Born in Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

He started playing alto saxophone seriously at the age of 16 due to illness. I fell in love with Yanagisawa saxophone at first sight and purchased it.

In 2009, he was officially recognized as an apprentice to the world's top sax player Ron Brown.

In 2010, the debut album "Break Through" produced by Ron Brown was released. All recorded in Los Angeles.

2011-2022 Musicians active on the front lines of Japan [G. Masa Obama, G. Kamijo Ode, Bass. , Key.Kazu Kato, Key.Mari Ishida, Vo.Masaya Wada] and others will hold concerts by Yasutake every year at Tokyo Blues Alley Japan and Hakata Gate's7. In Ogori City, Fukuoka, he held a hall concert with the support of Isamu Nishida on guitar, Hideaki Miyayoshi on drums, Yu Harada on Bass, Tsuguru Nakayama on piano, Osamu Fukuzawa on piano, Yuka Singer, and Mayumi Takaki on Dancer.

In 2019, he released the first chant/hymn album as a Japanese saxophonist.

In November 2023, they will release their fourth full-length album "ALL YOUR HEART" with the cooperation of Tower Records, and the first edition sold out in five days. It has received high praise in Europe from Spain to France.

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