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's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Japan, but lived in

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, for part of his childhood, until he moved back to Japan at the age of 12. He later returned to the

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at 22. He is associated with the Californian jazz scene at present. He is the Chancellor Professor of Music at the

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Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

With

* '' Dingo'' with

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(Warner Bros., 1991) – soundtrack * '' Miles in Paris'' (Warner Bros., 1991) – live recorded in 1989 * '' Live Around the World'' (Warner Bros., 1996) – live recorded in 1988–91 With

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* ''

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'' (Legato, 1985) * ''

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'' (Legato, 1987) * '' Live!'' (Legato, 1989) – live recorded in 1988 * '' Thunder From Down Under'' (Victor, 1990) – recorded in 1989 * '' Note Worker'' (Victor, 1991) With Allan Holdsworth * ''Frankfurt '86'' (Live, 2020) D & DVD-Video With Al di Meola * '' Tirami Su'' (Manhattan, 1987) * ''Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival 88'' (Vap, 2002) VD-Video– live recorded in 1988 at

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With

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* ''Suite for Frida Kahlo'' (AudioQuest Music, 1994)

References

External links

Official Website (Japanese)Billboard bioFaculty bio UCIAllmusic
1953 births Living people American jazz pianists American male pianists Japanese jazz pianists American musicians of Japanese descent Miles Davis Japanese emigrants to the United States American academics of Japanese descent University of California, Irvine faculty Musicians from Aomori Prefecture International Christian University alumni 20th-century American pianists American male jazz musicians African-American pianists {{US-jazz-pianist-stub