Alphabet associations - I

[Anna]

Not really! I saw her on part of the programme... Did she get through?

I have never seen someone from Japan with such a mobile face, she was a delight! Oh, subcontra's puzzle, could it be someone like Yukiko Nishimura?
I am worried about Flay and his partnershp. I am willing to relocate and take the lead!

[Flay]

I am worried about Flay and his partnership. I am willing to relocate and take the lead!

Yippee, you would be very welcome. Calibs will be jealous.

However I really don't think that you would want to desert your goats, the valleys, and the defunct Welsh mines for the defunct mines of South Yorkshire... No goats here, and no valleys worth talking about.

[Norfolk Born]

I now realize that Jan Garbarek, even when spelt correctly, was not born in Japan.

[Anna]

Yippee, you would be very welcome. Calibs will be jealous.

However I really don't think that you would want to desert your goats, the valleys, and the defunct Welsh mines for the defunct mines of South Yorkshire... No goats here, and no valleys worth talking about.

Oh, you underestimate me Flay! I have a white coat and am well versed in the art of Stand Clear, Shocking! No, I was just offering to take your dog's lead ........... and walkies ...........

[Norfolk Born]

Saxophonist Yasuto Tanaka
Conductor Yasuto Kimura
Pianist/composer Yasuto Nishitani
???

[subcontrabass]

Saxophonist Yasuto Tanaka
Conductor Yasuto Kimura
Pianist/composer Yasuto Nishitani
???

No. I am looking for a surname, not a first name.

[Norfolk Born]

Yazaki?

[subcontrabass]

Yazaki?

No.

[Norfolk Born]

Never mind ....I shall refrain from blaming German wikipedia, which is where all my suggestions came from. I should have known better than try to answer one of your questions!

[Anna]

Fainites x

[Flay]

プロフィール ?

[Anna]

プロフィール ?

Yuasa? It's all Greek to me!

[subcontrabass]

プロフィール ?

No. It only requires two Japanese characters.

[Flay]

Jun Yamaguchi (山口 淳, Yamaguchi Jun) is a Japanese composer of
contemporary music and ... Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1967

[subcontrabass]

Jun Yamaguchi (山口 淳, Yamaguchi Jun) is a Japanese composer of
contemporary music and ... Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1967

Still too many characters. It appears to be a relatively common name (to judge from the number of Japanese Wikipedia links). Your first character is correct.