Ryōjirō Furusawa
Ryōjirō Furusawa ( jap. 古澤良治郎 , Furusawa Ryōjirō , * 5. September 1945 in Sendai , † 12. January 2011 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese jazz - drummer .
Live and act
Ryōjirō Furusawa had classical music lessons (drums, piano) in college, moved to Tokyo at the age of 18 and began working there as a professional musician in 1969. He led his own formations such as the Furusawa Ryojiro Quintet with the guitarist Motonobu Ōde and finally the Ryojiro Band . He played u. a. with Yosuke Yamashita , Sadao Watanabe , Fumio Itabashi , Yūji Imamura , Shigeharu Mukai , Natsuki Tamura , Kōichi Matsukaze and Peter Brötzmann ( Four Animals , 1993), as well as with the singers Mikami Kan and Maki Asakawa . Most recently he led the bands Ne and Ash .
Discographic notes
- Ryōjirō Furusawa & Lee Oskar - Ano Koro (Better Days) (Denon, 1981) with Kazumi Watanabe , Motonobu Ōde , Junichirō Ōkuchi , Tamio Kawabata
- Tamaniwa (1983)
- Ryōjirō Furusawa & Kan Mikami: Shokugyo (1987)
- Ryōjirō Furusawa & Kan Mikami: Dereki (2007)
- Ryōjirō Furusawa & Kan Mikami: Buriki / Tin (2008)
Web links
- Detailed portrait of Hiroko Koichi (English)
- Website (Japanese)
- Ryōjirō Furusawa at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryōjirō Furusawa at Discogs (English)
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SURNAME | Furusawa, Ryōjirō |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 古 澤 良 治郎 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sendai |
DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2011 |
Place of death | Tokyo |