Akitoshi Igarashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Akitoshi Igarashi

Japanese jazz player

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: saxophonist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Akitoshi Igarashi (??? ??, Igarashi Akitoshi, born June 2, 1932 in Tokyo) is a Japanese jazz saxophonist. Igarashi did not begin playing saxophone until the age of 19, but within a year was playing in a band led by Shungo Sawada.
He played with Shotaro Moriyasu in 1954 and following this played with a series of large ensembles, such as the West Liners, Nobuo Hara's Sharps and Flats, The Blue Coats, and the orchestra of Shigenori Obara.