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Tiger Onitsuka - Drums
Yoshitaka Tsuji - Piano
Hiroyuki Demiya - Bass

Tiger Onitsuka - Drums (official web site)
Born in 1998 in Kyoto, Japan, he is currently the youngest professional drummer in the world listed in the Guinness Book of the World Records. Worldly known jazz bassist Buster Williams describes of him as Art Blakey reborn. And the top jazz pianist Benny Green has stated his impression after experiencing recording with him that Tiger would bring the future of music as a whole way up to the much higher level because of what he could express at this moment at his age. He has been introduced to media many times as a musical prodigy, and performed with many Jazz Greats at many opportunities. His music is filled with purity and passion and it often touches the hearts of the audience quite deeply. (see more)
Yoshitaka Tsuji - Piano
Born in Osaka, Japan in 1978, He started taking classical piano lessons when he was 5. He grew his interest in jazz while he was an university student and decided to pursue jazz as a professional pianist even after erning his degree in science. Ever since then, he has played with many Japanese and worldly renowned jazz players. He now regularly plays in Tiger Burning Bright, New Orleans Jazz singer and trumpeter Mitch's All Stars, singer Yoshie Ichikawa's trio and so on. His elaborate technique and passionate playing style attract many fans. Since 2010, he resides in New Orleans.
Hiroyuki Demiya - Bass
Born in Kobe in 1985, he had studied electric bass since he was 14 and started playing double bass when he was 19. After studying basics in both classical and jazz at Osaka College of Music, he started his career as a bassist playing mostly Blues, funk and fusion and he gradually sifted to playing more of jazz. And now he is known as one of the most talented young jazz bassist in Kansai area of Japan. He joined Tiger, Burning Bright in 2008.

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