Recorded in 2003 in Toronto with some local Canadian heavyweights, Nakagawa Reed is an album that draws on Satoru and Doug's influences From blues, rock, country, and everywhere in between.

Satoru Nakagawa hails from Gunma, Japan.After seeing Bruce Springsteen from the last row of the Tokyodome,he knew what he wanted to do.He moved to Baton Rouge and soaked up as much of the American roots catalog as he could find.Then he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston,where he formed Tokyo Tramps, an all Japanese roots rock band that currently plays up and down the Northeast Coast.

Doug Reed is from Devon,Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.A drummer for many years , he has picked up the guitar and shares the songwriting duties with Satoru.He brings his love of African and Grateful Dead music to the already wide musical palette from which he and Satoru share.

Yukiko Fujii was born and raised in Tokyo.She began playing piano at age 6,and has been a bass player, vocalist, sound engineer and concert organizer for many years.She is currently the bass player and backup vocalist for Tokyo Tramps.

Guest musicians on the record:

Dylan Hemming-keyboards
Glenn Olive-bass
Charlie Cooley-drums and percussion
Lindi-backup vocals
Johnny Johnson-tenor and soprano sax
Burke Carroll-pedal steel
Dennis Keldie-accordion and mandolin
Lisa MacIsaac-fiddle (aka violin)
Arthur Kerekes-sax
Alexis Barro-trumpet
Joel Green-trombone


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