1990 |
- A professional debut as a member of "Yosuke Yamashita New Trio" (by the audition)
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1991 |
- Have tours both in Japan and in Europe
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1992 |
- Have a tour in Brazil , Argentine and Paraguay with the Japan Foundation Start playing with Mariko Ogawa and Pappa TARAHUMARA (dance company with Masahiro Sugaya)
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1993 |
- CD release "PLAY GROUND" (polydole) "88 points whole Japanese country running through surviving tour" carrying out.
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1994 |
- A new activities start as "Yosuke Yamashita duo plus" (German /Belgian tour.)
- Participate in CM music of Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd. "MOVE".
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1995 |
- Organize an own unit, and make a promotional video.
- Participate in music part of performance "castle" of pappa TARAHUMARA.
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1996 |
- Participate in the "Takio Ito" band, who sings Japanese folk songs by fusing the Japanese music and the Western music.
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1997 |
- Participate in South America tour with the "Takio Ito" band by the dispatch of the Japan Fundation.
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1998 |
- Guest participation to the Japan tour of "Buenos Aires Neo Tango" which visited Japan from Argentina.
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1999 |
- Guest participation to "Pythagorean Party" Begin a Unit with the ethnic musician from Africa, Nepal, China.
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2000 |
- Organize an own unit "東方異聞 Tohoibun", the activities start.
- Short-term studying abroad to "Drummer's collective" of New York.
- Guest participation to "the Japan tour of Tango Volviendo" which visited Japan from Argentina again.
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2001 |
- Begin the collaboration that the play of the drum solo is a basic element with Masato Tanaka(as Kinetic Artist).
- Participate in the sound track of the movie "助太刀屋助六". (Director/"Kihachi Okamoto", Music/"Yosuke Yamashita")
- Album release for "Yoko Kobayashi(pianist) "Little things".
- Participate in the tour "Solo play 2001" of "Hiro Tatekata" who is the star of "THE CONVOY".
- Have a concert titled "東方異聞 Tohoibun with Mai" which merged hiw own "東方異聞) Tohoibun" and Noh music.
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2002 |
- Participate in the tour "Confession of Orpheus" by dancers Hiro Tatekata and Dai Sasaki.
- Participate in a fringe festival held in Macao by "SOLO-ist".
- Participate in the stage "RED" direcited and choreographed by Haruka Ueda.
- Form a group "NEO.jp" with Hideki Ishima who plays his original guitar called "sitara", and keyboard player Jun Fukamachi.
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2003 |
- Paricipate in the jazz live tour of actress, Mari Natsuki.
- Participating in the stage "Carmen" direcited and choreographed by Haruka Ueda.
- Have a concert "Feast in midsummer" inviting Yosuke Yamashita as a guest player.
- Present "SOLO-ist Romanticism", which is the broad interpretation of classical music.
- Appear NHK's program "Kohaku Utagassen" with Takio Ito & TAKIO BAND.
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2004 |
- Have a concert "Heaven's voice, God's whisper and people's song" inviting folk song singer, Takio Ito as a guest player.
- Present "SOLO-ist WAR CRY" having a string quartet and a swordist as guests.
- Paritcipate a dinner show "Memories of Shoji Suzuki & Bennie Goodman" commemorating the 20th anniversary of Hilton Tokyo.
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2005 |
- Participate Yosuke Yamashita New Year Jazz Concert " Jazzman Chushingura " at Tokyo Opera City.
- Paticipate Shanghai Jazz Festival with Yosuke Yamashita group.
- Start " The WILL " with violinist Tsuyoshi Watanabe and keyboardist Jun Fukamachi.
- Participate in Satoko Fujii unit.
- Join the saxophone quartetto " ROVA "( from SanFrancisco ), and paticipate a tour of Europe Jazz Festival with them.
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2006 |
- Release his own group " The WILL " first album " INFINITY ORCHESTRA".
- In June have a gig " Truth" ( New SOLO-ist's work )at Theater Tram.
- In October realease " TOHO-IBUN " first album " A Strange Story from the Far East ".
- Paticipate South Korea tour of TAKIO BAND.
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2007 |
- Start one-to-one lesson drum school " Drumming Arts Lavo ".
- Participate in some dance performances , AMI Flamenco recital and REDxRED Soul Company.
- Have a gig “long to be a musician“ at his alma mater Wakabayashi junior high school.
- Participate in a drama group Pappa Tarahumara " Letters between Tokyo - Buenos Aires ".
- Join a band "Happenings Four" in Okayama international music festival.
- Participate in Satoko Fujii unit in Jazz Festival in Sydney and Melbourne.
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2008 |
- Have a performance with Masato Tanaka in Havana, Cuba.
- Play at「Microsoft Conference2008」and write a tune for the opening act.
- Paticipate in Expo Jazz Festival as " The Will ". Paticipate in Satoko Fujii quartet.
