Kei Akagi

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Instruments Piano Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion Associated acts Miles Davis		Role Jazz Pianist Name Kei Akagi

Born March 16, 1953 (age 71) Japan ( 1953-03-16 ) Website www.aomori-net.ne.jp/~yamagen/kei/top.htm Albums Circlepoint, Mirror Puzzle, Playroom Similar People Rick Margitza, Larry Koonse, James Newton, Charles Fambrough, Bobby Shew

Kei Akagi: Playground - The Dog and The Snake (live)

Kei Akagi (ケイ赤城/赤城恵, Akagi Kei, born March 16, 1953) is a Japanese American jazz pianist. In particular, he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for part of his childhood, until he moved back to Japan at the age of 12. He later returned to the United States at 22. He is associated with the Californian jazz scene at present. He is the Chancellor Professor of Music at the University of California, Irvine.