KAZUMI WATANABE

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Born 1953 in Tokyo, Kazumi Watanabe took the piano at the tender age of seven, but picked up the guitar at age 12 inspired by the Ventures. At 15, he was stunned by the music of Wes Montgomery and turned his aspiration to jazz. He made his debut at age 17 with Infinite and was quickly hailed as the guitar prodigy extraordinaire. While playing in Japan’s top-profile groups led by artists such as Masaru Imada, Sadao Watanabe, and Isao Suzuki, he led his own band as well. From around Olive Steps (1977), he rode the wave of popularity of fusion and guitar music, taking in not only jazz fans but also rock fans under his wings. In 1979 he formed KYLYN with then-up-and-coming stars in the Japanese music scene, namely Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano, and Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami, and went on to release an album, perform live, and tour. KYLYN read more...
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KAZUMI WATANABE Infinite album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Infinite
Fusion 1971
KAZUMI WATANABE Endless Way album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Endless Way
Fusion 1975
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe Quartet ‎: Milky Shade album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe Quartet ‎: Milky Shade
Fusion 1976
KAZUMI WATANABE Monday Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Monday Blues
Fusion 1976
KAZUMI WATANABE Olive's Step album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Olive's Step
Fusion 1977
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi & The Gentle Thoughts ‎: Mermaid Boulevard album cover 3.52 | 2 ratings
Kazumi & The Gentle Thoughts ‎: Mermaid Boulevard
Funk Jazz 1977
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe With Manhattan Blaze ‎: Village In Bubbles album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe With Manhattan Blaze ‎: Village In Bubbles
Fusion 1978
KAZUMI WATANABE Lonesome Cat album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Lonesome Cat
Fusion 1978
KAZUMI WATANABE Kylyn album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Kylyn
Fusion 1979
KAZUMI WATANABE To Chi Ka album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
To Chi Ka
Fusion 1980
KAZUMI WATANABE Dogatana album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dogatana
Fusion 1981
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe With Friends : Super Selection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe With Friends : Super Selection
Fusion 1981
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Band ‎: Talk You All Tight album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Band ‎: Talk You All Tight
Fusion 1981
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Band ‎: Ganaesia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Band ‎: Ganaesia
Fusion 1982
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo
Fusion 1984
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo I album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo I
Fusion 1984
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo II
Fusion 1984
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo 倶楽部 (Mobo Club) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo 倶楽部 (Mobo Club)
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 1984
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo Splash album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo Splash
Fusion 1985
KAZUMI WATANABE The Spice of Life album cover 4.33 | 3 ratings
The Spice of Life
Fusion 1987
KAZUMI WATANABE The Spice of Life 2 (aka The Spice of Life Too) album cover 4.00 | 3 ratings
The Spice of Life 2 (aka The Spice of Life Too)
Fusion 1988
KAZUMI WATANABE Kilowatt album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
Kilowatt
Fusion 1989
KAZUMI WATANABE Romanesque album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Romanesque
Progressive Big Band 1990
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe | Resonance Vox : Pandora album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe | Resonance Vox : Pandora
World Fusion 1991
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe & Resonance Vox : O-X-O album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe & Resonance Vox : O-X-O
Fusion 1992
KAZUMI WATANABE Resonance Vox album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Resonance Vox
Fusion 1993
KAZUMI WATANABE おやつ (Oyatsu) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
おやつ (Oyatsu)
Fusion 1994
KAZUMI WATANABE Oyatsu 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oyatsu 2
Fusion 1995
KAZUMI WATANABE Esprit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Esprit
Latin Jazz 1996
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe Duo With Makoto Ozone : Dandyism album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe Duo With Makoto Ozone : Dandyism
Fusion 1998
KAZUMI WATANABE Beyond The Infinite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Beyond The Infinite
Fusion 2001
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe With Orchestra : Dear Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe With Orchestra : Dear Tokyo
Fusion 2001
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Renaissance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Renaissance
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2003
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio ‎: Mo' Bop album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio ‎: Mo' Bop
Funk Jazz 2003
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio ‎: Mo' Bop II album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio ‎: Mo' Bop II
Funk Jazz 2004
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Renaissance II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Renaissance II
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2005
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Renaissance III album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Renaissance III
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2006
KAZUMI WATANABE Kaihogen album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kaihogen
Fusion 2006
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio : Mo' Bop III album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio : Mo' Bop III
Fusion 2006
KAZUMI WATANABE Asian Super Guitar Project:Guitar Sam Guk Ji album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Asian Super Guitar Project:Guitar Sam Guk Ji
Fusion 2006
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Renaissance IV album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Renaissance IV
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2007
KAZUMI WATANABE Acoustic Flakes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Acoustic Flakes
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2009
KAZUMI WATANABE Jazz Impression album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Jazz Impression
Fusion 2009
KAZUMI WATANABE Tricoroll album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tricoroll
Fusion 2011
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe, Mike Mainieri, Warren Bernhardt ‎: Lotus Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe, Mike Mainieri, Warren Bernhardt ‎: Lotus Night
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2011
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Renaissance V album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Renaissance V
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2012
KAZUMI WATANABE Gracim album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gracim
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2013
KAZUMI WATANABE Spinning Globe album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spinning Globe
Fusion 2013
KAZUMI WATANABE Guitar Is Beautiful KW45 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Is Beautiful KW45
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2016

KAZUMI WATANABE EPs & splits

KAZUMI WATANABE Garuda album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Garuda
World Fusion 2018

KAZUMI WATANABE live albums

KAZUMI WATANABE Kylyn Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kylyn Live
Fusion 1979
KAZUMI WATANABE Mobo Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobo Live
Fusion 1985
KAZUMI WATANABE One For All album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One For All
Fusion 1999
KAZUMI WATANABE Live At Iridium album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Iridium
Fusion 2012
KAZUMI WATANABE Kazumi Watanabe Con Jin Oki ‎: En Vivo! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kazumi Watanabe Con Jin Oki ‎: En Vivo!
Latin Jazz 2015

KAZUMI WATANABE demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

KAZUMI WATANABE re-issues & compilations

KAZUMI WATANABE Better Days album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Better Days
Fusion 2001
KAZUMI WATANABE Best of Domo Years album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Best of Domo Years
Fusion 2016

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