Keizo Inoue

Improviser on Clarinet & Saxophone

(1922 - 2002)

Last Update: 7/21/2002

Want to be active player even 90 years old.


My favorite picture



Profile

1922

born in Osaka, Japan

1937

Start playing clarinet in the school band

1937 - 1945

Member of military army band

1945 - 1960

Performed in Iwakuni U.S. Airforce Base(Hiroshima Prefecture)

1945 - 1992

Performed as a member of Chugoku Hoso Orchestra.
Taught at Hiroshima University and at Elizabeth Music College.
Research in Free Jazz.

1975

First debut in Tokyo as professional jazz musician

1979

Relsease first major album, "Intimate" from Columbia Records
With Kazumi Watanabe, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akira Sakata.
Go to U.S.A. for research and studies of Jazz music.
Performed in Jazz Festival in Paris with Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson and Takashi Kako.

1981

Solo performance in Moers Jazz Festival, W. Germany
Recorded and album with Paul Lovens and Gunther Christmann in Moers, which was released from Trio Records as "Keizo in Moers '81".

1981 -

Performed with many artists both national and international,
such as MitsutakaIshii(Dance performer), Tadao Sawai(Koto player), Kazuko Shiraishi(Poet) and jazz musicians, Yosuke Yamashita, Takashi Kako, Yoshisaburo Toyozumi and Steve Lacy.

1984

Performed with "Eastersia Orchestra" in Moers and other cities in Europe.
Released the third album, " Boys Be Ambitious" from Polydor Records.

1990

Nation wide broadcasting of TV documentary program, "Keizo, A Man Challenging Jazz"

1991

Member of "URBAN SAX" performance in Tokyo.
Invited to perform in Jazz Festival in North Russia.

1992

Invited to perform in Jazz Festival in Vladiostock(East Russia).
Performed with "BUTCH" Morris and Barre Phillips.

1996

Invited to perform in jazz tour in Dresden, Laiptiz, Berlin, Germany
Japan tour with Lee Konitz

1997

suffered a cerebral infarction

1999

returned to the stage in a wheelchair and continued giving live concerts

3:42PM 1/15/2002

passed away by lung cancer





Live Schedule

10/13/02(Sat)
13:30 open
14:30 start
15:30 finish

Hiroshima

Kamoizumi Sakagura

Inoue Keizo Memorial Live
Sakata Akira, Toyozumi Yoshisaburo, KurodaKyouko, Shouji Masaharu

10/12/02(Sat)
13:30 open
14:30 start
16:00 finish

Hiroshima

Kamoizumi Sakagura

Inoue Keizo Memorial Live
Sakata Akira, Toyozumi Yoshisaburo, KurodaKyouko, Shouji Masaharu

10/11/02(Fri)
19:30 open
20:00 start
21:30 finish

Hiroshima

Kikkawa Hotel Flex

Inoue Keizo Memorial Live
Sakata Akira, Toyozumi Yoshisaburo, KurodaKyouko, Shouji Masaharu

9/27/02(Fri)
19:30 start

Yokohama

Dolphy

Inoue Keizo Memorial Live
Sakata Akira, Toyozumi Yoshisaburo, Shouji Masaharu

4/3/02(Wed)

Shinjyuku

Shinjyuku Pit Inn

Inoue Keizo Memorial Live
Umezu Kazutoki(sax), Yamashita Yosuke(p), Sakata Akira(sax), Watanabe Katsumi(g) and others

03-3354-2024

11/3/01(Sat)

Shinjyuku

Shinjyuku Pit Inn

Inoue Keizo Trio + 4 Ladies

03-3354-2024

6/22/01(Fri)

Ohizumigakuen

in F

duo w/ Hiromichi Sakamoto

03-3925-6967(in F)

3/9/01(Fri)

Shinjyuku

Shinjyuku Pit Inn

w/Yosuke Yamashita, Akira Sakata, Katsumi Watanabe, Hiroshi Yoshino, Tatsuya Nakamura

