Akiko - Girl Talk (2001)

Born in Tokyo, Akiko began playing piano at age 4.
She began listening to rock and punk music when she was a junior high school and then began to take their interest in different types of music including 70's Disco Music 60's Oldies, 50's Rock and Country & Western In particular, they like music, she was particularly inspired by old black music Jump & Jive and Doo Wop.

At age 18, she happened to listen to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald and met with Jazz Afterwards she began to sing like a pro at Jazz Club Tokyo when she was a student .
In 2002, Akiko released his second album "Hip Pop Bop", which has two tracks produced by British pop single Swing Out Sister album was also ranked one of the jazz charts in the Original Confidence During the summer she appeared with her own trio at many jazz festivals in Japan and captured more than 30 000 viewers.

In 2003 Akikoreleased its third album, "Akiko's Holiday," which was filmed in New York, she picked up 12 jazz standards sung by the legendary singer Billie Holiday On several songs she sang modern way in the R & B / Hip Hop contact with several guests Roy Hargrove This album was chosen by Swing Journal's Gold Disc (Seal of Approval).

In 2004 Akiko worked with Tatsuo Sunaga again and released his fifth album "Mood Indigo" was this album was awarded AdLib magazine in 2004 Best National Club / Dance Disc Award In September, she appeared in Tai-chung Jazz Festival in Taiwan and conquer more than 6000 spectators

In June 2005, Akiko released his first live album "Simply Blue "which was recorded at the Jazz Club Motion Blue Yokohama in November, she released a new album produced by Yasuharu Konishi (ex Pizzicato Five), entitled" Little Miss Jazz & Jive goes around the world! " which focused on her musical roots, jive music associated with "Little Miss ..." She produced a jive compilation CD titled "Akiko presents Rockin 'Doo Wop Jump & Jive"

Akiko IApril 2006 released his first b?? First album "Collage" In July, she made Blue Note tour (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka) and live performance in Osaka was released digital albums on iTunes Music Store

Akiko's 2007 started in Brazil for recording her new album "Vida" with his co-producer GIRA MUNDO album was supported by the famous Brazilian musicians including Marcos Suzao and Art Lindsey, released in April, she did a Japan tour with this album and also appeared on the big pop festivals including Fuji Rock Festival During this period, her previous album was released in Korea as she visited South Korea for both marketing and performing at Jazz Festival