Tomoaki Baba Signature Tenor Saxophone mouthpiece

Tomoaki Baba

My Syos mouthpiece gives me many possibilities to express my ideas, especially colors of sounds and volume range. Full of warmth and power.

Tomoaki Baba was born in 1992 in Sapporo, Japan and began playing saxophone when he was 7 years old. He attended the renowned Berklee 5-week summer program in 2007, 2008, 2009 as a full-scholarship student. He was selected for Berklee Jazz workshop directed by Terri Lyne Carrington in 2010. In 2011, Tomoaki was the recipient of a full-scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. After graduating, Tomoaki moved to New York City and has become an active sideman and leader, performing with artists like Terence Blanchard, Dayna Stephens, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jamie Cullum, Sean Jones, and Darren Barrett. Tomoaki is passionate about combining his music with other art forms, particularly painting, fashion, architecture.