Akibakei

Akibakei are an international folk-jazz lounge band based in Tokyo, comprising of British singer-songwriter, Kev Gray; American saxophonist-flautist, Arnie Baruch; and Kiwi backing vocalist, Christy Strothers. The precursor to the Tokyo live favourite, The Gravy Train, the band made notable success on the Japanese music scene between 2004-2007 releasing the album, I Wouldn't Stop There, in early 2007.

Akibakei are an international folk-jazz lounge band based in Tokyo, comprising of British singer-songwriter, Kev Gray; American saxophonist-flautist, Arnie Baruch; and Kiwi backing vocalist, Christy Strothers. The precursor to the Tokyo live favourite, The Gravy Train, the band made notable success on the Japanese music scene between 2004-2007 releasing the album, I Wouldn't Stop There, in early 2007. After the band members left Tokyo, the band's songwriter, Kev Gray, continued solo projects in the UK, the US and Australia, before returning to Japan with Hemlock Music in 2008. The band songwriter, Kev Gray, now plays solo across the world, and tours with his band in Japan, under the new name, The Gravy Train. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..