By 1982, Takase was regularly in the studio, leading such dates as A.B.C. In 1978, she first traveled to the U.S., and later recorded with Dave Liebman in 1981, she also journeyed to Europe, where she and her trio played the Berlin Jazz Festival. Influenced by the work of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Charles Mingus, Takase soon turned to improvisation, and in 1971 was regularly performing professionally by the age of 25, she was already leading her own groups. Takase has also collaborated regularly with her husband, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, on albums like 2012's New Blues and 2014's So Long, Eric!: Homage to Eric Dolphy.īorn in Osaka on January 26, 1948, and raised in Tokyo, she received her first piano lessons at the age of three, going on to study at Tohogakuen Music University. She has also issued numerous solo albums including 1990's Shimu Shoka, 2001's Le Cahier Dubal, and 2006's Plays Fats Waller. Following her emergence in the 1970s, Takase performed with such forward-thinking artists as David Liebman, Lester Bowie, Sheila Jordan, and John Zorn. While remaining steeped in the musical traditions of her native Japan, pianist and composer Aki Takase has distinguished herself as one of the most versatile figures in contemporary jazz, her work running the gamut from conventional structures and harmonies to complete abstraction.
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