Sakata Akira

 
Akira Sakata (Saxophone, Clarinet, Voice)

Born in Kure-city, Hiroshima in 1945. Studied marine biology at Hiroshima university. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu (Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, Sakata's long lasting music quest has begun. He made many sessions with musicians such as Jimmy Lions, Peter Brotzmann, Peter Kowald, Manfred Schoof. Han Bennik, Bill Laswell, Pete Cosy, Hamid Drake, John Zorn, Ronald “Shanon” Jackson, Sonny Sharrock, Toshinori Kondo, DJ Krush, Jim O’Rourke, Chris Corsano, Keiji Haino, Yoshihide Otomo, Charles Hayward, Matz Gustafsson, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Terry Ex, DJ Sniff and many more...