JUN MIYAKE

Jun Miyake is a saxophonist, flutist, and multi-instrumentalist who has been active in the international jazz and creative music scene for more than three decades. Performing on saxophone, flute, shakuhachi, and nohkan, he has collaborated with musicians across the United States, Japan, Europe, and Asia.

Born in Hyogo, Japan, Miyake studied at the Kyoto Jazz School before continuing his musical education at Berklee College of Music, where he completed advanced flute studies under Matt Marvuglio. In the late 1990s, he led Groove Merchant, an ensemble that toured throughout the northeastern United States, and became an active performer on Manhattan’s Upper West Side while maintaining close musical ties with Japan.

Throughout his career, Miyake has appeared at leading festivals and concert venues internationally. He has been a longtime collaborator of drummer and educator Pheeroan akLaff, performing together at New York’s Vision Festival and on numerous tours in Japan and the United States. Their duo album, Forest Ghost, features Miyake on tenor saxophone, flute, nohkan, shakuhachi, and distortion flute.

Based in New York and Tokyo, Miyake continues to perform, record, and collaborate with musicians in Japan, the United States, and around the world.