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Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-)

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Eiji Kitamura Japanese: 北村 英治 (born April 8, 1929) is a Japanese jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22. Kitamura devoted himself to clarinet playing while still an undergraduate at Keio University in Tokyo. He first came to prominence in the U.S. at the 20th Anniversary Jam Session of the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1977. His following in Japan was built previous to this on his regular television program. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Tokyo
Occupation
bandleader
Educated at
Keio University
Languages spoken
Japanese
Genre
jazz
Instrument
clarinet
Record label
Concord Records
Official website
eijikitamura.com
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Eiji Kitamura 20180929 3 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1929-04-08
name in kana
きたむら えいじ
name in native language
北村英治
start of work period
1951-00-00
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Eiji Kitamura
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