Alto saxophone player, composer, arranger.Saxophone lecturer of NAGOYA UNIVERCITY OF ARTS(jazz and pops program)
Born and raised in Nagoya, MICHIYO started to learn the electric organ(YAMAHA) when 5 years old. In elementary school，she belonged to the recorder(wind instrument) club and played baroque，charch music and Japanese folk songs etc．In junior high school, she played flute, trumpet, contra bass in the brass band. At the same time，learned to play jazz with electric organ. In high school, changed to have alto sax. The brass band there, treated jazz tunes. She often listened to the jazz programs on the radio at home. Then, she majored in English literature at college，and belonged to the jazz band(combo) there. During the college, she studied to compose and arrange at YAMAHA music school． After graduated, she started to study the improvisaｔion(and chord progression, scales etc.) again，working as a teacher of electric organ and the ensemble lesson at YAMAHA music school for a while．She learned jazz piano from jazz pianist YOSHIHIKO NAYA(p)，and took lessons of the improvisation by HIDEHUMI TOKI(as).After finished TOKI's carriculum the most fastest among his students he ever had, she started to play as a member of the SUNAO WADA(g)band in Nagoya.

In March 2003，she released her debut album“Luck Of Pieces” from Swing Cat's Record
    ［personnel：Koji Goto(p)Masashi Kato(b)Yoshihito Eto(ds)Recorded on 29-30 September，2002］.
In April 2008, released second album“Mind Pictures”from jazz inn Lovely label.
    [personel:Koji Goto(p)Go Shimada(b)Kazuyoshi Kuroda(ds) Recorded on 14-15 February,2008]
In Nov 2019，released 3rd album “Land Of Dreams” from New Vintasge Record
    ［personnel：Koji Goto(p)Yoshihito Eto(ds)Satoshi Tokuda(b) Recorded on 13-14 September，2019］.
She became the first female professional saxophone player in Nagoya.

【played with these musicians】
Masahiko Osaka(ds) Yoshihito Etoh(ds) Seiji Tada(as) Tatsuji Yokoyama(perc) Toshihiko Inoue(ts) Manabu Ohishi(p) Tetsuroh Kawashima(ts) Yutaka Shiina(p) Tatsuya Nakamura(ds) Suetoshi Shimizu(ts) Masahiro Sayama(p) Stan Gilbart(b) Tsutomu Okada(b) Akira Ishii(p) Yousuke Inoue(b) Keiji Matsushima(tp) Tommy Cammbell(ds) Fukushi Tainaka(ds) Dairiki Hara(ds) Shigeharu Mukai(tb) Keiji Matsushima(tp) Hisatsugu Suzuki(ts) Stafford Hunter(tb) Hikari Ichihara(tp) Junichiroh Ohguchi(p) Nobuyoshi Ino(b) Yoshio Ikeda(b) Makoto Oka(ts) Daiki Yasukagawa(b) Junko Makiyama(vil)
Sit in the bands many times-Kousuke Mine(ts)Quintet,Seiji Tada(as)Quartet"the most".
Had opportunity to sit in -Lew Tabackin(ts), Sonny Fortune(as), John Hicks(p), Wayne Dockery(b), Steve Johns(ds), Abraham Burton(sax), Serge Delate(p).
Played with Vincent Herring(as) at jam session in NY, 2004.

Please check out the schedule, too．Here's some photos. Thank you.

【Reviews】
Second Album“Mind Pictures” Magazine 5 Reviews(2008)
Magazine “The Sax” 【THE SAX】(Also Pub.)(Jul.2003)
Magazine Gig Report 【SWING JOURNAL】Gig@Ochanomizu NARU(Apr.26)(p.102)(May2009)
News Paper 2009 "Tsuruma Park 100th Anniversary concert"(Oct.2009)
Magazine Gig Report 【SWING JOURNAL】Gig@Ochanomizu NARU(May16)(p.237)(Jun.2010)　
WebReview【Sax&Brass Magazine "Blog"(Rittor-music)】(May2008)
Magazine "jazz life"　CD Review(Nov.2019)new!
Magazine "JAZZ JAPAN vol.112" Interview article & CD Review (Nov.2019)new!
Magazine "THE SAX vol.98"　CD Review (Nov.2019)new!
Magazine "Sax World vol.15"  CD Review (Dec.2019)new!
Magazine "JAZZ  Critique vol.213"  CD Review　(Dec.2019)new!

