Isao Suzuki
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Japanese jazz bassist, composer, arranger, bandmaster (1933–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Shirakawa Gunga Isekigun
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- Listeners
- 1,383
- Total plays
- 12,539
Tags
jazzjapanesebasscellocontemporary jazz
Isao Suzuki is the grand master of jazz in Japan. He is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, and band leader. Suzuki was born on January 2, 1933 in Tokyo. His musical career began in 1956 when he played double bass at a U.S. military base in Tokyo. In 1970 he went to New York at the encouragement of Art Blakey and joined his legendary group JAZZ MESSENGERS. During this time, he worked and recorded with Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, Wynton Kelly
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Isao
- Family name
- Suzuki
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Place of death
- Kawasaki
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- Rikkyo University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- cello
- Official website
- isaosuzuki.com
- Image
- Isao Suzuki.jpg
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- name in native language
- 鈴木勲
- social media followers
- 2403
- date of birth
- 1933-01-02
- name in kana
- すずき いさお
- member of
- The Jazz Messengers
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-03-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- birth name
- 鈴木 勲夫
- Commons category
- Isao Suzuki
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