Toshinori Kondo

Toshinori Kondo (近藤 等則, Kondō Toshinori, December 15, 1948 – October 17, 2020) was a Japanese avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. In 1979, he released his first recording, toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne, and collaborated with European musicians such as Peter Brotzman. He worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kazumi Watanabe, and Herbie Hancock.

Kondo died on October 17, 2020 in Kawasaki City, Japan, aged 71.^[1][2]

References

1. "訃報 Obituary Notice". 近藤等則OfficialWebSite. 2020-10-18. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
2. "近藤等則さん死去 ｜ 共同通信". Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

Other websites

• Toshinori Kondo Official Web Site Archived 2020-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Toshinori Kondo on IMDb
• Toshinori Kondo discography at Discogs