Akira Ishikawa (石川 晶 Ishikawa Akira 1934-2002) was a Japanese drummer and bandleader born on November 10th 1934 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ishikawa began his music career with Shin Matsumoto and New Pacific. In the following years he toured with his own formations including Akira Miyazawa Modern Allstars and Toshio Hosaka. In later years he played with Toshiyuki Miyama and his band New Herd; 1964/65 he did recordings with Miyamas Modern Jazz Highlights and Modern Jukebox. Read more on Last.fm