请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Kaoru Abe
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kaoru Abe
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image =
| image_size =
| landscape =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 阿部 薫
| native_name_lang = jpn
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|5}}
| birth_place = Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|9|9|1949|5|5}}
| death_place = Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
| genre = Free jazz, avant-garde
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Harmonica, Guitar
| years_active =
| label = DIW
| associated_acts = New Directions
| website =
}}{{Nihongo|Kaoru Abe|阿部 薫|Abe Kaoru}} was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves,[1] although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was portrayed in Kōji Wakamatsu's film Endless Waltz by punk rock singer Kō Machida. He is not to be confused with the Japanese actor Kaoru Abe.

Personal life

Abe dropped out of highschool in 1967, at 17 years of age, to focus on perfecting his playing, and in 1968, he did his first performance, at a jazz spot named Oreo. In 1970, he met Masayuki Takayanagi. in 1971, he met Izumi Suzuki, and in 1973, they married. In 1976, they had a daughter. However, in 1977, they divorced.

Career

Abe was prolific, appearing almost every day to jazz spots and concerts. His library consists almost entirely of archival and live recordings, however he has recorded in a studio.

In his later years, Abe would begin playing different instruments. In 1976-1978 to be specific, were his years of most exploration. However, there have been instances of him playing harmonica in 1970-1971. He also played bass clarinet all the way throughout his career.

Death

Abe died from Bromisoval overdose in 1978, causing an acute gastric perforation.

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Sugiyama|first=Kazunori|title=The new Grove dictionary of jazz|year=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1561592846|page=3|edition=2nd|editor=Barry Kernfeld|chapter=Abe, Kaoru}}
  • Yuko Morita (ed.). Abe Kaoru march 1980. Tokyo: Bunyusha, 1994 (Japanese)
  • Soejima Teruto. Nihon furii jazu shi (日本フリージャズ史, The History of Japanese Free Jazz). Tokyo: Seidosha, 2002 (Japanese)

External links

  • Kaoru Abe website, including an English discography
  • [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p384468|pure_url=yes}} Abe profile on allmusic.com]
  • Izumi entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Abe, K}}

10 : 1949 births|Japanese jazz saxophonists|Avant-garde saxophonists|Free jazz saxophonists|1978 deaths|People from Kawasaki, Kanagawa|DIW Records artists|P.S.F. Records artists|20th-century Japanese musicians|20th-century saxophonists

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/21 16:27:42