Feel free to contact me. otarunay@yahoo.co.jp

HAMADA, Takasi
Tomioka-cho 1-32-136 Otaru City, Hokkaido, Japan

　

New Album is now on sale! (Dec. 20, 2016)

Ragtime Children / Takashi Hamada (OTR-039)

The latest album of Japanese classic ragtime guitarist.
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Family Restaurant / Kenji Komatsuzaki + Takashi Hamada (OTR-038)

The 4th album of the duo of hammerdulcimer and guitar.
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TANNE NAY (OTR-033, 2013)

The new album of Japanese classic ragtime guitarist.
From original ragtime to tango, blues, ballad, caprice, including 2 rag-medleys by Blind Boone.

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Quotes;

　

" You have a wonderful touch and the choice of material is very interesting. You are a special player."
- Woody Mann, country blues guitarist -

" Wonderful, historical contemporary ragtime guitarist, who should be equal to David Laibman."
- Tokio Uchida, country blues guitarist, and president of TAB Guitar School in Japan -

" Mr. Hamada is a talented guitarist."
- Jazz by Mail -

" He is regarded as a leading expert of ragtime guitar in Japan. He has much originality, and his stance to the ragtime arrangement for solo guitar is very serious."
- (Japanese) Acoustic Guitar Magazine 19, 2004 -

　

" Does he have 7 fingers of right hand?"
- (Japanese) Acoustic Guitar Book 17, 2003 -

　

" There are so many beautiful compositions on the CD ["Orion"], but 'I'll Remember You' stands out especially for me now."
- David Thomas Roberts, composer, pianist, Neo-Romantic artist -

" You did a very good job on 'Alaskan Rag' and 'Ragtime Bobolink'. We also enjoyed your compositions. They are very nice."
- Patricia Lamb Conn, a daughter of Joseph F. Lamb -

" You have really catched the Ragtime sound, intricated, sophisticated, dancing and powerful, it's amazing! "
- Antoine Payen, ragtime blues guitarist -