Chika Inoue is a much sought after solo saxophonist, chamber musician, clinician and master teacher. A native of Osaka, Japan, Chika has performed in festivals and concerts throughout North America, Italy, Germany, USA, China and Japan. She appears as a saxophonist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Chika has won first prize laureate such as at the Japan International League of Artists Music Competition, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Artists Competition, Beverly Hills National Auditions. A graduate of the USC Thornton School (DMA), California State University, Fresno (MA), and UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (BA), she is currently on music faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Chika is an endorsed artist for Selmer Paris Saxophones, Vandoren, Key Leaves and lefreQue.