akira.drums
アキラドットドラムス

akira.drums (akira dot drums)

akira.drums is an artist from Okinawa, Japan, known for his distinctive live performances that fuse minimal visuals with music. His style, rooted in jazz and electronica, delivers both delicate and powerful rhythms, creating deeply emotional experiences for audiences.

After studying at Berklee College of Music, he built an international career across the U.S., China, Japan, and Germany, performing with leading musicians such as Hiromi Uehara and David Fiucyzinski, and supporting numerous artists as a drummer. During his time in Berlin, he collaborated with classical musicians, gaining new artistic perspectives, and since 2023 he has fully developed his work under the name akira.drums.

In 2025 he was selected as Artist in Residence at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, and in 2024 he was officially invited to perform at the World Music Festival @Taiwan, further solidifying his international reputation. His discography includes we can be, what we want to be (2024) and we have only one season (2023), works that pursue the complex beauty born from simplicity while bringing fresh perspectives to the contemporary art scene.

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