03-3354-2024

3/8/01(Thr)

Shinjyuku

Shinjyuku Pit Inn

w/Hiroaki Katayama, Keiki Midorikawa, Fuwadaisuke, Tatsuya Nakamura and others

03-3354-2024

2/4/01(Sun)
20:00 start

Ohizumigakuen

in F

w/Ichiyuu Komiya, Taku Amamiya, Katsuhiro Sato, Toshiro Miyauchi

03-3925-6967(in F)

8/3/00(Wed)
19:30 start

Yokohama

Dolphy

guest to Shoji Hano and Masaharu Shouji

045-261-4542(Dolphy)

8/2/00(Wed)
19:30 start

Shinjuku

Shinjyuku Pit Inn

guest to Shoji Hano and Masaharu Shouji

03-3354-2024(Pit Inn)

7/20/00(Thr)
18:30 open
19:00 start

Shibuya

Apia

Asian Param

03-3464-9590(Apia)

7/16/00(Sun)

Ohizumi Gakuen

In F

w/Sagayuki, Keiki Midorikawa and others

03-3925-6967

3/25/00(Sat)

Ohizumi Gakuen

In F

w/Kyoko Kuroda

03-3925-6967

9/12/99(Sun)

Ohizumi Gakuen

In F

w/Akira Sakata, Yoshisaburo Toyozumi

03-3925-6967

6/19/99(Sat)

Ohizumi Gakuen

In F

w/Akihiro Katayama, Keiki Midoriyama

03-3925-6967

3/17/99(Wed)

Yokohama

Kannai Sho Hall

with Masaharu Shoji

045-662-1221






Recordings

Intimate

Keizo Inoue(as,ss,bcl,cl), Kazumi Watabane(g), Ryuichi Sakamoto(keyboards), Hideaki Mochizuki, Ray Ohara(b), Shota Koyama(ds), Shuichi Murakami(ds), Pecker(per), Akira Sakata(as)

May 10-12,15 1979
Tokyo, Japan
Nippon Columbia
Better Days
yx-7596-ND

Keizo Inoue In Moers '81

Keizo Inoue(as,cl,alto-cl,blockflute,little instruments), Gunther Christmann(tb,b), Paul Lovens(per)

Jun 7-8,1981
Moers, West Germany
Trio
PAP-25010

Boys, be ambitious

Keizo Inoue(as,alto-cl,talk,vo), Kazumi Watanabe(g,g-syn,syn,BIWA,b,effect,vo), Ichiko Hashimoto(p), Tamio Kawabata(b,effect), Kiyohiko Senba(ds,per), Chiyo Watanabe,(cl), Shigeki Nagahara(cl), Masatoshi Tanaka(bcl)

Oct 1983/Jan 1984
Tokyo, Japan
Polydor
DOMO
28MX 2504

New Jazz Syndicate /
In The Beginning

Jiro Shoda(pocket-tp,tb), Kazuo Komiya(tp), Kouji Mikuriya(fh), Yuichi Kamata(ss), Clive Bell(fl), Yasuo Yoda(fl), Kunio Kaneko(fl,as), Ryuichi Inaba(as), Keizo Inoue(oboe,cl, as), Yasuo Ueda(bcl), Hiroshi Shimizu(ts), Yasuhiko Morizono(ts), Shoji Ukaji(bs), Ryo Hara(p,vib), Hiraku Amamiya(p,tb), Shinichiro Iijima(b), Hiroaki Sato(b), Yoshisaburo Toyozumi(ds), Toshiro Miyauchi(ds), Koujiro Imamura(per), Mikiharu Takagi(per)

