TOSHINORI KONDO 近藤 等則
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Eclectic Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Nu Jazz, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz Related Soundtracks • Japan

Toshinori Kondo (近藤 等則, Kondō Toshinori, Ehime Prefecture, December 15, 1948 - October 17, 2020 ) was an avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. Kondo attended Kyoto university in 1967, and became close friends with percussionist Tsuchitori Toshiyuki. In 1972 the pair left university, and Toshiyuki went on to work with Peter Brook, while Kondo joined Yosuke Yamashita. In 1978 he moved to New York, and began performing with Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Fred Frith, and Eraldo Bernocchi. A year later he released his first recording, toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne, and collaborated with European musicians such as Peter Brotzman. Returning to Japan, he worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kazumi Watanabe, and Herbie Hancock. In the mid-1980s he began focusing on his own career, blending his avant-garde origins with electronic music. In 2002, he worked on an international peace festival in Hiroshima after being approached by the Dalai Lama about organizing read more...