Kohsuke Mine
峰厚介 (Mine Kosuke), born Kenji Wakabayashi, is a Japanese jazz saxophonist. After playing clarinet in his youth, Mine switched to the saxophone in his teenage years and began leading bands in the 1970s Tokyo scene. He moved to New York for a short time in 1973, returning to Japan in 1975 where he joined fusion band Native Son.
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Kohsuke Mine - First
23rd Jul 2021
A hidden gem of '70s Japanese jazz is reissued for the first time, courtesy of British record label Barely Breaking Even. Kohsuke Mine's debut studio recording proves to be a key piece of the J-jazz narrative, embracing the experimental new sounds of the time.
