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.

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

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