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Genre: Funk / Jazz / Rock
Location New York, New York, ??
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Last Login: 2/8/2012
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12月23日生、香川県高松市出身、山羊座のO型。4才頃から従姉妹の影響でクラシックピアノを習い始める。中学生の頃から独学でロックドラムを始める。やがて兄の影響で洋楽に興味を持ち、主にソウルミュージックが大好きになった。高校時代は専らサッカーとドラムの日々。この頃にプロドラマーになる決意をしていた。高松短期大学ピアノ科を専攻し、卒業後20～24才までRCCドラム教室中国地区の講師を務める。1997年4月に運命の出会いがあり、故・日野元彦氏(トコさん)に願ってもいない大チャンスをいただくことになった。すぐに上京、日野氏の奥さんである容子ママが経営するジャズクラブ【六本木 alfie】で約3年働きながら学んだ。ジャズを体感した。1999年5月13日日野氏が膵臓癌の為52才で亡くなった後、独立しプロ活動の一歩を歩きだした。日野皓正(tp)をはじめ、(以下順不同) 井上陽介(b) 上野尊子(vo) 大石学(pf) 岡田勉(b) 越智順子(vo) 小沼洋介(g) 井上新平(fl) 金澤英明(b) 神谷えり(vo) 伊藤大輔(vo) Akiko(vo) TOKU(vo) 辛島文雄(pf) 川嶋哲郎(ts) 河原秀夫(b) JAY(vo) 鈴木勲(b) 多田誠司(as) 土岐英史(as) 中路英明(tb) 橋本信二(g) 日野賢二(elb) 故・本田竹広(pf) 峰厚介(ts) 山本剛(pf) 横山達治(perc) など日本のトップジャズメン等と共演やセッションライブを経験。現在もなおフリーで活動中で、2007年からは活動拠点をニューヨークへ移し、新たなチャレンジを志し、更に音楽性の幅を広げるため、再びスタートを切る。 NY移住以降のプロフィール続きは下記の英語版にて。。。好きな色赤好物ビターチョコ連載カメチンのJAZZライブに5515! (NYのジャズシーンがもっと詳しく分かるブログ。山田香織本人の連載NY Jazz通信あり。) Kaori Yamada is a jazz drummer. Born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref., Japan, Kaori started to learn the piano at the age of 4 and she graduated from the School of Music, at Takamatsu Junior College, majoring in classical piano. Kaori began to play drums on her own initiative at the age of 14. She was particularly interested in Soul, R&B, and Jazz, music her brother was listening to at the time, and she developed a strong ambition to become a professional drummer. From 1991 to 1995, Kaori was based in Hiroshima where she qualified as a drum instructor under the R.C.C. Takeshi Inomata Drum School at YAMAHA Music Shops, Chugoku Region. During this period, she contributed to the local community as a volunteer musician participating in charity concerts and events for a local youth group and welfare facility. In 1994 Kaori was awarded the Best Ensemble Award at the YAMAHA Music Festival. Kaori was introduced to Japan's best-known drummer, the late Motohiko Hino, in 1996. She started training in Tokyo under his supervision and in 1998 her professional drumming career began. Since that time Kaori has given many live performances nationwide leading her own bands "Wet" and later on, "Petit Agasa". Kaori has also worked as a side man for many of her fellow musicians. She has performed with many famous Japanese musicians including Terumasa Hino (tp), Fumio Karashima (pf), Kosuke Mine (ts), Yosuke Inoue (b), etc. In 2007 she plans to move to New York to broaden her music horizon. She is often playing in the New York City now. Performed at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, St. Nick's Pub, Big Apple Jazz, Showmans, Garage, Kenny's Castaways, Arturo's, Steinway Reformed Church, Temple M, Trumpets, Jamaican Art Center, Flashing Library, Lancer's Restaurant, Le