Original sentence: A year later he released his first recording, and toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne, and collaborated with European musicians such as Peter Brotzman.He attended Kyoto university in 1967, and became close friends with percussionist Tsuchitori Toshiyuki.He resides in Tokyo, New York City, and Amsterdam.He was a former member of Praxis.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, amongst others.In the mid-1980s he began focussing on his own career, blending his avant-garde origins with electronic music, and has collaborated with numerous musicians around the world since then.Returning to Japan, he worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kazumi Watanabe, and Herbie Hancock
Edited sentence: After that he moved to the Netherlands where he lives today.He has also done musical, and possibly acting, work for Japanese crime films.He has lived in Japan, New York City, and Amsterdam.He is also known for being avant-garde and was a former member of Praxis.He is currently known for Free jazz and electronica music.His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis.In college he was a member of the band "Funky Beaters" and by 1976 he was a member of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan.In the mid-1970s his career gained new momentum on moving to NYC, where he worked with members of the 'Downtown' scene, including Bill Laswell and John Zorn; his first solo album coming out in 1979.In these, or related, capacities he has worked with DJ Krush, Tristan Honsinger and Tom Cora.Later he toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne and returned to Japan.That said, his style is quite distinct from theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other things