Kazuyoshi Wakasa graduated from Elisabeth University of Music and completed advanced studies with top honors at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris and the Conservatoire du 15e arrondissement de Paris. He was awarded second prize at the 14th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. From 2000 to 2005, he held the position of Principal Trombonist with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he is a professor at Elisabeth University of Music, a visiting professor at Hiroshima University’s Faculty of Education, a member of the Japan XO Trombone Quartet, and the leader of the Hiroshima Trombone Stage.