダーアルバム “Bluesette”では憧れのハーモニカ奏者Toots Thielemans、Kenny Werner(p),Oscar Castro-Neves(g)を迎え、夢のNY、ベルギーでのレコーディングが叶った。リーダーアルバム7枚リリース。教則本「今日から貴女もJazz Singer」を出版。
米国ボストンにてKenny Werner(p)、Gregoire Maret(hmc)を迎えてレコーディングし、2024年2月アルバム“Back In Time To Boston”をリリース。編成の違う3つの個人リーダーバンドと平賀マリカリーダーの女子バンド“Very Berries”でのライブ活動中。
昭和音楽大学、大学院ジャズ科非常勤講師。
2017年 東京、自由が丘にてVocal School DADAを設立。
Yoshiko Saita
Yoshiko is a jazz singer who lives in Tokyo, Japan
Born in Yokohama, moved to Kobe when she was six months old.
She started playing the Hammond Organ at the age of six, and by eight, she was singing for the famous pianists, Makoto and Minoru Ozone dinner show’s opening act.
At sixteen she moved to Massachusetts, in the U.S., as an exchange student where she played the piano in her high school jazz ensemble. She then majored in piano at Berklee College Of Music and after 2 years, changed her major to vocal.
After she graduated Berklee College, she returned to Tokyo and started singing on the Tokyo jazz circuit. She also did studio work, singing and writing lyrics for TV show sound tracks, commercials and sometimes arranging back up vocals.
In year of 2000,Yoshiko performed with famous Japanese pop music composer,
Hiroshi Miyagawa Big Band at NBC hall in Honolulu and performed at Taipei National Concert Hall with Orchestra produced by Koji Sakurai in 2010,
In 2008~2010,She worked as a personality for Community-FM radio show”Smooth Jazz Paradise”
Through the years, she often listened to Toots Thielemans’ albums and seeing his concerts was always a great joy for her. She dreamed that someday in the future she could play with Toots.
In 2012, her biggest dream came true.
She flew to New York and Brussels to record with Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner, Oscar Castro-Neves, etc . which is her 4th album “BLUESETTE”. She also joined for other musicians albums and published one jazz song book.
In 2023, Yoshiko returned to Boston to record her seventh album, *BACK IN TIME TO BOSTON*, with Kenny Werner on piano and Grégoire Maret on harmonica.
In September 2017, Yoshiko established her own school, Vocal School DADA, in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo. She also teaches jazz vocals at Ferris University and Showa Academy of Music.
(DISCOGRAPHY)
1999.12 – Debut album “This Side of Paradise” (Flat Fish Record)
2005.12 – 2nd album “Love’s the Greatest Mystery” (What’s New Records)
2007.8 – 3rd album “Bon Voyage” (What’s New Records)
2013.4 – 4th album “BLUESETTE ～ Homage to Toots Thielemans ～” (D-musica)
Member:
Kenny Werner (piano),
Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar)
Daniel Foose (bass), John Riley (drums)
David Schroeder (alto sax,sop sax,bass flute,alto flute)
with Special Guest Toots Thielemans on harmonica.
Recorded in New York and Brussels
2019/10-5th album”Bon Voyage II”
Member:
Toshio Miki(tenor sax)
Takuji Yamada(alt sax)
Ryuichi Takase(trumpet )
Yuzo Kataoka(trombone)
Hideaki Hori(piano)
Hiroshi Takase(bass)
Daisuke Yoshioka(drums)
Recorded in Machida
2021/10-6th album”POPYSM”
Member:
Satoko Hongo(Vocal)
Manabu Fujii(Drums, Backup vocal)
Masaaki Ikeda(Trombone, Arranging)
Takahiro Miyazaki(Alto, Soprano sax)
Yochi Masago(Trumpet)
Shinji Akita(Piano, Rhodes, Arranging)
Koichi Osamu(Bass)
Daiki Yasukagawa (Bass)
Recorded in Machida
2024/2 -7th album “Back In Time To Boston”
Member:
Kenny Werner (piano)
Gregoire Maret (harmonica)
Recorded in Boston