Pescadeux etc. many! With Carol Sudhalter(ts&fl), Nabuko Kiryu(vo), James Zollar(tp), Valery Pomonarev(tp), Vito di Modugno(org), Kayo(pf), Steve Millhouse(b), Jared Gold(org), Sarah McLawler(org&vo), Radam Schwartz(org), Madame Pat Tandy(vo), Joe Vincent Tranchina(pf), Marti Mabin(vo), Steve Elmer(pf), Peter Brainin(ts&fl), Ian McDonard(org), Greg Lewis(org), Marco Panascia(b), Yoshiro Okazaki(tp), Miki Hayama(pf), Vitaly Golovnev(tp), Kazu(pf), Art Hirahara(pf), Akiko Tsuruga(org), Bertha Hope(pf), Ondrej Pivec(org), Jimmy Lategano(vo), Mainman(Rock Band) etcand more. Recording: Carol Sudhalter(ts&fl) 2009 New CD 「THE OCTAVE Tunes」 Her favorite color: red Her favorite food: dark chocolate
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.. ..[It's Only A Paper Moon].. ..Carol Sudhalter(fl), Joe Vincent Tranchina(pf), Antonio Cervellino(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..from Carol's CD 2009.12 [THE OCTAVE TUNES].. ..[Crazy He Calls Me].. ..Marti Mabin(vo), Carol Sudhalter(ts), Vito Di Modugno(B-3) and Kaori(ds).. ..from Carol's CD 2009.12 [THE OCTAVE TUNES].. ..[Jay's Route 66].. ..Jay(vo), Atsushi Goto(tb), Yuichiro Aratake(pf), Yoshihito 'P' Koizumi(eb) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ INDEPENDENCE, Tokyo 2009.11.15.. ..[Jay's Misty].. ..Jay(vo), Atsushi Goto(tb), Yuichiro Aratake(pf), Yoshihito 'P' Koizumi(eb) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ INDEPENDENCE, Tokyo 2009.11.15.. ..[Nabuko's Shiny Stockings].. ..Nabuko Kiryu(vo), James Zollar(tp), Kanji Ota(pf), Minoru Yoshiki(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ alfie, Tokyo 2009.11.17.. ..[One Scene3 (Recorda Me)].. ..Tetsuro Kawashima(ts), Masako Tsuruoka(pf), Mitsuo Hamano(b), Yasuhito Yamashita(perc) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ 88STAGE 2007.09.15.. ..[Reina's Cherokee].. ..Reina Umeda(pf), Kaoru Kanzaki(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ Hana-Anzu, Tokushima 2009.11.23.. ..[Jimmy's The Very Thought Of You].. ..Jimmy Lategano(vo), Tadataka Unno(pf), Patrick(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ Arturo's, New York 2009.09.24.. ..[Jimmy's Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square].. ..Jimmy Lategano(vo), Michael Kanan(pf), Patrick(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ Arturo's, New York 2009.10.22.. ..[Jimmy's All The Things You Are].. ..Jimmy Lategano(vo), Michael Kanan(pf), Patrick(b) and Kaori(ds).. ..Live@ Arturo's New York 2009.10.22.. ..
Influences
