Tomoki (they/them) was born in New York City, NY on November 13th, 1994. They started playing drums and percussions at the age of 4, and started Eb Clarinet at the age of 6. At the age of 10, their father got them an alto saxophone. Sanders switched to tenor saxophone at the age of 14. 
They had their first gig at the age of 13, and had been performing around various schools, venues, and clubs around the Kanto Region area in Japan. 
They had their first recording (as a sideman) with the psychedelic rock band TENGOKU BATAKE JAPON (天国畑JAPON) on their second album, “Karomi No Step" [かろみのすてっぷ]. 
In 2014, Sanders attended at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, studying performance and music production. Sanders studied with world-renowned musicians, such as Ralph Peterson Jr., Billy Kilson, Neal Smith, Tia Fuller, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Raydar Ellis, Jackie Beard, Divo Govoni, Shannon LeClaire, Dave Santoro, Ed Tomassi, Jim Odgren, etc. Sanders Graduated in 2018.
Sanders currently lives in New York City, performing alongside such as Pharoah Sanders, Kassa Overall, Ravi Coltrane, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Nikara Warren, Tatsuya Nakamura, Taylor McFerrin, Mark de Clive-Lowe , Raymond Mcmorrin, Tatsuya Nakamura (NEW YORK UNIT), KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET, Matthew Garrison, George Garzone, Hajime Yoshizawa, ROOT SOUL, Fumio Itabashi, TOKU, Jack DeJohnette Trio and Trap Music Orchestra, etc.

トモキ・サンダース (they/them)
1994年ニューヨーク州マンハッタン市に生まれ。4歳でピアノとドラムを始め、6歳でEbクラリネットを始め。当時10歳のトモキが、父からもらったアルトサックスを入手。14歳からテナーサックスに転向した。
初めてのライブを13歳で経験して以来、日本国内の学内・ライブハウス・クラブなど様々な場で演奏を積んでいる。
初レコーディングは、THE天国畑JAPONの2ndアルバム『かろみのすてっぷ』でサポートミュージシャンとして参加。2014年、バークリー音楽大学に入学、有名な教授は、大学院で助言者となり、演奏、現代作曲技術、音楽制作などを学び。 Ralph Peterson Jr., Billy Kilson, Neal Smith, Tia Fuller, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Raydar Ellis, Jackie Beard, Divo Govoni, Shannon LeClaire, Dave Santoro, Ed Tomassi, Jim Odgrenから学び、2018年卒業。
現代、サンダースは Pharoah Sanders, Kassa Overall, Ravi Coltrane, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Nikara Warren, Taylor McFerrin, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Matthew Garrison, George Garzone, ROOT SOUL, Jack DeJohnette Trio, and Trap Music Orchestra、ＯＭＳＢ，沖野修也、KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET、Raymond McMorrin、吉澤はじめ、平戸祐介、元晴、ＴＯＫＵ、ＦＵＹＵ、日野"JINO"賢二、安藤康平、石若駿、Answer to Remember, 板橋文夫、多田誠司、井上陽介、中村達也（NEW YORK UNIT）、Indus&Rocks、ドドイッツ、ZAKINO, digdaなどと共演。
 

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