Yoichi Okabe (岡部 洋一, Okabe Yoichi, born 1962 in Tokyo) is a Japanese percussionist. Having played the drums since high school, he joined a Latin rock band during his time at Waseda University and eventually became a professional musician. His favored genres include pop songs, Brazilian music, and jazz. He has been a member of various experimental bands such as Rovo, Bondage Fruit, The Thrill, etc.
Works with Koei:
Genghis Khan
Ishin no Arashi
Uncharted Waters
Nobunaga's Ambition series - Zenkokuban ~ Haouden
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Shigeru Ishikawa is one of the foremost double-bassist of his generation, both as a performer and a teacher. He is currently Solo Bass (ie. principal bass) of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo. Shigeru previously served as the principal double bass (Solo Kontrabass) of the BernerSymphonieOrchester in Bern, Switzerland, which he started in 2006. His performance has been described as “irresistible charm” (Der Bund), “jewel of a crown” (Miami Herald), “deep-rumbling bravura with athletic, fleet-fingered virtuosity” (Sun Sentinel).
He was the principal bassist of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra from 1997 to 2003 under the music directors of James Judd and Joseph Silverstein. Prior to that, he served as the guest principal bass with the New Japan Philharmonic in 1996 under Seiji Ozawa Music Director and was the principal bass of the New World Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas from 1993 to 1996. He has been also the member of Saito Kinen Orchestra (Seiji Ozawa, Music Director) since 1992 where he participated in numerous recordings on Philips and Decca label. Maestro Ozawa chose him as the solo bassist (Chamber Orchestra) of Saito Kinen Orchestra for Britten’s War Requiem both in Japan and US tour in 2009 and 2010 and recorded on Decca label.
In addition to his orchestral activities, Shigeru Ishikawa regularly presents solo and chamber music performances. Since 1991 he has given numerous recitals both in Japan and USA , places including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Matsumoto, Sapporo, New York, Miami, Boca Raton, and has appeared on radio broadcasts in both countries.
Suzuki, Yoshio (Chin), bassist, pianist; b. Nagano, Japan, 21 March 1946. Yoshio Suzuki's mother was a piano teacher and his father the owner of the famous Suzuki Violin Factory. His uncle is, in addition, one of the world's foremost violin teachers, and author of the renowned Suzuki Method.
Surrounded by musical influence, Yoshio began playing violin and piano at an early age and later also took up the guitar in high school. At Waseda University, he joined the jazz band as pianist, Entered Watanabe Sadao's Yamaha Music School after graduation from Waseda. While studying jazz theory with Sadao Watanabe, Watanabe suggested Yoshio switch to bass as his main instrument. He did, and in 1969, he joined Watanabe's band as bassist. He also played bass with Masabumi Kikuchi's band, which was equally prominent in Japan at the time.
In 1973, he moved to New York and between 1974 and 1980, played with world famous jazz musicians such as Stan Getz, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and the Bill Hardman & Junior Cook Band. He also performed with Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, and Chet Baker. At the same time, he formed his own band with sax player Dave Liebman, which became well known on the New York circuit. While his performing and recording career kept him busy, Yoshio still took the time to study composing and arranging at the Juilliard School of Music. This helped him to further incorporate his Japanese cultural heritage with his classical music training and his passion for jazz.
In 1984 or 1985, Yoshio returned to Japan to form his own band, Matsuri and, from 1992 on, East Bounce.
Recordings: Friends (1973); Matsuri (1979); Wings (1981); Morning Picture (1984); Fairy Tale (1987); Alone in the Pacific (1989); The Moment (1992); East Bounce Collection (1997); Co-leader with K. Fujiwara: Vino Rosso: Bass & Bass (1999) As sideperson: Art Blakey: Backgammon (1976)
Sōichi Noriki (野 力 奏 一, Noriki Sōichi, born October 20, 1957 in Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese fusion and jazz musicians (piano, keyboard, synthesizer and arrangement).
Noriki received piano lessons as a child from the age of four to twelve. In 1974 he became a member of his father led Kyoto Bel-Ami All Stars. In 1977 he moved to Tokyo. There he first belonged to the band of George Kawaguchi. He also appeared with Toshiyuki Honda's group Burning Waves, with Terumasa Hino and Yoshio Suzuki on.
