ArtistInfo

Kazumi Watanabe

g, *1953 JP, Tokyo
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. 渡辺香津美

Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺香津美) is a jazz and jazz fusion guitarist, from Tokyo, Japan. He was born on October 14, 1953.Watanabe learned to play guitar from Sadanori Nakamure, one of Japan's grandmaster guitarists. He released his first recording in 1971, and quickly became a promising guitarist in his own right. In 1979, he formed an all-star band with some of Japan's leading studio musicians, and recorded the album Kylyn, which is considered a masterpiece in fusion music. That year, he also was a touring musician with Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Instruments

• Guitar
• Electric guitar
• Acoustic guitar
• Synthesizer

Genres

• Jazz
• Rock
• Electronic
• Pop
• R&B/Soul

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