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 Name: Ikaika Tecson- keyboard/piano

Biography: Life is simple, I play the piano/keyboard and work in IT.  I guess I started a while ago on Grand Ma's piano around age 8, I have vague memories of those times.  After years of practice and meeting a lot of great people in the music industry I'm proud to say I've shared my talent with a lot of awesome people and musicians.  Some milestones for maximum name-dropness below ;-)

  • 2010 Sapporo, Japan Jazz Festival with Pali
  • 2010 Japan Chukyo University Center for Culture and Arts Festiv
  • Santino - a vocalist from Guam and original member of the band Renaissance.
  • Mike Corrado - helped Mike open for the Black Eyed Peas (2009) as well as for Bon Jovi (2010)
  • Pali Kaaihue/Sachi - owners of dokogaTV who asked me to help them out with Na Hoku Hanohano 2010 for Japanese Pop vocalist Yuna Ito and, 5-part Harmony group, The Gospellers
  • Tempo Valley - helped them with several gigs around town.  TV = the brainchild of Eugene, aka "slo"
  • The Spacifics - opening for Aceyalone
Places I've Played: Andrews Amphitheater, Jazz Minds, The Dragon Upstairs, Backstage Jazz Lounge, the Honolulu Club Spada, Margaritas, Ong King, Bayfest, Pakele Live, Lulu's Waikiki, Tiki's, Embassy Suites, Chuck's Cellar, Nick's Fish Market, Mai Tai's, Lotus, Ward's Rafters, Duc's Bistro, Bonsai, the Byodo-Inn Temple, Morning Brew, Waikiki Yhact Club, Honolulu Yhact Club, Indigo,

 Equipment: Korg SV-1 - my new toy.  =)

 

 

Influences: Esbjorn Svensson, Aaron Park, Robert Glasper, Hiromi Uehara, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Beck, David Benoit, Marcus Miller, Bob Baldwin, Paul Hardcastle, Monk, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Roy Hargrove, Vital Information, Weater Report, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, James Carter, Erykah Badu, Fourplay, Gene Harris, George Duke, Brad Mehldau, Bob James, Boney James, Billy Cobham, Azymuth, Avishai Cohen Trio, Average White Band, Austn Peralta, Ahmad Jamal

Favorite Cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats -nuthin' like milk and honey!

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