ArtistInfo

Kato Hideki

b, *1962 JP, Nagoya
Musician / Composer of Jazz, Electronic and Rock
A.k.a. 加藤英樹 (Katou Hideki)

Kato Hideki (b. 1962 in Nagoya, Japan; 加藤英樹, family name Kato) is a Japanese musician and composer. He was a seminal member of the Tokyo Noise music scene of the late 80s and early 90s, collaborating with Japanese experimental musicians such as Otomo Yoshihide, Tatsuya Yoshida, Makigami Koichi, and Yamatsuka Eye. He led his own bands, Player Piano and Bass Army. He was a member of the original Ground Zero with Otomo and Uemura Masahiro. In 1992 Kato moved to New York where he still resides.His newest project is a quartet with Calvin Weston, Charlie Burnham and Briggan Krause.

Instruments

• Bass
• Bass guitar
• Vocals
• Percussion
• Guitar

Genres

• Jazz
• Electronic
• Rock
• Soundtrack

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