Akira Andō (musician)
Akira Andō ( Japanese 安藤 明 , Andō Akira ; born October 5, 1955 in Sapporo ) is a Japanese jazz and improvisation musician ( double bass , cello ) living in Germany .
Life
Andō lived in New York from 1984 to 1998, where he a. a. worked with Cecil Taylor , William Parker , Elliott Levin, and Billy Bang ; he also played in New York salsa bands. Since 1998 he has been living in Berlin as a freelance musician. Since then he has played a. a. with Thomas Borgmann and Willi Kellers in the trio Boom Box , Han Satō , Günter Sommer / Gunda Gottschalk ( Whispering Eurasia , 2010) and in the formation Takabanda (with Paul Schwingenschlögl , Jan von Klewitz , Thilo Burkard and Paolo Eleodori ), with the two albums originated. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 11 recording sessions between 1994 and 2007. The Abrasaz trio with saxophonist Han Satō and drummer Zam Johnson are among his own band projects . In 2015 he accompanied the Chilean Daniel Puente Encina on his European tour.
Discographic notes
- William Parker: Flowers Grow in My Room (Centering, rec. 1994)
- JaRon Eames : Sounds Good to Me! (JKE, 1996)
- Billy Bang: Spirits Gathering ( CIMP , 1996)
- Billy Bang: Bang On! ( Justin Time Records , 1997)
- Abrasaz: Biraminket (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007) with Paul Schwingenschlögl, Mustafa El Dino, Ravi Srinivasan
- The Alliteration: The Alliteration (Creative Sources, 2014) with Nikolaus Neuser , Manuel Miethe , Antonis Anissegos , Gerhard Gschlößl , Floros Floridis , Maurice de Martin
Web links
- Web presence
- Akira Ando at Allmusic (English)
- Akira Andō at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.freiberger-jazztage.de/konzerte/konzert.php?konzert_id=328
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://neos-music.com/?language=english&page=output.php%3Ftemplate%3Denglish-album-details.php%26content%3DAlben/40903.php
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 6, 2015)
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/digitaz/artikel/?ressort=tp&dig=2014%2F01%2F23%2Fa0033&cHash=622266e9dd08ed48ddab7a9bd37ffbf3
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Andō, Akira |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 安藤 明 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz and improvisation musician living in Germany (double bass, cello) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sapporo |