OTOMO YOSHIHIDE
Jazz Related Improv/Composition / Avant-Garde Jazz / Jazz Related Soundtracks / Progressive Big Band / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Eclectic Fusion • Japan
Jazz music community with review and forums
Improvisational guitarist, turntablist and composer Otomo Yoshihide was born August 1, 1959 in Yokohama, Japan; the son of an engineer, as a child he built his own radio and electronic oscillator, and as a teen began creating sound collages by means of open-reel tape recorders. During high school, Yoshihide performed in a local rock band before moving on to free jazz, influenced primarily by saxophonist Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi; while a university student, he also became fascinated with ethnic music, and in 1981 traveled to Hainan, China to research the area's musical culture. Upon returning to Tokyo, Yoshihide began regularly performing free improvisation sets at the local Goodman club, although he maintained a relatively low profile until 1987, when he appeared in a duo with saxophonist Junji Hirose in addition to concurrent stints in the bands No Problem and ORT. In 1990, Yoshihide joined bassist Kato Hideki's group
read more...
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Online Videos
See all OTOMO YOSHIHIDE videos
Buy OTOMO YOSHIHIDE music
More places to buy jazz & OTOMO YOSHIHIDE music
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Discography
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE albums / top albums
0.00 |
0 ratings
Terminal-Zero
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
1991
0.00 |
0 ratings
Hu-Du-Men
Jazz Related Soundtracks
1996
0.00 |
0 ratings
Cathode
Avant-Garde Jazz
1999
1.50 |
1 ratings
Anode
Avant-Garde Jazz
2001
0.00 |
0 ratings
Dreams
Avant-Garde Jazz
2002
0.00 |
0 ratings
Blue
Jazz Related Soundtracks
2003
0.00 |
0 ratings
Tails Out
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
2003
0.00 |
0 ratings
ONJO
Avant-Garde Jazz
2005
0.00 |
0 ratings
Sora
Avant-Garde Jazz
2007
0.00 |
0 ratings
Bells
Avant-Garde Jazz
2010
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE EPs & splits
-20130726165004_140.jpg)
0.00 |
0 ratings
With Records
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
2009
-20130818015929_140.jpg)
0.00 |
0 ratings
Big Can
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
2010
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE live albums
-20161005003033_140.jpg)
0.00 |
0 ratings
Problem
Avant-Garde Jazz
1988
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE re-issues & compilations
![]()
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE singles (0)
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
-20161005001456_140.jpg)
0.00 | 0 ratings
Music(s)
Jazz Related Improv/Composition
2006
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Reviews
No OTOMO YOSHIHIDE music reviews posted yet.
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Movies Reviews
No OTOMO YOSHIHIDE movie reviews posted yet.
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!