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Listen to Jeff Kashiwa, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Jeff Kashiwa

Jazz

The next Jeff Kashiwa concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025 at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, FL, United States. See all 3 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Jeff Kashiwa

Listen to Hyde Park (The "Ah, Oooh" Song) by Jeff Kashiwa, see lyrics, music video & more!
Hyde Park (The "Ah, Oooh" Song)Jeff Kashiwa
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Snowbound (feat. Steve Reid & Jeff Kashiwa)The Rippingtons
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Six of OneJeff Kashiwa
Listen to Sahara (feat. Steve Reid, Tony Morales, Jeff Kashiwa & Kim Stone) by Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sahara (feat. Steve Reid, Tony Morales, Jeff Kashiwa & Kim Stone)Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons
Listen to Do It Again by Jeff Kashiwa, see lyrics, music video & more!
Do It AgainJeff Kashiwa
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Side by SideJeff Kashiwa
Listen to Girl With the Indigo Eyes (feat. Tony Morales, Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Stone & Art Wood) by Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons, see lyrics, music video & more!
Girl With the Indigo Eyes (feat. Tony Morales, Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Stone & Art Wood)Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons

Upcoming Concerts for Jeff Kashiwa

  • Jul
    19
    Jul 19, 2025
    The Funky Biscuit
    Boca Raton
  • Sep
    06
    Sep 06, 2025
    Rams Head On Stage
    Annapolis
  • Sep
    20
    Sep 20, 2025
    Middle C Jazz
    Charlotte

Latest Release

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More albums from Jeff Kashiwa

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About Jeff Kashiwa

Listen to Jeff Kashiwa, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Louisville, KY, United States
Born
1963
Genre
Jazz
One of the most successful smooth jazz saxophonists, Jeff Kashiwa made his name as a member of the popular group the Rippingtons. Born in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky, Kashiwa moved early on with his family to Seattle, where he started out on the clarinet (a gift from his father) at age ten. However, it would be two years before he switched to saxophone. Influenced by such smooth jazz progenitors as Chuck Mangione and Spyro Gyra, Kashiwa eventually moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music and developed an interest in straight-ahead jazz -- a style that often colors his live performances. His hard work paid off when he landed the second alto chair in Disney's All American College Band. Kashiwa found he liked Southern California and transferred to Cal State Long Beach to work on his Bachelor of Music. During this time he toured with the ska/reggae group the Untouchables, performing on MTV's first Spring Break. Later, while working at a grocery store by day and playing at night, Kashiwa hired bassist Steve Bailey -- then with the Rippingtons -- to play on a gig. Bailey introduced Kashiwa to the Rippingtons' pianist and leader, Russ Freeman, who hired Kashiwa in 1989 when the group's original saxophonist, Brandon Fields, left the group. It was during this time with the Rippingtons that Kashiwa recorded two solo albums, Remember Catalina in 1995 and Walkamile in 1997. Then, in 1999, he left the Rippingtons to concentrate more energy on his own band, Coastal Access. Kashiwa's solo career has been in joyfully frenetic overdrive since the success of "Hyde Park (The Aah, Ooh Song)," a number one hit on the Radio & Records airplay chart for over eight weeks in 2000. His Native Language debut, Another Door Opens, and its more acoustic-oriented 2002 follow-up, Simple Truth, established him as one of smooth jazz's most dominant saxophone voices, and he consistently performed 60-80 shows annually with Coastal Access in addition to heavy gigging with artists like Joyce Cooling, Chieli Minucci, Acoustic Alchemy, and frequent collaborator and co-producer Chuck Loeb. In 2006, he reunited with the Rippingtons for the group's 20th anniversary tour and appeared as a guest on the band's 20th Anniversary release. In the summer of 2007, he was featured on more live dates with the Rippingtons and released his fourth Native Language disc, Play. The following year, he joined fellow saxophonists Kim Waters and Steve Cole in the supergroup the Sax Pack before returning to his solo work with Back in the Day. He then contributed to David Benoit's Earthglow, and appeared on the Rippingtons' Modern Art and the South of France-inspired Côte d'Azur, before delivering his eighth studio album, 2012's Let It Ride. Also that year, he was back with the Rippingtons for Built to Last. More guest shots followed, including spots on albums with Brian Culbertson and Willie Bradley. The Sax Pack's aptly titled third studio album, Power of 3, appeared in 2015. In 2017 Kashiwa released Fly Away, featuring appearances by Marc Antoine, Acoustic Alchemy's Miles Gilderdale, Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra, and others. ~ Jonathan Widran
Jeff Kashiwa has also released music as a member of The Rippingtons.

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