This is the official fan site for Yoshiaki Masuo, a Japanese-born New York City-based great jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and producer.

Since Oct, 1999

Japan Tour in May 2008! (Written: Feb 25. Updated: Mar 31, 2008)

Masuo goes on Japan tour with up-and-coming bassist Nori Naraoka and drummer Steve Jackson from New York. He is performing with this New York trio mostly in the first half of the tour, and in various different formats in the latter half.  Making a reservation well in advance is recommended. Dates are as follows.

Some homepages of the above venues provide information in Japanese only. For any English help, click here to send a question to webmaster.

The Studio closes at end of Jan, 2008 (written: Jan 17, 2008)

The Studio, a recording studio in New York run by Masuo, closes its door at the end of January 2008 after over 20 years of operation. Located in the Soho area where upscale boutiques and restaurants line the streets, it has been used by producers and musicians not only in the United States but also from many other countries in the world including Masuo's home country Japan, other Asian countries, and European countries. Because the ownership of the building that houses The Studio has changed recently, Masuo has no choice but to move out of the building by the end of the current lease term, even though the studio is still in strong demand. The instruments and equipment will be moved into Masuo's new private studio, which is now under construction by his house in the countryside of Pennsylvania.
With his Sunshine Ave label about to take off, his new period of life starts. He will likely be able to focus more on the activity as a guitarist. (See photos of Masuo's studio in NYC) 

Masuo's New CD on his own label  (written: Oct, 2007)

Yoshiaki Masuo's New album titled "Life is Good" is coming out on his own record label, Sunshine Ave. The album was recorded from 2000 through 2007 with Larry Goldings (organ) and Lenny White (drums), as well as Bill Mays Trio, T.M Stevens (bass), and so on.
Sunshine Ave Label  will release not only CDs featuring Masuo as primary artist, but also albums produced by Masuo. CDs on the Sunshine Ave Label will be sold at his new website  masuomusic.com, which is currently in preparation, and may possibly through a few large online music stores as well.

Review on Masuo' show at the Blue Note

An article, "SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE BLUE NOTE WITH GUITARIST YOSHIAKI MASUO," is put up on the Cabaret Exchange site.