Open Mind - Saori Yano

Born on 27 Oct. 1986
in Tokyo, Japan. 1996／ age 9 （4th grade）
Joins the school band. She originally hoped to play the flute, but losing in a battle of “rock-paper-scissors”, she found herself stuck with the alto saxophone. 1998／ age 11 （6th grade）
Finds the Jaco Pastorius album in her father’s CD collection. Shocked by Charlie Parker’s “Donna Lee” , falls in love with Jazz. Begins to learn Jazz by herself. 2001／ age 14 （8th grade）


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