NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Yasuaki Shimizu on 8 January 2018. Yasuaki Shimizu has been played over 280 times on NTS, first on 16 October 2014. Yasuaki Shimizu's music has been featured on 239 episodes.

Yasuaki Shimizu (Japanese: 清水靖晃; born 9 August 1954) is a Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer. He is known for his interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach, in particular the "Cello Suites 1-6" re-arranged for and performed on tenor saxophone.

Since 1981 he has composed, produced or arranged for artists as diverse as jazz vocalist Helen Merrill, composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and DJ Towa Tei. During this time…