Guitarist (Electric, Acoustic), Composer, Arranger, Teacher.

• She teaches adults and children
• Topics: improvisation (for jazz, rock, pop), music theory, jazz harmony, rhythm workshops
• You can choose from: In-person classes, online classes, one-on-one lessons, short courses, and workshops

“I started playing the guitar at age 13, learning from my father, who is also a musician. I began with acoustic Japanese folk music and later taught myself rock, jazz, and flamenco.”

Shunsuke is Japanese, but he lives in Gradisca d’Isonzo and has been playing the guitar for 27 years. An eclectic musician, he loves Thelonious Monk—a jazz musician famous for his improvisational skills—as well as Maurice Ravel, composer of the famous *Boléro*. His favorites also include Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, John Coltrane, Brad Mehldau, Claude Debussy, and Igor Stravinsky.

His career began in Tokyo: “While I was in college, I worked as a jazz musician in Tokyo. I performed as a musical accompanist for the flamenco dance troupe ‘Puerta del Sol.’ On average, I played about twenty concerts. I performed at a concert attended by about a thousand people, alongside Chiemi Hanabaru, Maria Jose Martin, Miguel de Badajoz, and Katsuhiko Katagiri. I taught guitar and music theory at the “Music Tech Studio” music school.”

His motto is: “Don’t play what’s there. Play what’s not there.” By Miles Davis.

I am currently involved in the following projects:
Pentalcrum / with Giorgio Giacobbi, Eleonora Lana, Paolo Jus, and Camilla Collet
Toryanse Quartet with Giorgio Giacobbi, Camilla Collet, and Giovanni Gregoretti
Duo with Eleonora Lana
Duo with Yusuke Yanagita
Solo Guitar Project

Discography:

• Lonin / Lonin (2001)
• Digitalized / 2 (2006)
• Eclipse / Shunsuke Senda Quartet (2010)
• Ugly Beauty / con Yusuke Yanagita (2016)