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Ehime Prefecture, Japan (1976 – present)

Toshinori Kondo (b. 近藤等則, 15 Dec 1948, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan), is an / trumpeter. He has lived in Japan, New York City & Amsterdam. In college he was a member of Funky Beaters & by 1976, a member of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan. His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie & Miles Davis. That said, his style is quite distinct from theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other things. In the mid-1970s his career gained new momentum on moving to NYC, where he worked with members of the ‘Downtown’ scene, including Bill Laswell and John Zorn; his first solo album coming out in 1979. Later he returned to Japan and after that moved to the Netherlands where he lives today. He has kept a comparatively low profile in the Netherlands and has little to no connections to the Dutch jazz scene. In 2002 he worked on an international peace festival in Hiroshima after being approached by the Dalai Lama about organizing one. He has also done musical, and possibly acting, work for Japanese crime films.

He is currently known for Free jazz and electronica music. In these, or related, capacities he has worked with DJ Krush and Tom Cora. He is also known for being avant-garde and was a former member of Praxis.

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  • faecool

    That would be "Toshinori Kondo and Bill Laswell featuring His Holiness The Dalai Lama".

    19 Sep 2012 Reply

  • iikii

    @Eyoki “Toshinori Kondo-Life Space Death (feat. Bill Laswell)-04-Music” . Length 13:56. Excellent for reading.

    1 Jun 2011 Reply

  • Eyoki

    Sounds more New Age than avant-garde - at least the stuff i've heard so far. Which tracks do people recommend?

    5 Mar 2011 Reply

  • Vairiant

    'silent melodies' is pretty great too

    20 Aug 2010 Reply

  • klapwokkel

    FUKYO!

    14 Apr 2010 Reply

  • Wickeddish

    one could make a play around Fukyo and gosh Touchstone is some precious precious stone! Magical ♥

    6 Feb 2010 Reply

  • klapwokkel

    fukyo

    8 Jul 2009 Reply

  • Chinua

    well said

    7 Dec 2008 Reply

  • ThuryT

    Ki OKU!

    4 Sep 2008 Reply

  • shinobi_frog

    toshinori kondo is for me the more promising post-bop artist and yes, maybe the best on trumpet since Miles Davis.All he does is avant-gard...

    11 Jun 2007 Reply

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