.. ..Drummer.. ..Elvin Jones.. ..Max Roach.. ..Philly Joe Jones.. ..Art Blakey[and The Jazz Messengers].. ..Roy Haynes.. ..Tony Williams.. ..Motohiko Hino.. ..Jack DeJohnette.. ..Jimmy Cobb.. ..Harold Jones.. ..Victor Lewis.. ..Al Foster.. ..Keith Moon.. ..John Bohnam.. ..Bernard Purdie.. ..Dennis Davis.. ..Horacio Hernandez...and many!.. ..Pianist.. ..Oscar Peterson.. ..Hank Jones[Great Jazz Trio].. ..Gene Harris[The Three Sounds].. ..Ahmad Jamal.. ..Herbie Hancock.. ..Horace Silver.. ..Tadd Dameron.. ..Thelonious Monk.. ..Duke Ellington.. ..Fumio Itabashi.. ..Ceder Walton.. ..Michel Camilo.. ..Toshiko Akiyoshi.....and more!.. ..Bassist.. ..Jimmy Garrison.. ..Charles Mingus.. ..Sam Jones.. ..Jaco Pastorius.. ..Richard Davis.. ..Anthony Jackson.. ..Richard Bona.. ..Bootsy Collins.....and more!.. ..Guitarist.. ..Jimi Hendrix.. ..Joe Pass.. ..George Benson.. ..Carlos Santana.. ..Paco De Lucia.. ..John McLaughlin.. ..Shinji Hashimoto.....and more!.. ..Vocalist.. ..Carmen McRae.. ..Sarah Vaughan.. ..Frank Sinatra.. ..Tony Bennett.. ..Shirley Horn.. ..Johnny Hartman.. ..Billie Holiday.. ..Ella Fitzgerald.. ..Nat King Cole.. ..Nina Simone.. ..Jimmy Lategano .....and more!.. ..The other instrument.. ..Louis Armstrong.. ..Miles Davis.. ..John Coltrane.. ..Benny Golson.. ..Cannonball Adderley.. ..Rahsaan Roland Kirk.. ..Clifford Brown.. ..Dexter Gordon.. ..Dizzy Gillespie.. ..Eric Dolphy.. ..Jackie McLean.. ..Joe Henderson.. ..Lee Morgan.. ..Terumasa Hino.. ..Wayne Shorter.. ..Tetsuro Kawashima.. ..Gary Bartz.. ..Steve Wilson.. ..Kenny Dorham.... and many!.. ..The Stars!.. ..Aretha Franklin.. ..Michael Jackson.. ..Al Green.. ..Carole King.. ..Bill Withers.. ..Celia Cruz.. ..Donny Hathaway.. ..Djavan.. ..Elvis Presley.. ..James Brown.. ..Janis Joplin.. ..Prince.. ..Joni Mitchell.. ..Curtis Mayfield.. ..Ray Charles.. ..Marvin Gaye.. ..Billy Joel.. ..Neil Young.. ..Roberta Flack.. ..Minnie Riperton.. ..Meshell Ndegeocello.. ..Joao Gilberto.. ..Michael Jackson.. ..Bob Marley.. ..Ivan Lins.. ..Burt Bacharach.. ..Cole Porter.. ..Quincy Jones.. ..George Gershwin.. ..John Lennon.. ..YOKO ONO.. ..Charlie Chaplin.....and many!.. ..Band!.. ..The Stylistics.. ..Queen.. ..Count Basie Ochestra.. ..Weather Report.. ..Talking Heads.. ..The Crusaders.. ..Average White Band.. ..The Beatles.. ..The Carpenters.. ..Earth Wind & Fire.. ..Tower Of Power.. ..Led Zeppelin.. ..Gipsy Kings.. ..The Meters.. ..Neville Brothers.. ..TOTO.....and many!.. ..My idol.. ..Stevie Wonder!!!.. ..Movie, Drama & Anime.. ..TORA-san.. ..Kita no Kuni kara.. ..Akira Kurosawa.. ..Hayao Miyazaki.. ..The Simpsons.. ..Malcolm in the middle.. ..EVANGELION.. ..South Park.. ..That 70's Show.. ..and...Kigeki Movies.. ..Japanese Music!.. ..Hibari Misora.. ..Yutaka Ozaki.. ..Motoharu Sano.. ..Yosui Inoue.. ..Kazumasa Oda.. ..SMAP.. ..Makihara.. ..Misato.. ..Masashi Sada.. ..Tatsuro Yamashita.. ..レミオロメン.. ..Kiroro.. ..Godaigo.....and more!.. ..Hobby.. ..Rakugo.. .. ..Elvin Jones & me (2000~2003):.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ........ Photos of New York Life [2007.10~] .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ..........
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Kayo trio @ Arturo's