【FM Radio and TV】
・City FM GIFU 【FM Watch】Guest- Oct.2002
・CBC-TV 【Bandoh reserch "Soko ga Shiritai"】 -Jun.2003
・Clover cableTV -Live Performance on Air-Apr.2004　
・FM-RADIOi 【R-i JAZZ】 Guest -Feb.2008
・OKAZAKI CableTV -Live Performance on Air-Apr.2008
・FM-RADIOi 　【R-i JAZZ】 Guest -May.2008
・FM-RADIOi 　【R-i JAZZ】-Live Performance on Air -May.2008
・FM-RADIOi 　【R-i JAZZ】 Guest-Dec.2009
・KANAZAWA FM-N1 【N1 Community】 Guest -Oct.2012
・FM OKAZAKI 　【We Love Jazz】　 Guest -Nov.2019 new!
・CBC-Radio 　【Mika Watanabe's  What a Wonderful World】Guest -Nov.2019new!
・GIifu FM WATCH  【Omiyo's All you want to say】　　Guest -Dec.2019new!
・ZIP-FM　　【Otonationary】　Guest -Dec.2019new!
・NHK-Radio NAGOYA1  【Evening Paper GOJIRAJI】 Guest Live Performance on Air-Dec.2019new!

【 Review on Internet】
・Instagram Pierre, 3rd album "Land Of Dreams"CD Review new!
・Instagram Pierre, 2nd album "Mind Pictures" CD Review new!

【Concerts】
・Citizen Concert【Kasamatsu city (GIFU)】(June 2001)
・Citizen Concert【Hekinan city(AICHI)】(Nov.2001)
・Citizen Concert【Kasamatsu city(GIFU)】(June 2002)
・Outdoor Event【Tokai-TV "Summer Resort Park in Oasis21・Twilight Jazz"】(Aug.2003)
・Outdoor Event【"Atsuta-no-Mori" produced by Minato coop】 Michiy Quartet(May 2004)
・Event【"Okazaki Civic Center Uchida Osamu Jazz Collection PR exhibition"】(July 2004)
・Citizen Concertト【"16th Kasugai Art theater」produced by Kasugai Civic Cultual Foundation】Michiyo Quartet(Aug.2005)
・Lecture class Guest Concert【Yamaha Music Fundation Electone teachers workshop】　Michiyo Trio(Sep.2005)(Yamaha resort Tsumagoi ,Music garden hall)
・Outdoor Event【Mino city(GIFU)"12th Mino Washi Akari-Art（Creative Lantern） Contest & Exhibition"】(Oct.2005)
・Lecture class Guest Concert【Yamaha Music Fundation Electone teachers workshop】　Michiyo Trio(July 2006)(Yamaha resort Tsumagoi ,Music garden hall)
・Anniversary of the school establishment 【Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Elementary School "100th anniversary of the establishment concert"】　(Nov.2006)
・Outdoor Event【SONY Kouta Tec. Summer Festival】　(Aug.2007)
・Outdoor Concert【Okazaki city(AICHI)"Okazaki Civic Center〜 SPRING JAZZ FESTA〜"】　Michiyo Quartet(Apr.2008)
・Outdoor Music Festival【"Sakae Minami Music Festival2008"】　(May2008)
・Outdoor Event【"Nagoya Groovin' summer2009"】　(Aug.2009)
・Outdoor Event【"58th Nagoya Hirokouji Summer Festival"】　(Aug.2009)
・Outdoor Event【"Tsuruma Park 100th anniversary concert"】(Oct.2009)
・Univercityl Event　【Meijo Univercity "Home comming day"】　(Nov.2009)
・FM Radio Event【"FM RADIO-i　10th Anniversary Super Concert"】@THE BOTTOM LINE (Apr.2010)
・Art Museum Concert【Toyota city museum"Jazz in Museum of Art"】　Michiyo Qurtet (Oct.2010)
・OutdoorEvent【Aichi Triennale 2010 "Nagoya de la Festival =Jazz="】 Michiyo Quartet(Oct.2010)
・Event Concert【Mitoh-ku Jazz Club "10th Anniversary Concert"】　(Oct.2010)
・School Concert【Aichi Nagakute city Educational program"deart2012"】Nagakute junior high scool, Minami junior high scool(June 2012)
・Citizen Cncert【"JAZZ IN THE ROOM 2012"】　Nagakute Bunka-no-ie Kaze-no-Hall(July 2012)
・Citizen Concert【"JAZZ CAFE Michiyo Kobayashi Concert"】 Michiyo Duo(Oct.2012) (produced by Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Agency)
・Citizen Concert【Komaki city Jazz concert and Lecture】　Michiyo Quartet(Oct.2012) (produced by Komaki city board of education)
・Citizen Concert【9th Seki culture festival "Enjoy spring with jazz music" 】　Michiyo Quartet(Mar.2016) (produced by Seki city cultural association)

