Takeshi Inomata (

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. 猪俣猛, ''Inomata Takeshi''; born February 6, 1936, Takarazuka) is a Japanese

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drummer and bandleader. Inomata moved to Tokyo in 1956 and there played in the Six Joses and the West Liners. He worked as a leader regularly from the late 1950s. He and

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worked together repeatedly, both as part of the We 3 trio (with

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) and with other combinations which at times included Tatsuro Takimoto and Sadanori Nakamure. He moved to the United States early in the 1960s, where he studied with

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; following his return he founded a jazz education program called Rhythm Clinic Center. In the 1990s, he toured the United States with a group called the Japan Jazz All Stars. Inomata appeared on over 300 recordings over the course of his career.

References

*Kazunori Sugiyama, "Takeshi Inomata". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20220120100551/http://www.inosan.com/ Official web site archived in the Wayback Machine {{DEFAULTSORT:Inomata, Takeshi 1936 births Living people People from Takarazuka, Hyōgo Musicians from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese jazz drummers Japanese jazz bandleaders