- Participate in Drum contest in Taiwan " Drum battle in Taihoku " as a judge.
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2009 |
- Have a tour in Europe ( 13 gigs in 7countries) with ma-do Satoko Fujii.
- Produce CD UTAGOKORO by a master of shakuhachi Satoshi Yoneya.
- Play at a jazz festival in Ljubljana, Slovenija , and North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.
- Participate in Yokohama Jazz Promenade as The Will.
- Participate in Keiki Shichijo hair show by the Chinese Governent in Tianjin.
- Participate in Japanese drums event by Asano Taiko as director and player.
- Form a group " LOTUS POSITION " with Akito Obama who plays Japanese bamboo flute.
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2010 |
- Have a tour with accordion player taca from Paris.
- Have a tour in 11places as The Will.
- Play with flute player Göran Månsson from Sweden at a Nordic folk music festival in Expo‘70 Commemorative Park.
- The Will play with flamenco dancer AMI.
- Play with Takio Ito at Bakumatsu Ishin festival in Tokyo.
- Participate with Rhapsody with AMI triangulo & The Will as director and player in Ginza , Tokyo.
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2011 |
- Have a tour with Satoko Fijii ma-do in Australia, USA and Europe.
- Participate with CD "Crossmodal", pianist Masaki Hayashi , Stewmahn.
- Participate in a musical , a story about Yves Montand , by Shigeo Owa at Mitsukoski Theatre.
- Compose a tune for the opining act at "Microsoft Conference 2011".
- Participate in AMI & Akira Horikoshi "Quartier Latin" at Hakuhinkan Theatre as director and player.
- Play with Horn player Richard Todd from USA.
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2012 |
- Have a tour as "LOTUS POSITION" in NEW YORK.
- Have a tour with accordion player taca , taca Wind of Legend.
- Play with erhu player Chen Min.
- Have a recording CD by rock keyboardist Nobuhiko Shinohara.
- Participate in comtemporary dance performance"LINK" by Junko Kikuchi.
- Participate with CD "SUI" , Japanese bamboo flute player, Akihito Obama.
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2013 |
- Start " INSTINCT " with bassist Yousuke Shirato, pianist Frédéric Viennot and cantaor Makoto Abe.
- Have a tour as "LOTUS POSITION". One of the gigs they had a special guest Yousuke Yamashita.
- Participate with "Lectures on music 2013" by Yoshiyuki Kozu, composer.
- Participate with CD "Homage", erhu player Chen Min,
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2014 |
- Start "OBSESSION" with pianist Yuko Mifune.
- " INSTINCT " had a new member Philippe Aymard who was active as a clown in Cirque du Soleil.
- Give a lecture at the intensive summer seminar at TOHO COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
- Play with NAMGAR from Republic of Buryatia.
- Have a tour as "Yousuke Yamashita DUO".
- Start " My Country " with pianist Kazue Watanabe and Japanese bamboo flute player Satoshi Yoneya.
- Participate with "Lectures on music 2014" by Yoshiyuki Kozu, composer.
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2015 |
- Have a tour as "Yousuke Yamashita & LOTUS POSITION" in Czech and Slovakia.
- Have a tour in 15 places as " OBSESSION ".
- Start an educational outreach program to give children the opportunity to experience the music beyond the region and the environment as "OBSESSION".
- Have 3 gigs as "INSTINCT".
- Participate in "1st Shinshiro Jazz festival" at Aichi pref. as a member of Naoki Suzuki's super monkeys.
- DVD release "My Country".
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2016 |
- In charge of background music in "Eternal Chikamatsu" and "Kurotokage" directed by David Leveaux, along with Keita Egusa, pianist and composer. Give 20 times performances in Tokyo and Osaka.
- Have a tour in 14 places as "OBSESSION", including "La Folle Journée au JAPON" in Tokyo and "Street Art-plex" in Kumamoto. Visit a elementary school in Nagano pref. and shelter in Mashiki Town as a educational outreach program.
- Have 3 gigs as " INSTINCT ".
- CD Release "LOTUS POSITION with Yosuke Yamashita". Have a gig in Shanghai. Participate in Asagaya Jazz Steets, Shibuya Waon festival produced by Takio Ito, and Yousuke Yamashita Live.
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2017 |
- CD release "OBSESSION". Have a tour in 16 places as "OBSESSION". Visit elementary schools in Kumamoto and Tokyo as an educational outreach program.
- Have 3 gigs as "LOTUS POSITION" at Kagawa pref., Tokyo and Osaka.
- Have a gig as "INSTINCT".
- Release two types of drum sticks designed by Akira Horikoshi.
- Assumed a regular lecturer at Nippon Engineering College in Tokyo.
- Participate with CD "IN FOCUS", pianist Antonio Gamaza and saxophonist Tsuyoshi Furuhashi.
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