1981 first concert in Germany at Jazzfestival Berlin/Philharmonie.
Since 1987 live in Berlin.
Intensive work with Alex von Schlippenbach ( Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra) and other musicians of the European New Jazz.
(Evan Parker, Paul Lovens, Han Bennink, Tony Oxley...)
in Trio with Rashied Ali and Reggie Workman.
in Stringquartet ( with Tristan Honsinger a.o.)
in Duo with David Murray, Maria Joao, Rudi Mahall and Alex von Schlippenbach
"Berliner Zeitung Award" 1999
1997-2000 guest professor at Musikhochschule in Berlin.
The "SWR-Jazz Award" 2002
The German Record Critics Award :
1990 "Play Ballads of Duke Ellington" Duo w/ Gunther Klatt (Tutu 888116)
1991 "Shima Shoka" Piano solo (Enja 6062)
1994 "Blue Monk" Duo w/ David Murray(Enja 7039)
1998 "Duet for Eric Dolphy" Duo w/ Rudi Mahall (enja 9109-2)
2002 " St. Louis Blues" w/ "W.C.Handy Projekt" (Enja 9130-2)
2004 "Aki Takase Plays Fats Waller" (Jahrespreis 2004 der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik)(Enja 9152-2)
2008 " Something sweet, something tender" Piano solo (Enja 9188-2)
2009 " Yokohama“ with Louis Sclavis (Intakt 165)
The latest Projects:
"New Blues Project": w/ Eugene Chadbourne, Rudi Mahall, Nils Wogram, Paul Lovens
" Aki and the Good Boys" w/ Rudi Mahall, Tobias Delius, Johannes Fink, Heinrich Köbberling
" LOK.03 ": w/ Alex v. Schlippenbach and DJ ILLVibe
"TAMA" w/ Jan Roder and Oliver Steidle
"In Duo " with Rudi Mahall, Louis Sclavis, Alex von Schlippenbach, Han Bennink, Silke Eberhard
" LA PLANETE" w/ Louis Sclavis, Vincent Courtois, Dominique Pifarely
"Klang und Texte " ("Reading and Music" performance) w/ Yoko Tawada
Dance Projects : "Die Stadt im Klavier" Duo Performance w / Yui Kawaguchi ,
Toshiko Oka w/ "Ensemble Sonne Contemporary Dance Company"