Tiger Okoshi
Toru "Tiger" Okoshi (born March 21, 1950 in Ashita , Japan) is an American jazz trumpeter of Japanese origin.
Okoshi has been a self-taught jazz trumpet since he was thirteen . After studying economics at Kwansei Gakuin University , he came to the USA in 1972. Here he graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1975 with summa cum laude .
Okoshi became known as a partner of Gary Burton . In 1974 he appeared with the Mike Gibbs Orchestra in Carnegie Hall on. The following year he toured the United States with the Buddy Rich Orchestra . In the early 1990s he worked with Lorraine Desmarais and George Russell's Living Time Orchestra, and recorded with Bob Moses . With his own band Tigers Baku he recorded several albums, including Echoes of a Note (a tribute to Louis Armstrong ). Okoshi is a professor at Berklee College of Music.
Discography
- Tiger's Baku with Vinnie Colaiuta , Gerry Etkins , Steve Forman , Robert Gonzales , Quinous Johnson , Tim Landers , Mike Stern , 1980–81
- Face to Face with Gerry Etkins, Rikiya Higashihara , Takayuki Hijikata , Koh Shimizu , 1989
- That Was Then, This Is Now with Gerry Etkins, Rikiya Higashihara, Takayuki Hijikata, Koh Shimizu, 1990
- Echoes of a Note with Jay Anderson , Peter Erskine , Béla Fleck , Gil Goldstein , Mike Stern, 1993
- Two Sides to Every Story with Jack DeJohnette , Vic Firth , Gil Goldstein, Dave Holland , Mike Stern, 1994
- Color of Soil with Jay Anderson, Kenny Barron , Mino Cinelu , Hank Roberts , 1998
Web links
- Scott Yanow : Biography on AllMusic.com
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| SURNAME | Okoshi, tiger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Okoshi, Toru |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese-American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashita , Japan |