Kei Akagi
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Kei Akagi (born 1953) is a Japanese American jazz pianist most known as a sideman. In particular he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the 1980s.
He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio for part of his childhood and then returned to the United States at 22. He is associated with the Californian jazz scene at present. He is also a professor of music at the University of California, Irvine.
[edit] Selected Performance History
- 1979-1985 Airto Moreira/Flora Purim
- 1984-1985 Joe Farrell
- 1985-2000 James Newton
- 1986 Allan Holdsworth
- 1986 Jean-Luc Ponty
- 1986-1988 Al Di Meola
- 1989-1991 Miles Davis
- 1991-2000 Stanley Turrentine
- 1994-1995 Sadao Watanabe
