Eiji Kitamura
Japanese musician

Eiji Kitamura

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Japanese musician
Gender:
Male
Places:
Japan
Is:
MusicianClarinetistJazz musician
Work field:
Music
Birth:
8 April 1929(Tokyo)
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Eiji Kitamura Japanese: 北村 英治 (born April 8, 1929) is a Japanese jazz clarinetist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22.
Kitamura devoted himself to clarinet playing while still an undergraduate at Keio University in Tokyo. He first came to prominence in the U.S. at the 20th Anniversary Jam Session of the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1977. His following in Japan was built previous to this on his regular television program. He prefers to interpret traditional jazz over modern jazz.

Partial Discography

  • 1978 - Swing Sessions (RCA - Direct-to-Disc LP, RDCE-10)
  • 1979 - April Date (CBS Sony - Digital Master Direct Disc LP, 25AP 1035)
  • 1981 - Swing Eiji (Concord Jazz - LP, CJ152)
  • 1983 - Seven Stars (Concord Jazz - LP, CJ217)
  • 1987 - Memories of Benny Goodman