Uechi gacha Kazuya - double-bass
Born in Okinawa, 1968. He plays the electric bass or double-bass on Jazz, Free-Jazz, Rock, Pops, Blues, Improvisation and many kind of music. Especially, he is a pioneer of improvisation and avant-garde music in Okinawa. His owned live music venue “Groove” organizes improvised and avant-garde music event usually. Groove and his performance made a history of Okinawan underground music scene, and many improvised musicians in the world visited to Groove and him. He is a band master of free-jazz orchestra formed in 2005 called “Jitchacku Orchestra”. Also he plays the bass guitar on “Shaolong To The Sky” and “Maltese Rock”.... More Biography