Akio Sasajima

Akio Sasajima (笹島 明夫, Sasajima Akio) (born 1952) is a jazz guitarist born in Japan and currently based in Sapporo, Japan. His playing style incorporates bebop, hard bop, and jazz fusion. He recorded several albums as a leader for Muse and Enja in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Akio with Joe Henderson (Muse, 1988) – with Joe Henderson Time Remembered (Muse, 1989) Humpty Dumpty (BRC, 1990) – with Joe Henderson Akioustically Sound (Muse, 1991) Time Remembered (Muse, 1993) Akioustically Sound (Muse, 1995) – with Ron Carter Two for the Muse (Pony Canyon, 2006) Images Of Lennon/McCartney (Tonegold, 2015) Akio Sasajima at Allmusic