Marcus Tsutakawa
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Marcus Tsutakawa (born 1954 in Seattle, Washington)is the Music director at Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington).
Mr. Tsutakawa began his teaching career as a Japanese teacher, but became the Orchestra director in 1985. He is known to many by the nickname 'Tsut'. Over the years he has worked very closely with the award winning Jazz Band Director Clarence Acox to create one of the best high school music programs in the world. In addition to his duties at Garfield, Tsutakwawa is also involved with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, which have toured in Europe, Asia and the United States. In 1992, Mr. Tsutakawa received the Prix de Martell award, from Martell Cognac, Int'l, recognizing "Champions of Classical Music" (other recipients include Gerard Schwarz, Sir Georg Solti, and others).
Marcus Tsutakawa is the youngest of 4 children of George and Ayame Tsutakawa.
