If you are a kind of person who lives each day quite happily but have moments when you ask yourself that famous Shakespearean question, ponder upon what we are meant to be and how we are meant to live, then Kamesada plays for you. If you ever feel content and sad at the same time, like when you are falling in love, knowing there will be an unavoidable end to it, then you are his perfect listener.

Kamesada is a nickname bestowed playfully on this sensitive saxophonist after Nabesada,who is a well known alto saxophonist. Kamesada performs mainly in the city of Utsunomiya, located in central Japan.

Being asked "So, what got you into playing the sax?" he answered "One day I heard Dexter Gordon on the radio. I think I was about 18 years old. I must have heard Jazz before that, and I really didn't get what was going on. So that was when I kind of understood what Jazz was. And I thought, if it were that complicated, it would be cool if I could play it. So I began." 

People take up something new, and chances are, they really make it to get good enough to perform for, and entertain, the audience and get paid. Kamesada is one of those rare people, who have maintained their passion and motivation to become that good. He is skillful not only with well-developed nuance and articulation but also with compassion and gentleness embedded in his tone. " I think Jazz is one of the best ways to express human soul. To express proximity or distance between triste, or happiness, and felicidade, or sadness has always been my theme. Life is often compared to a journey, but do we know where we are headed? Where is the destination of the trip? Is life meant to be a gain or a lost?"

Well, who knows,. He might be finding answers to those questions himself in the music he plays. And only you, who are ready to take time to listen and explore possibilities, may find the hidden destination of your life.

Work

This musician by night sits at his work desk by day, analyzing data. A soil chemist is what he goes by during the day. “Work makes up half of me. Money is not the only thing that brings. I have come so far as getting my Doctorate for the fun of it. Being asked what makes him most proud, he responded: "The fact I have managed to achieve this much so far in this field of career, improving as a musician at the same time." Right. Everybody knows that arts and work don't usually go together financially.    

Interests

"My mother got me a telescope when I was in an elementary school. I was watching the moon. Then in middle school I started observing other stars like the Jupiter and the Mars. I went everywhere to watch stars, as far as the Philippines. I took pictures, too. Watching stars is not as romantic as you may think. You carry this big telescope that weighs like 120 pounds. You pack it in your car and drive to the mountain where stars can be see better. I was quite serious and I even thought of majoring in astronomy in college"

He still remembers many of constellations and can give you a one-hour lecture on the scorpion and the summer triangle. As a grown up, he was into bird-watching, too. "I guess I liked having tools like binoculars, cameras, and telescopes. Observing through lenses lets you think big---as big as space and the earth."

Travel

When you were born and raised in the country that is small and surrounded by the oceans, it may be quite natural to grow a desire to go overseas and explore. Starting with Fiji on his honeymoon, he has been to many cities from touristy Paris and Sydney to Tallinn in Estonia. " I like not planning ahead when taking a trip. I normally don’t have hotels reserved. When I visit a foreign city, I like to find places that are available then. I like thrills and surprises when I go to a new place. If I can't find a place to stay or to eat, I'll get by anyhow."

Of all the places he has been to, Kamesada names Nara, Japan as one of his favorite. "Asuka, a small village in Nara, left me with a strong impression. I felt that you could see the origin of Japan in this village, if there were, in the way the land is formed, the ruins that remain, and the atmosphere that still surrounds the village."