【Newspaper】
・Article & Photo 　【Gifu Newspaper】 Gig at "Natural Cafe ＆Gallery"(Apr.2003)
・Article & Photo 　【Gifu Newspaper】 Jazz Concert at "Fukujouji Temple"(Gujo Hachiman city,GIFU ,Aug.2006)　
・Article & Photo 　【Gifu Newspaper& Chunichi Newspaper】 "Tsuruma Park 100th Anniversary concert"(Oct.2009)
・Article & Photo 　【Chunichi Newspaper】 Jazz concert at Nagakute Minami junior high school(Jun.2012）
・Advt. & Photo 　　【Chunichi Newspaper】 "JAZZ CAFE Michiyo Kobayashi Concert"(Sep.2012)

【Magazine】
・Article　　　　　【SWING JOURNAL】　"picked up 30 new faces in jazz 2002"(p.115)(Jun.2002)
・CD Review 　　【SWING JOURNAL】　(Jun.2003）
・Intervew, opening page photo 【THE SAX】(Also Pub.)(Jul.2003)
・Photo&Profil 　【Jazz Hihyo No.128】　"Female Jazz Players 2005"(Oct.2005)
・Photo 　　　　　【Otoko-no-Kakurega<Travel around Jazz>】Monthly (Idea Life Pub.)(Sep.2006)
・Photo　　　　　【Otoko-no-Kakurega<Travel around Jazz>】(Idea Life Pub.)(Jun.2008)
・CD Review　　【SWING JOURNAL】(Jun.2008)
・CD Review　　【THE SAX】(AlsoPub.)(Jul.2008)
・CD Review　　【JAZZ LIFE】(Jul.2008)
・Photo　　　　 【SWING JOURNAL】　"musician directry"(p.135)(Dec.2008)
・Gig Review　　【SWING JOURNAL】　Gig@Ochinomizu NARU(Apr.26)(p.102)(May2009)
・Photo　　　　　【SWING JOURNAL】　"musician directry"(p.134)(Dec.2009)
・Gig Review　　【SWING JOURNAL】　Gig@Ochanomizu NARU(May16)(p.237)(Jun.2010)　
・Interview,Photo 【Meitoh Jazz Club report vol.53】(Aug.2010)
・Photo　　　　　【JAZZ JAPAN】　"musician directry"(p.150)(Dec.2010)
・Comment　　 【Sax & Brass magazine vol.18(Rittor-music Feb.28) “Who is the most greatest horn player？Top 50”(p.33)(Feb.2011)
・Interview,Photo【THE SAX(50th Anniversary)】(Also pub.) “Japanese Saxophone Players Directory”(p.52)(Nov.2011)
・Photo 　　　 　【JAZZ JAPAN】　"musician directry"(p.132)(Dec.2011)
・Intervew,Photo【Nagoya West cultural theater paper“Hana-no-ki”】(Sep.2012)
・CD Review 　　　【JAZZ LIFE】　(Nov.2019)new!
・Interview & CD Review 【JAZZ JAPAN vol.112】 (Nov.2019)new!
・CD Review     【THE SAX vol.98】　 (Nov.2019) new!
・CD Review     【Sax World vol.15】   (Dec.2019) new!
・CD Review     【JAZZ  Critique vol.213】 (Dec.2019) new!

【Other activity】
・Member of "ZIP-FM Radio Program Deliberation Committee" - During 2010

【Web Interview(all Japanese】
西文化小劇場発行・かわら版「花の木」2012.9
名東ジャズ倶楽部 2010.8
Jazz Comme 2009.2
jazz smile 2006.7
内田修ジャズコレクション 2004.10
千種高校同窓会OB訪問 2011.12

【pick up gig recommended】
2015.9.10 jazz inn Lovely
2014.1 jazz inn lovely
2013.3 jazz inn lovely

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