About Akira Tana: American Jazz Musician (1952-) (1952-)
Akira Tian (born March 14, 1952 in San Jose, California) is an American jazz drummer.
Tana grew up in Palo Alto and graduated from Gunn High School in 1970. Tana then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Harvard while playing, before attending the New England Conservatory of Music. There, he performed in classical and jazz styles with the Boston Symphony and Student Orchestras, as well as Helen Humes, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, George Russell and Sonny Stitt, among others home cooperation.
Tana recorded frequently as an accompaniment in the 1980s and began releasing albums as a leader in the 1990s. He formed a group with Rufus Reid, TanaReid, and occasionally joined Kei Akagi in the Asian-American jazz trio. Tana’s performing and recording associations include Charles Aznavour, Ran Blake, Ray Bryant, Al Cohn, Chris Connor, Art Farmer, Carl Fontana, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Jim Hall, Jimmy Heath, Lena Horne, JJ Johnson, Warne Marsh, Tete Montoliu, James Moody, Spike Robinson, Jimmy Rawls, Zoot Sims, Cedar Walton and Frank Weiss.
CD catalog
- blue movement (Paddle Wheel, 1994)
- expect (Evidence, 1995)
- agent man (Son of Voice, 2003)
- moon in the world (Son of Voice, 2004)
- kiss bang bang (Son of Voice, 2011)
- Jazanova (2018)
with Jim Hall
- Jim Hall’s Three (Sir Concord, 1986)
with Tate Montoliu
- Spanish Treasure (Sir Concord, 1991)
with Vaughan Marsh
- after death (Interaction, 1985 [1987])
and OTONOWA
- stars across the ocean (Tian Mingming, 2017)
- The Light of Love (Love Sansan) (Tian Mingming, 2019)
Claudio Roditi
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