About
須川 崇志 (Bass, Cello)
群馬県伊勢崎市出身。11歳の頃にチェロを弾き始め、18歳でコントラバスを始める。バークリー音楽大学を卒業後、ニューヨークで菊地雅章氏に師事する。帰国後、日野皓正クインテット (2010-16) に加わる。現在は自身主宰のトリオ、Banksia Trio（林正樹, 石若駿）をはじめ、渡辺貞夫カルテット, 峰厚介カルテット, 本田珠也トリオ, 八木美知依トリオ, 藤井郷子TOKYO TRIO, 他多くのグループに参加。これまでに国内外で数多くの国際ジャズフェスティバルに出演。近年は、俳優の金子あいの舞台「平家物語」に即興演奏で参加。2018年にデビューアルバム「Outgrowing」（レオ・ジェノヴェーゼ, トム・レイニー）を発表。バンクシア・トリオでは3枚のアルバムをリリースしている。最新作は2023年発表の同トリオの作品「MASKS」。
Takashi Sugawa (Bass, Cello)
Born in Gunma Japan, Takashi began playing the cello at the age of 11 and started playing the contrabass at 18. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to New York and studied under Masabumi Kikuchi, who became Takashi’s musical mentor. After returning to Japan, he joined the Terumasa Hino Quintet. Takashi currently plays with his own band, Banksia Trio with Masaki Hayashi and Shun Ishiwaka, as well as the Sadao Watanabe Quartet, Kosuke Mine Quartet, Tamaya Honda Trio, Michiyo Yagi Trio, Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio, and many other groups. He has performed at many international jazz festivals in Europe, US, AU and Asia. In recent years, he is working with an actor Ai Kaneko, performing improvised solo contrabass in her theater production "The Tale of the Heike”. In 2018, he released his 1st album "Outgrowing” with Leo Genovese and Tom Rainey. He has released three albums with his Banksia Trio. The latest is "MASKS", released in 2023.