Toshinori Kondo

Known for SoundBorn 1948-12-15Died 2020-10-17Ehime, Japan

Toshinori Kondo (近藤等則, Kondō Toshinori, 15 December 1948 – 17 October 2020) was a Japanese avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter trumpeter whose daring instinct and deep expressive resources slashed through a spectrum of experimental and ambient music. A trailblazing figure in his native Japan, Kondo earned much of his reputation while based in Amsterdam or New York City. He was a sought-after collaborator in free jazz, locking horns with the incendiary German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and courting revelation with other avant-garde luminaries, like English guitarist Derek Bailey and Dutch drummer Han Bennink. Kondo also thrived in electroacoustic settings where groove was paramount — whether leading his own groups, like Toshinori Kondo IMA; on a range of projects with bassist-producer Bill Laswell; or in a joint effort with DJ Krush, notably on the mid-1990s trip-hop album Ki-Oku.Read more

Movies & web series

Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage

The Man Who Shot the Don

По прозвищу «Дьявол»

Beat Kids

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

What's Up Connection

1/3 Lover

Angel Dust

Remembrance

Dogs

The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

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Greater Things

Umanohone: The Legendary Sword

Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

Der Ausflug

The Terrorist’s Parasol