Akira Ishikawa (石川 晶 Ishikawa Akira 1934-2002) was a Japanese drummer and bandleader born on November 10th 1934 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ishikawa began his music career with Shin Matsumoto and New Pacific. In the following years he toured with his own formations including Akira Miyazawa Modern Allstars and Toshio Hosaka. In later years he played with Toshiyuki Miyama and his band New Herd; 1964/65 he did recordings with Miyamas Modern Jazz Highlights and Modern Jukebox. From the late '60s, he recorded LPs under his own name as Soul Session (1969) and The Gentures in Be… read more
Akira Ishikawa (石川 晶 Ishikawa Akira 1934-2002) was a Japanese drummer and bandleader born on November 10th 1934 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ishikawa began his music career with Shin Matsumoto and New Pacific. In the following years he toured with his own formations including Akira Miyaz… read more
Akira Ishikawa (石川 晶 Ishikawa Akira 1934-2002) was a Japanese drummer and bandleader born on November 10th 1934 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ishikawa began his music career with Shin Matsumoto and New Pacific. In the following years he toured with his own formations including Akira Miyazawa Modern Allstars and Toshio Hosaka. In later years he played with Tos… read more