Education
Keio University.
櫻井桜井
Keio University.
Tetsuo Sakurai started playing bass when he was 13 years old. In 1976, Sakurai, with Issei Noro, founded jazz fusion band. He released 19 albums while in but later left the band with Akira Jimbo in 1989 over musical differences.
Both of them then went on to form a new jazz fusion supergroup. was active for nine years, until 1998, when it was disbanded and both Sakurai and Jimbo went on to pursue individual solo careers.
Solo Dewdrops (1986) A Gate of the 21st Century (1999) TLM 20 ~ Live Memories of 20 years ~ (2000) Gentle Hearts (2001) Cartas do Brasil ~ブラジルからの手紙~ (2003) Gentle Hearts Tour 2004 (2004) My Dear Music Life (2009) Vital World (2010) (1979) Live (1985) Perfect Live II (1987) World Live "88 (1988) (1989) (1990).
To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member of Casiopea and Jimsaku and solo artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos.