Michael Sasaki East Bay Funk Guitarist & Composer. From back in the day is here today. LIVE, Zooming advanced guitar studies at ya. Use his tele-portal jump room to travel Face to Face. Heart to Heart. Soul to Soul. Analog to digital. Rehearsal to Stage.Together making Music for the future or to look into the past. Come on let’s go. Ikimasho 行きます.
Beginning , Intermediate and Advanced Guitar lessons. Study music theory, chord progressions, scales, modes, improvisation, introduction to songwriting and copyright laws. Learn to play guitar in a band. Build your own pedal board. Select the proper equipment to perform with. Develope performing, recording and songwriting skills.
He emerged on to the music scene in 1971 as the guitarist for the San Francisco-based band, Cold Blood. A solid member of the vibrant San Francisco music scene of the 70's, Cold Blood's signature sound featured the powerful lead vocals of Lydia Pense backed by a tight group of musicians blending jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Trained as a jazz musician, Michael was selected by the band for his ability to play the jazz-funk rhythm guitar role the band needed as well as his soaring rock influenced lead guitar solos. Michael's tasty guitar work can be heard on Hiroshima CD's www.hiroshimamusic.com as well as on Cold Blood classics like the funky Down To The Bone, Baby I Love You and the up-tempo Donny Hathaway www.soultracks.com/donny_hathaway.htm instrumental Valdez In The Country. As a member of Cold Blood, Michael recorded with the legendary Memphis guitarist and Stax Records producer, Steve Cropper www.playitsteve.com , and jammed at San Francisco's Winterland with Carlos Santana www.santana.com, and Elvin Bishop www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/ebishop.html just to name a few. Michael's passion for music has led him to explore a wide range of musical styles. Over the course of his career, Michael has been a member of such diverse groups as the rhythm and blues/pop Bill Summers and Summers Heat, The blues/country/rock Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts www.norton-buffalo.com, a member of a big band jazz band, played juju-style Nigerian pop music and reggae. Recorded and toured with the Los Angeles based jazz/fusion group Hiroshima. Michael continues to pursue his eclectic musical tastes.. Michael further stretched his talents and creativity when he composed scores for theatre groups. He wrote additional music for an award winning independent film, Rabbit in the Moon www.pbs.org/pov/pov1999/rabbitinthemoon/index2.html .
He emerged on to the music scene in 1971 as the guitarist for the San Francisco-based band, Cold Blood. A solid member of the vibrant San Francisco music scene of the 70's, Cold Blood's signature sound featured the powerful lead vocals of Lydia Pense backed by a tight group of musicians blending jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Trained as a jazz musician, Michael was selected by the band for his ability to play the jazz-funk rhythm guitar role the band needed as well as his soaring rock influenced lead guitar solos. Michael's tasty guitar work can be heard on Hiroshima CD's www.hiroshimamusic.com as well as on Cold Blood classics like the funky Down To The Bone, Baby I Love You and the up-tempo Donny Hathaway www.soultracks.com/donny_hathaway.htm instrumental Valdez In The Country. As a member of Cold Blood, Michael recorded with the legendary Memphis guitarist and Stax Records producer, Steve Cropper www.playitsteve.com , and jammed at San Francisco's Winterland with Carlos Santana www.santana.com, and Elvin Bishop www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/ebishop.html just to name a few. Michael's passion for music has led him to explore a wide range of musical styles. Over the course of his career, Michael has been a member of such diverse groups as the rhythm and blues/pop Bill Summers and Summers Heat, The blues/country/rock Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts www.norton-buffalo.com, a member of a big band jazz band, played juju-style Nigerian pop music and reggae. Recorded and toured with the Los Angeles based jazz/fusion group Hiroshima. Michael continues to pursue his eclectic musical tastes.. Michael further stretched his talents and creativity when he composed scores for theatre groups. He wrote additional music for an award winning independent film, Rabbit in the Moon www.pbs.org/pov/pov1999/rabbitinthemoon/index2.html .
About
Michael Sasaki
work experience giving guitar lessons in the United States from 2004-2008 in California. I started teaching guitar lessons for a music store in Brentwood until it closed. I decided to go out on my own. I gave private guitar lessons in neighboring towns through renting a tiny private space within a public music store. Enough for just one student and I sitting across from each other. The students were enrolled through a signed written "Student Agreement" between I their private, sole music teacher and an adult or the parent of a child. The tuition fee was between $20-$35 per 30 minute lesson. Which were held once weekly on a month to month tuition fee schedule in that tiny room. Tuition was pre-paid at the beginning of each month to reserve the 30 minute time slot which I rented from store manager. If students were late or missed classes there would be no make up as far as a refund. Always was agreed and never a problem. Those who stayed grew from 11 students to 53 students in a 4 day work week for me. Everyone seemed happy with our results.