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'''Michihiro Sato''' ([[wikt:佐藤|佐藤]][[wikt:通弘|通弘]], ''Satō Michihiro''; surname '''Sato'''; name sometimes listed as '''Sato Michihiro'''; b. [[Machida, Tokyo]],<!--How is this possible when Machida was founded a year later, in 1958?--> [[Japan]], [[1957]]) is a Japanese player of the Tsugaru-[[Shamisen|jamisen]]. |
'''Michihiro Sato''' ([[wikt:佐藤|佐藤]][[wikt:通弘|通弘]], ''Satō Michihiro''; surname '''Sato'''; name sometimes listed as '''Sato Michihiro'''; b. [[Machida, Tokyo]],<!--How is this possible when Machida was founded a year later, in 1958?--> [[Japan]], [[1957]]) is a prominent Japanese player of the Tsugaru-[[Shamisen|jamisen]]. |
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He began intensive study of the traditional ''[[shamisen]]'' in 1970, eventually moving to [[Hirosaki, Aomori]]. In 1982 and 1983 he won first prize in the national ''Tsugaru-jamisen'' competition, becoming the first performer to win in two consecutive years. He eventually left his [[sensei]] to pursue his interest in [[free improvised music]]. |
He began intensive study of the traditional ''[[shamisen]]'' in 1970, eventually moving to [[Hirosaki, Aomori]]. In 1982 and 1983 he won first prize in the national ''Tsugaru-jamisen'' competition, becoming the first performer to win in two consecutive years. He eventually left his [[sensei]] to pursue his interest in [[free improvised music]]. |
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He has recorded with [[John Zorn]], [[Bill Frisell]], [[Fred Frith]], [[Tenko]], [[Mark Miller]], [[Nicolas Collins]], [[Christian Marclay]], [[Steve Coleman]], Toh Ban Djan ([[Ikue Mori]] and [[Luli Shioi]]), Semantics ([[Elliott Sharp]], [[Samm Bennett]], and [[Ned Rothenberg]]), [[Tom Cora]], [[Joey Baron]], [[Mark Dresser]], and [[Gerry Hemingway]]. |
He has recorded with [[John Zorn]], [[Bill Frisell]], [[Fred Frith]], [[Tenko]], [[Mark Miller]], [[Nicolas Collins]], [[Christian Marclay]], [[Steve Coleman]], Toh Ban Djan ([[Ikue Mori]] and [[Luli Shioi]]), Semantics ([[Elliott Sharp]], [[Samm Bennett]], and [[Ned Rothenberg]]), [[Tom Cora]], [[Joey Baron]], [[Mark Dresser]], and [[Gerry Hemingway]]. |
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Sato was awarded a [[Rockefeller Foundation]] grant, with which he pursued collaborations with musicians in New York. |
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He is married to the ''[[koto]]'' player Sachiko Kaiho. His son, Michiyoshi Sato, also plays the ''Tsugaru-jamisen''. |
He is married to the ''[[koto]]'' player Sachiko Kaiho. His son, Michiyoshi Sato, also plays the ''Tsugaru-jamisen''. |
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Revision as of 00:27, 17 March 2008
- For the synthesizer player, see Michiro Sato.
Michihiro Sato (佐藤通弘, Satō Michihiro; surname Sato; name sometimes listed as Sato Michihiro; b. Machida, Tokyo, Japan, 1957) is a prominent Japanese player of the Tsugaru-jamisen.
He began intensive study of the traditional shamisen in 1970, eventually moving to Hirosaki, Aomori. In 1982 and 1983 he won first prize in the national Tsugaru-jamisen competition, becoming the first performer to win in two consecutive years. He eventually left his sensei to pursue his interest in free improvised music.
He has recorded with John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Tenko, Mark Miller, Nicolas Collins, Christian Marclay, Steve Coleman, Toh Ban Djan (Ikue Mori and Luli Shioi), Semantics (Elliott Sharp, Samm Bennett, and Ned Rothenberg), Tom Cora, Joey Baron, Mark Dresser, and Gerry Hemingway.
Sato was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant, with which he pursued collaborations with musicians in New York.
He is married to the koto player Sachiko Kaiho. His son, Michiyoshi Sato, also plays the Tsugaru-jamisen.
Discography
As leader
- 1989 - Rodan (Hat Hut)
- Works Of (PSF)
- On a Cold, Cold Night (PSF)
With John Zorn
- Ganryu Island (Yukon; rereleased by Tzadik)
Films
- The World of Michihiro Sato
External links
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