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Madame Pat Tandy(vo)@The Priory Restaurant

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12月23日生、香川県高松市出身、山羊座のO型。

4才頃から従姉妹の影響でクラシックピアノを習い始める。

中学生の頃から独学でロックドラムを始める。やがて兄の影響で洋楽に興味を持ち、主にソウルミュージックが大好きになった。

高校時代は専らサッカーとドラムの日々。この頃にプロドラマーになる決意をしていた。

高松短期大学ピアノ科を専攻し、卒業後20才--24才までRCCドラム教室中国地区の講師を務める。

1997年4月に運命の出会いがあり、故・日野元彦氏(トコさん)に願ってもいない大チャンスをいただくことになった。

すぐに上京、日野氏の奥さんである容子ママが経営するジャズクラブ【六本木 alfie】で約3年働きながら学んだ。ジャズを体感した。

1999年5月13日日野氏が膵臓癌の為52才で亡くなった後、独立しプロ活動の一歩を歩きだした。

日野皓正(tp)をはじめ、(以下順不同)

井上陽介(b)
上野尊子(vo)
大石学(pf)
岡田勉(b)
越智順子(vo)
小沼洋介(g)
井上新平(fl)
金澤英明(b)
神谷えり(vo)
伊藤大輔(vo)
Akiko(vo)
TOKU(vo)
辛島文雄(pf)
川嶋哲郎(ts)
河原秀夫(b)
JAY(vo)
鈴木勲(b)
多田誠司(as)
土岐英史(as)
中路英明(tb)
橋本信二(g)
日野賢二(elb)
故・本田竹広(pf)
峰厚介(ts)
山本剛(pf)
横山達治(perc)

など日本のトップジャズメン等と共演やセッションライブを経験。

現在もなおフリーで活動中で、2007年からは活動拠点をニューヨークへ移し、新たなチャレンジを志し、更に音楽性の幅を広げるため、再びスタートを切る。

NY移住以降のプロフィール続きは下記のBiographyにて。。。

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カメチンのJAZZライブに5515!: NYのジャズシーンがもっと詳しく分かるブログ。山田香織本人の連載NY Jazz通信あり。

Biography

Kaori Yamada is a jazz drummer. Born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref., Japan, Kaori started to learn the piano at the age of 4 and she graduated from the School of Music, at Takamatsu Junior College, majoring in classical piano.

Kaori began to play drums on her own initiative at the age of 14. She was particularly interested in Soul, R&B, and Jazz, music her brother was listening to at the time, and she developed a strong ambition to become a professional drummer.

From 1991 to 1995, Kaori was based in Hiroshima where she qualified as a drum instructor under the R.C.C. Takeshi Inomata Drum School at YAMAHA Music Shops, Chugoku Region. During this period, she contributed to the local community as a volunteer musician participating in charity concerts and events for a local youth group and welfare facility. In 1994 Kaori was awarded the Best Ensemble Award at the YAMAHA Music Festival.

Kaori was introduced to Japan's best-known drummer, the late Motohiko Hino, in 1996. She started training in Tokyo under his supervision and in 1998 her professional drumming career began. Since that time Kaori has given many live performances nationwide leading her own bands "Wet" and later on, "Petit Agasa". Kaori has also worked as a side man for many of her fellow musicians. She has performed with many famous Japanese musicians including Terumasa Hino (tp), Fumio Karashima (pf), Kosuke Mine (ts), Yosuke Inoue (b), etc.

In 2007 she plans to move to New York to broaden her music horizon.

She is often playing in the New York City now.

Performed at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, St. Nick's Pub, Big Apple Jazz, Showmans, Garage, Kenny's Castaways, Arturo's, Steinway Reformed Church, Temple M, Trumpets, Jamaican Art Center, Flashing Library, Lancer's Restaurant, Le Pescadeux etc... many!

