Masayo Koketsu is a Japanese alto saxophonist and improviser.
纐纈之雅代(こうけつまさよ）は日本のアルトサックス奏者・即興音楽家。
2008年9月、SONY MUSICより『鈴木勲 SOLITUDE Feat. Masayo Koketsu』CDデビュー。そのオリジナリティーは唯一無二と評される。
2015年8月8日、オリジナル曲集『Band of Eden』を発表。同年、KING RECORD『鈴木勲、AVE MARIA』に参加。
2019年、深圳OCT JAZZ FESTIVALに鈴木勲OMA SOUNDのメンバーとして参加。同年12月、彩流社より著書「音の深みへ」刊行。
2022年5月、米ニューヨークのRelative Pitch Recordより初のアルトサックスソロアルバム「FUKIYA」リリース。2023年４月ブルックリン、フィラデルフィア他でのソロライブツアーが好評を博す。
2024年5月ドイツ・Moers Jazz Festival 2024 にてペーターブロッツマン・トリビュート企画「BRÖZZFRAU」に抜擢される。
2025年1月、Somethin’ Cool by Disk Unionより『如意ン棒〜ぜんぶ、流れ星のせい』リリース。
国内外で精力的に活動中。秋葉原 HOT MUSIC SCHOOLサックス科講師。
MASAYO KOKETSU (alto saxophone)
Masayo Koketsu is a Japanese alto saxophonist and improviser.
Born in Gifu Prefecture in JAPAN.she first played the piano at the age of 1 under the influence of her two older sisters, and started taking piano lessons at the age of 3. She has loved music since she was a child, and after entering high school, she met with Charlie Parker, who had a great influence on her. She started the soprano saxophone at the age of 15 and the alto saxophone at 16.
While still in high school, she studied classical saxophone, piano, and theory at the Nagoya Music School before turning to jazz. After graduating from high school, she took a break from music, but a trip she did on her own to New York in 2005 inspired her to pursue a career in music.On September 10, 2008, she made her CD debut with “Isao Suzuki SOLITUDE Feat MASAYO KOKETSU”
In 2015, she took part in KING RECORD’s “Isao Suzuki, AVE MARIA”. In 2019, she participated in the Shenzhen OCT JAZZ FESTIVAL with Isao Suzuki OMA SOUND. In 2015, she released her first album “Band of Eden”, which is a collection of original songs, via her own label “SuiSui Record.”
In 2019, her book “Into the Depths of Sound” is published by Sairyusha.
In 2022, her first solo album “FUKIYA” is released by Relative Pitch Record.
In 2023, she performs solo live in Brooklyn and other cities, gathering favorable reviews.
In 2024, Moers Jazz Festivai in Germany