Oct 13,Nov 29, Dec 13, 1977
Tokyo, Japan
New Jazz Syndicate 1

Don't Play That Sentimental /
Ballad

Jiro Shoda(pocket-tp,tb), Kazuo Komiya(tp), Kouji Mikuriya(fh), Yuichi Kamata(ss), Clive Bell(fl), Yasuo Yoda(fl), Kunio Kaneko(fl,as), Ryuichi Inaba(cl,as), Keizo Inoue(oboe, as), Yasuo Ueda(bcl,as), Hiroshi Shimizu(ts), Yasuhiko Morizono(ts), Shoji Ukaji(bs), Ryo Hara(p), Hiraku Amemiya(p,tb), Shinichiro Iijima(b), Hiroaki Sato(b), Yoshisaburo Toyozumi(ds), Toshiro Miyauchi(ds), Mikiharu Takagi(ds)

Dec 10,13, 1977
Tokyo, Japan
New Jazz Syndicate 2

Forward Suspense

Jiro Shoda(pocket-tp,tb), Kazuo Komiya(tp), Kouji Mikuriya(fh), Yuichi Kamata(ss), Clive Bell(fl), Yasuo Yoda(fl), Kunio Kaneko(,as), Ryuichi Inaba(cl,as), Keizo Inoue(as), Yasuo Ueda(as), Hiroshi Shimizu(ts), Yasuhiko Morizono(ts), Shoji Ukaji(bs), Ryo Hara(p,vib), Hiraku Amemiya(p,tb), Shinichiro Iijima(b), Hiroaki Sato(b), Yoshisaburo Toyozumi(ds), Toshiro Miyauchi(ds), Mikiharu Takagi(ds)

Nov 29,Dec 10,13, 1977
Tokyo, Japan
New Jazz Syndicate 3

Ryuichi Sakamoto /
Favorite Visions

Ryuichi Sakamoto(keyboards,p), Keizo Inoue(as), Yuji Takahashi(p), Kazumi Watanabe(g), Hideaki Mochizuki(b), Ray J. O'hara(b), Shota Koyama(ds), Yukihiro Takahashi(ds), Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami(ds), Tatsuro Yamashita(castanets), Pecker(syn-ds, per), Akko Yano(vo,keyboards), Shigeharu Mukai(tb), Toshiyuki Honda(as,ss), Yasuaki Shimizu(ts)

1983
Tokyo, Japan
Nippon Columbia
Better Days
YF-7081-BD

Jazzbuhne Berlin '84 Vol.14/
East Asia Orchestra

Yoshiaki Fujikawa(leader,as), Tetsuji Yoshida(tp), Ichiyu Komiya(tp), Hiroshi Itaya(tb), Haruki Satoh(tb), Kazutoki Umezu(reeds), Keizo Inoue(reeds),Junji Hirose(reeds), Hiroaki Katayama(reeds), Takeharu Hayakawa(b), Keiki Midorikawa(cello), Takashi Kikuchi(ds), Tatsuji Yokoyama(per)

1984
Volksbuhne, Berlin
Repertoire
REP 4914-WZ

Fumio Itabashi /
Sai-Yu-Ki: West bound, East bound
Live at Shinjuku Pit Inn

Fumio Itabashi(p), Mayumi Tachibana(cello), Keizo Inoue(cl), Shouta Koyama(ds)

Nov 3, 1992
Tokyo, Japan

Company in Japan /
Hakushu Artcamp
(video)

Motoharu Yoshizawa, Shounosuke Ohkuma, Kouichi Makigami, Sachiko Nagata, Kenichi Takeda, Toru Ohkuma, Kazue Sawai, Derek Bailey, Yoshihiro Isoh, Keizo Inoue

Aug 1993
Hakushu, Japan
INCUS VD03

Shoji Hano /
Poly Breath Percussion Band /
The Instinctive Awakeing

Shoji Hano(ds), Megumu Nishino(wadaiko), Shuichi Hidano(wadaiko), Keizo Inoue(as), Yukihiro Isso(noukan)

Sep 1-2, May 14,1993
Tokyo, Japan
E・G・G Records
E・G・G 89003

Oyatsu /
Kazumi Watanabe

POCH-1426



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