Sachi Hayasaka started “Stir Up!” in Tokyo and took part in Yosuke Yamashita Panja Orchestra, Yoshiaki fujikawa Orchestra, etc. She has enjoyed a great deal of success as one of the first female saxophone players to make it big in Japan. In the 1990s, she performed with German guitarist Hans Raichel in Europe including Moers Jazz Festival and has worked in New York, Germany and Korea since. Her work has mainly been with her band Minga in the Tokyo region since having her son in 1993. Read more on Last.fm