Personal Info
Known For:
Sound
Birthday:
December 15, 1948
Place of Birth:
Ehime, Japan
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Toshinori Kondo
Biography
Toshinori Kondo (近藤 等則, Kondō Toshinori, 15 December 1948 – 17 October 2020) was a Japanese avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter trumpeter whose daring instinct and deep expressive resources slashed through a spectrum of experimental and ambient music.
A trailblazing figure in his native Japan, Kondo earned much of his reputation while based in Amsterdam or New York City. He was a sought-after collaborator in free jazz, locking horns with the incendiary German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and courting revelation with other avant-garde luminaries, like English guitarist Derek Bailey and Dutch drummer Han Bennink.
Kondo also thrived in electroacoustic settings where groove was paramount — whether leading his own groups, like Toshinori Kondo IMA; on a range of projects with bassist-producer Bill Laswell; or in a joint effort with DJ Krush, notably on the mid-1990s trip-hop album Ki-Oku.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Greater Things | |
| 2006 | Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage | Musician |
| 2006 | AA | self |
| 2005 | Beat Kids | |
| 1996 | Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble | |
| 1994 | The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 | Self |
| 1994 | Angel Dust | Kotaro Shimada |
| 1990 | What's Up Connection |
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