３才からクラシックピアノを始め、その後フルートや篠笛を経て、２０００年よりネイティブアメリカンフルート奏者となる。篠笛は鯉沼廣行氏に師事。アメリカ北アリゾナ大学にて北米先住民の文化・歴史を学び、同時に白人文化の影響を最も受けていない部族と言われるホピ族をはじめとする先住民たちと交流。ネイティブアメリカンフルートの製造術を習い、現地の民謡や民話を蒐集する。アメリカ在住時より演奏家としての活動を始め、セドナ、LA、ホピ族居留区で演奏。先住民の民話やその深い精神性をテーマにした物語性の強い、「言葉なきストーリーテリング」ともいうべき独自の演奏方法が高く評価される。現在は活動拠点を日本に移し、さまざまなアーティストとコラボレーションを行ないながら演奏活動を続けている。独自の音世界の創作に勤しむ一方、自然環境の保全にも目を向けており、太陽光電力を使用したライブ活動も行っている。

When he was 3 years old he started his musical career with classical piano. Then he played some kinds of musical instruments such as Shino-bue (Japanese bamboo flute) as well. He learned Shino-bue under Mr. Hiroyuki Koinuma who is a famous leading Shino-bue player in Japan. He became a player of Native American flute in 2000. He learned cultures and history of Native American people at Northern Arizona University. When he was in Arizona he exchanged friendship with Native American people including ‘Hopi’ which is less influenced by white American culture. He learned how to make Native American flute and collected Native American’s folk songs and folk tales. He started his career as a professional player of Native American Flute when he was in the USA and performed in Sedona, LA and Hopi reservation. His unique flute playing with wordless storytelling style and the theme of stories based on Native American’s folk tales and their deep sacred spirits is highly evaluated. Now he moved his activity base to Japan and is doing activities collaborating with various artists. As he pays attention to the nature conservation he is not only creating his unique sound world but also doing live activities using solar power.


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　　2003年7月　『Land of Spirits』 - SOLD OUT
　　　　　　　　　　ピアノとの即興コラボレーションＣＤ

Mark Akixa　マーク アキクサ
ネイティブアメリカンフルート奏者
Native American Flute player