Toshiyuki Miyama (October 31, 1921 – May 24, 2016) was a Japanese

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clarinetist and bandleader.

Career

Miyama played in a

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band during

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. After the war, he joined the Lucky Puppy Orchestra. He led his own ensemble from 1950; initially called Jive Ace, the group expanded to big-band size and changed its name to the New Herd in 1958. The ensemble's arranger was Kozaburo Yamaki. New Herd recorded with Charles Mingus in 1971 and toured worldwide throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Miyama led the ensemble for more than fifty years, continuing to perform into the 2000s.

References

;Footnotes ;General references * Yozo Iwanami/Kazunori Sugiyama, "Toshiyuki Miyama". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyama, Toshiyuki 1921 births 2016 deaths Japanese jazz clarinetists Japanese jazz bandleaders People from Chiba (city) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel