Japanese reeds improviser. Born in 1949 in Sendai. In Groups: Betsuni Nanmo Klezmer, Blue Day Horns, Masahiko Togashi & Improvisation Jazz Orchestra, Choi Sun Bae Quartet, Danger (13), Doctor Umezu Band, Kazutoki Umezu KIKI Band, Komatcha Klezmer, Pre-Cambria Clarinet Quartet, Seikatsu Kōjyō Iinkai, Shakushain, The Jazz Funk Masters, Third Person (3), Toyozumi Unit, Umezu Kazutoki & Band, Umezu-Harada Duo, どくとる梅津Diva, 集団疎開