With Carol Sudhalter(ts&fl), Nabuko Kiryu(vo), James Zollar(tp), Valery Pomonarev(tp), Vito di Modugno(org), Kayo(pf), Steve Millhouse(b), Jared Gold(org), Sarah McLawler(org&vo), Radam Schwartz(org), Madame Pat Tandy(vo), Joe Vincent Tranchina(pf), Marti Mabin(vo), Steve Elmer(pf), Peter Brainin(ts&fl), Ian McDonard(org), Greg Lewis(org), Marco Panascia(b), Yoshiro Okazaki(tp), Miki Hayama(pf), Vitaly Golovnev(tp), Kazu(pf), Art Hirahara(pf), Akiko Tsuruga(org), Bertha Hope(pf), Ondrej Pivec(org), Jimmy Lategano(vo), Mainman(Rock Band) etc....and more.

Recording: Carol Sudhalter(ts&fl) 2009 New CD 「THE OCTAVE Tunes」

Her favorite color:: Red
Her favorite food:: Dark chocolate

Influence

Drummer: Elvin Jones; Max Roach; Philly Joe Jones; Art Blakey[and The Jazz Messengers]; Roy Haynes; Tony Williams; Motohiko Hino; Jack DeJohnette; Jimmy Cobb; Harold Jones; Al Foster; Keith Moon; John Bohnam; Bernard Purdie; Dennis Davis; Horacio Hernandez...and many!
Pianist: Oscar Peterson; Hank Jones[Great Jazz Trio]; Gene Harris[The Three Sounds]; Ahmad Jamal; Herbie Hancock; Horace Silver; Tadd Dameron; Thelonious Monk; Duke Ellington; Fumio Itabashi; Ceder Walton; Michel Camilo; Toshiko Akiyoshi.....and more!
Bassist: Jimmy Garrison; Charles Mingus; Sam Jones; Jaco Pastorius; Richard Davis; Anthony Jackson; Richard Bona; Bootsy Collins.....and more!
Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix; Joe Pass; George Benson; Carlos Santana; Paco De Lucia; John McLaughlin; Shinji Hashimoto.....and more!
Vocalist: Carmen McRae; Sarah Vaughan; Frank Sinatra; Tony Bennett; Shirley Horn; Johnny Hartman; Billie Holiday; Ella Fitzgerald; Nat King Cole; Nina Simone; Jimmy Lategano .....and more!
The other instrument: Louis Armstrong; Miles Davis; John Coltrane; Benny Golson; Cannonball Adderley; Rahsaan Roland Kirk; Clifford Brown; Dexter Gordon; Dizzy Gillespie; Eric Dolphy; Jackie McLean; Joe Henderson; Lee Morgan; Terumasa Hino; Wayne Shorter; Tetsuro Kawashima; Gary Bartz; Steve Wilson; Kenny Dorham.... and many!
The Stars!: Aretha Franklin; Michael Jackson; Al Green; Carole King; Bill Withers; Celia Cruz; Donny Hathaway; Djavan; Elvis Presley; James Brown; Janis Joplin; Prince; Joni Mitchell; Curtis Mayfield; Ray Charles; Marvin Gaye; Billy Joel; Neil Young; Roberta Flack; Minnie Riperton; Meshell Ndegeocello; Joao Gilberto; Michael Jackson; Bob Marley; Ivan Lins; Burt Bacharach; Cole Porter; Quincy Jones; George Gershwin; John Lennon; YOKO ONO; Charlie Chaplin.....and many!
Band!: The Stylistics; Queen; Count Basie Ochestra; Weather Report; Talking Heads; The Crusaders; Average White Band; The Beatles; The Carpenters; Earth Wind & Fire; Tower Of Power; Led Zeppelin; Gipsy Kings; The Meters; Neville Brothers; TOTO.....and many!
My idol: Stevie Wonder!!!
Movie, Drama & Anime: TORA-san; Kita no Kuni kara; Akira Kurosawa; Hayao Miyazaki; sThe Simpsons; Malcolm in the middle; EVANGELION; South Park; That 70's Show; and...Kigeki Movies
Japanese Music!: Hibari Misora; Yutaka Ozaki; Motoharu Sano; Yosui Inoue; Kazumasa Oda; SMAP; Makihara; Misato; Masashi Sada; Tatsuro Yamashita; レミオロメン; Kiroro; Godaigo.....and more!
Hobby: Rakugo

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