NORIO MAEDA 前田憲男
Genres: Pop, Art Song, Folk, Hard Bop, Jazz Related Soundtracks, RnB, Third Stream, Classic Fusion, Big Band, Swing, Post Bop, Latin Jazz, Jazz Education • Japan

Japanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Born December 6, 1934 in Osaka. Died November 25, 2018 in Tokyo. from discogs Norio Maeda was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1934. Being taught to read musical scores from his own father since childhood, later began to study the piano on his own.As soon as he graduated from high school, began his professional career by performing live in Kansai area. He came up town to Tokyo in 1955, joined numerous groups such as "Shungo Sawada and the Double Beats".Also, enrolls in the honorable group, "Westliners".Highly esteemed not only as a pianist but also as a brilliant arranger, he begins his career on stage, on television, etc., in a wide range of fields. Since 1975, made his appearance on regular basis on "11PM" and enjoyed reputation there.Subsequently, became musical director for the hit TV series such as "Sound in S", "Music Fair", and also began to read more...