He played in the early 1980s in the backing band of jazz singer Anli Sugano, with the 1981 first recordings emerged (Show Case). In the following years he worked in the Tokyo jazz and fusion scene with Isoo Fukui, Toshiyuki Honda, Takashi Ohi, Yasuko Agawa, Hiroki Miyano, Kohsei Kikuchi, Kimiko Itoh and Eddie Yamamoto. He presented in 1983 the smooth jazz and fusion style oriented solo album Noriki (Eastworld)
Then he was a member of a band led by Motohiko Hino and Joe Henderson. From the mid-1980s, he played with Sadao Watanabe, Malta, Hidefumi Toki, Chin Suzuki, Kimiko Itoh, Randy Crawford, Sataoshi Takino and Naoko Terai. In the field of jazz, he was involved according to Tom Lord between 1981 and 2015 at 28 recording sessions, most recently as a companion of the singers Keikio Lee (2010) and Miki Yamaoka (One Day Forever (2015), with Benny Golson)
Shinpei Inoue was born on October 18, 1957. After graduating from Tokyo Art University High School, he studied abroad in the United States at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mannes College of Music in New York.
He performed in prominent jazz clubs, jazz festivals across the United States, recording projects, etc., and steadily expanded the venue of activities such as the 90's Carnegie Concert and the CD's released in the United States in '91.
Returning to Japan regularly since 1991, he has been active in a wide range of genres, including commercials and dramas, as well as national concerts, live musicians and studio musicians. He expanded the scope of activities to Seoul and Southeast Asia from 1994.
He produced the CD "Junharu Nakamura & Kojima Messengers", a fusion of jazz and Japanese music in 1997. In 1998, he released "Sketchbook" from Crown Records and raised a lot of talk.
In 2000, he was well-known as an arranger/producer, with 4 city tours hosted by ROLAND and also with Lisa Ono National Tour, Yuki Koyanagi, Yuji Oda, and Gonchichi. At the end of the year, the great Jazz album "First Take" was released.
And in 2001, "Sketchbook" was released in August, which made it possible to perform with the world-renowned flute master HERBIE MANN (Herby Mann).
Currently, he participates in many other bands, both domestically and internationally, with a focus on a band with a good friend.
Toshiyuki Honda (born April 9, 1957, Tokyo) is a Japanese jazz musician and composer.
Honda's father was a jazz critic, whose name was also Toshiyuki Honda. As a jazz musician, he learned flute and saxophone, and worked in the late 1970s with George Otsuka and the Burning Waves ensemble. In the 1980s he worked with Chick Corea, Tatsuya Takahashi, and Kazumi Watanabe, as well as leading his own ensemble, Super Quartet. He was also a member of the ensemble Native Son.
Starting in the late 1980s, Honda turned increasingly toward composing for film and television, as well as working in record producing. He composed the soundtrack for the film A Taxing Woman in 1987, which raised his prominence as a film scorer.
Discography
Studio Albums
Burnin Waves (1978)<br /> Opa Com Deus (1979)<br /> Easy Breathing (1980)<br /> Boomerang as **Toshiyuki Honda** & Burning Waves (1981)<br /> Spanish Tears as **Toshiyuki Honda** & Burning Waves (1981)<br /> Shangri-La (1982)<br /> **Toshiyuki Honda** (1982)<br /> September as **Toshiyuki Honda** & The New Burning Wave (1983)<br /> Modern (1984)<br /> The Super Quartet" as **Toshiyuki Honda** featuring The Super Quartet (1986)<br /> Radio Club (1987)<br /> Something Coming On as **Toshiyuki Honda** Radio Club Soundtrack albums
A Taxing Woman (1987)<br /> A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)<br /> Gunhed (1989)<br /> Minbo (1992)<br /> Supermarket Woman (1996)<br /> Metropolis<br /> Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)<br /> Rebellion: The Killing Isle (2008) Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫 Watanabe Sadao, born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world.
He has had over ten albums reach the top 50 Billboard charts and two within the top 10. He has also had numerous albums reach number one on the jazz charts. Among his awards are the Order of the Rising Sun, the imperial medal of honor for contribution to the arts, and the Fumio Nanri award.
Born in Utsunomiya, Japan, Sadao first began learning music at the age of 18 and started performing professionally in 1953. By 1958 he had performed with leading musicians and quartets. In 1962 he left Japan to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1995 the college awarded him an honorary doctorate degree for his contributions to music. In addition to his musical career, Watanabe has published six photography books in Japan.
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