Norio Maeda
Japanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor
About Norio Maeda
Lived 1934 – 2018 (aged 83). Norio Maeda was a Japanese composer, music arranger, pianist, keyboardist, vibraphonist and conductor.
was a Japanese jazz composer and pianist.
Maeda learned piano as a young child, and moved to Tokyo to play and arrange jazz professionally in 1955. There he played with Shungo Sawada's ensemble and founded a group called the Wind Breakers. He joined the West Liners, led by Konosuke Saijo, as a pianist and arranger in 1959. Known as a composer, he penned pieces for The Blue Coats, Tatsuya Takahashi, Nobuo Hara, and Toshiyuki Miyama. He also founded We 3 with and Takeshi Inomata, and later worked with Inomata again in a trio with .
On 25 November 2018, Maeda died from pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo.
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Who was Norio Maeda?
Japanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor (1934-2018)
When was Norio Maeda born?
Norio Maeda was born on 6 December 1934 in Osaka Prefecture.
When did Norio Maeda die?
Norio Maeda died on 25 November 2018.
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Norio Maeda was a composer, music arranger, pianist, keyboardist, vibraphonist and conductor.
What nationality was Norio Maeda?
Norio Maeda was Japanese.
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