Shin Yasuda
Finally, when the Instrumentation Department was established at the Tokyo University of the Arts, it was moved there and completed in 1953. Since then, Yasuda has been active as a jazzman in Yokohama, Yokosuka, and Ueno. Yasuda later meets both Êtarô Ishibashi and Kei Tani during his trip to Yokohama. In 1953, he formed his own jazz band "The Four Devers" with Masahiro Ishida (saxophone), Yukio Tanizaki (bass), and Tetsuo Hino (drums) and performed in both Tokyo and Nagoya. At this time, Yasuda performed with Ishibashi's band. Later, after working in "The Five" where Ishibashi is the leader, Yasuda's first apperence was in the Nagoya club "Fernando" as a member of "Happy Furinance". The Peanuts (Emi Itō & Yumi Itō) also appeared in this club. From this time on, his name often appeared in the "Swing Journal" advertisement. In the fall of 1957, he joined Hajime Hana and The Crazy Cats with the performance of Êtarô Ishibashi.