KAZUMI WATANABE
Fusion / Jazz Related Improv/Composition / Funk Jazz / Latin Jazz / World Fusion / Progressive Big Band / Post-Fusion Contemporary / Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop • Japan
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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
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Kylyn
Fusion
1979
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Mobo
Fusion
1984
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Mobo I
Fusion
1984
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Mobo II
Fusion
1984
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Romanesque
Progressive Big Band
1990
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Esprit
Latin Jazz
1996
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Gracim
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
2013
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Garuda
World Fusion
2018
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