Takayuki Yagi (p) + Yuhei Honkawa (b) jazz duo

Takayuki Yagi / pianist

Born in Kyoto Japan.

 He listened to Jimmy Smith's organ and became interested in jazz. 

He started out playing the jazz organ .

He later became a pianist, forming a trio and starting playing at a local jazz club. After that, he studied under Walter Bishop jr., Ronnie Mathews, Barry Harris, Norman Simmons, Frank Hewitt, and others in NY, and experienced many sessions with various musicians to deepen his music.

He participated in Artist in Residence and studied under composer Frederick Tillis.

He won the Grand Prize in the solo category at the 24th Asakusa Jazz Contest in Japan.

He appeared on the Japanese national radio program NHK Session, Yokohama Jazz Promenade and other venues .

He has participated in the Toshio Osumi Trio, the Takeshi Inomata Jazztet, and the Yoshiaki Miyanoue Super Quartet, among others.

 He performed with Ben Williams (B) Rodeny Green (D) Jay Anderson (B) Billy Drummond (D) Scott Wendholt (Tp) Ralph Bowen (Ts) on his own recordings.

He has released 13 albums as a leader, and his latest work is a solo flight of all original songs performed on solo piano.

7virtual Jazz Club's Contest 7th Edition finalist held in Italy in 2022.

Currently, he is playing in his own trio, mainly in Tokyo.

While Blues and Bebop are rooted in contemporary sound, which is dynamic and lyric, and he is pursing  his own style.