ABOUT MAY
May
She started playing saxophone when she was 12 years old and played throughout high school. After, she studied jazz at Shobi music college in Tokyo and continued to teach ensemble lessons and musical direction in Japan after graduation.
Since moving to Toronto in 2016, she has played more than 500 gigs and performed on more than 30 recordings.
Her current jazz trio “Redmarsh” performs at private parties, festivals and various music venues in the GTA and she also continue to perform with world artists from many different cultures, from Brazilian to Nigerian. She just released the new single for her personal project “Maysaxophone.”
12歳からサックスを始め、ソニーロリンズのコンサートを見たのをきっかけにプロサックス奏者になる事を目指す。
高校卒業後、上京。
尚美ミュージックカレッジ専門学校で4年間Jazz,Pop,Latin,Funk等様々なジャンルの音楽を勉強。
2016年音楽の拠点をカナダ,トロントに移しプロミュージシャンとして活動。
年間100本以上のライブ、レコーディングとトロントで子供たちの音楽指導もこなす。