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- Biography: Yoshizawa Masakazu -
Masakazu Yoshizawa was born in Japan but educated in the Western musical tradition, receiving his degree from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts.
An internationally and nationally known, multi-faceted musician, Yoshizawa is perhaps best known publically for his performances with various Japanese flutes (shakuhachi, shinobue, hichiriki, etc.). Besides playing traditional Japanese wind instruments, Yoshizawa is a woodwind specialist, performing on the clarinet, saxaphone, and other Western woodwinds.
Yoshizawa is an active studio musician and performs in live concerts worldwide.
A composer for orchestra as well as many Japanese musical forms, Yoshizawa has played on many movie soundtracks including, most recently, Jurassic Park, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
Yoshizawa has worked and recorded with Osamu Kitajima, Carlos Nakai, the Crusaders, Berlin, Toshiko Akiyoshi, John Williams, and Henry Mancini, among others.
In addition to his professional performances as a musician, Masakazu Yoshizawa works as a consultant to composers, arrangers and contractors on all Japanese instruments; gives shakuhachi lessons; and gives lectures on and demonstrations of Japanese musical instruments to schools, clubs, and other organizations.
Speciality: Shakuhachi
Email: masa@kokingumi.com
Homepage: http://www.kokingumi.com/
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Albums released:
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Kyori - Innervisions Modern shakuhachi music with guitar, biwa and koto. |
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Sorin - Kokin Gumi Kokin Gumi is a group composed of shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, taiko drums. |
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Wakyo Shakuhachi, koto, voice, taiko drums, shinobue, hichriki and kotsuzumi. |
| Year | Title | Kanji | Alternate Title |
| Conceptualism | Johakyu | ||
| Divine Silhouettes | Yogo | ||
| Mainstreams to Oneness | Kawai | ||
| Shumi Heisen | |||
| 1988 | Sawarabi | ||
| 1993 | Amitabha | ||
| 1993 | Konjiki Shogon | ||
| 1993 | Oshu Anyo | ||
| 1994 | Sorin | ||
| 1994 | Tori Emaki | ||
| 1994 | Yayoi - Masakazu |
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