Paul Togawa

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Paul Susumu Togawa (born September 3, 1932 in Los Angeles - † April 20, 2018 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ).

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Togawa, whose family came from Japan, grew up in East Los Angeles, where he attended Roosevelt High School (graduated in 1950). During the Second World War, his family was interned in the Poston Internment Camp between 1942 and 1945 . There he began to be interested in drums; he then became the first Japanese-American drummer to be active in the west coast jazz scene. In 1952 he became a member of Lionel Hampton's band . He toured with him until he was drafted into the US Army. He then returned to the Los Angeles area and played in the local jazz clubs , u. a. with Gabe Baltazar , Quincy Jones , Miles Davis , Art Pepper , Anthony Ortega , Cal Tjader , Eddie Cano and Carl Perkins . In 1957 he presented the LP Paul Togawa Quartet Featuring Gabe Baltazar (Mode Records) under his own name , with Ben Tucker (bass) and Dick Johnston (piano). The album Sessions Live followed with Paul Horn in 1963 , with Joe Sample in the same year as The Paul Togawa International Jazz Trio, the album Japanese and American Favorites for Musifon. In the field of jazz he was involved in six recording sessions between 1957 and 1963.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Paul Susumu Togawa Obituary. Legacy.com, May 30, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .
  2. ^ Entry at jazzdisco.org
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 1, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Togawa, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Togawa, Paul Susumu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 2018