Researched musician profile
About 小林美千代
Sax Online’s musician profile identifies Kobayashi as a Nagoya-born alto saxophonist who moved from childhood organ study into school big band and university jazz-combo work. It documents later study with Hidefumi Toki, Yoshihiko Naya, and Atsushi Ikeda and an ongoing performance base in Nagoya.[1]
Koji Goto’s official discography documents Kobayashi’s leader recordings Luck of Pieces, Mind Pictures, and Land of Dreams in 2003, 2008, and 2019. The listings preserve separate quartet personnel for each date rather than treating one recording lineup as her permanent band.[1][2]
Kobayashi’s own YouTube channel presents Land of Dreams as her third album and identifies her as the project’s alto saxophonist and leader. The channel also supplies a direct route to artist-published performance and release material.[3]
Nagoya roots
Her musician profile traces a path from Nagoya school and university ensembles into sustained local professional work.[1]
Three leader albums
The documented sequence runs from Luck of Pieces through Mind Pictures to Land of Dreams.[2][3]
Original composition
Sax Online identifies original writing as a recurring part of Kobayashi’s saxophone practice and recordings.[1]