Japanese Jazz Violinist Sotaro Kitatoko
Biography
Japanese jazz violinist, Sotaro Kitatoko was born in 1980.
He began to learn the violin at the age of five.
At university, he met jazz violin through Stephane Grappelli.
After studying with John Blake in summer workshop in the United States,
2005, He won three awards, including the best player award in the competition of the big jazz festival. (YOKOHAMA jazz promnade)
Sotaro is known as those who can also play Jazz Manouche.
In 2007, his performance was recorded on the album of the hot club record of Norway. (Django Festival vol.5)
From 2010 to 2012, jazz violinist Christian Howes came to Japan to spread Jazz violin culture.
Sotaro helped his workshop and stood on the stage with him every year.
and also got a great experience as a educator.
he supervised the Japanese version of the Stepahane Grappelli style book which Tim Kliphuis wrote.
(From ATN Stephane grappelli gypsy swing violin Japanese edition)
In 2013, also coordinated Tim's workshop in japan and is holding the jam session for strings players once every month.
And he is a cooperated artist of YAMAHA silent violin.
Silent violin (Japanese web site)
He released debut album
-Night & Day- 24th of April,2013.
Christian Howes wrote Liner Notes for sotaro.
You can buy this album with iTunes.
Please enjoy Jazz Violin music.
You can also get with amazon.
Sotaro Kitatoko Night & Day Amazon USA
Introduction movie 「Night & day」
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「1st Album Night & Day」カテゴリの記事
- 明日は名古屋ヤマハにてインストア、夜はアッコルダトゥーラでライブ。(2013.06.22)
- Night & Day 別バージョンのクリップアップしました。(2013.06.19)
- アルバムのプロモーションクリップをアップしました。(2013.05.09)
- Japanese Jazz Violinist Sotaro Kitatoko(2013.04.24)
- CDショップへのご挨拶(特典付きの店舗の様子)(2013.05.01)
「Profile」カテゴリの記事
- ジャズバイオリン北床宗太郎レッスン①東京個人②ミュージックスクエアカマタ③名古屋音楽学校音楽教室(2014.06.01)
- ジャズバイオリン・北床宗太郎・プロフィール(2013.05.11)
- Japanese Jazz Violinist Sotaro Kitatoko(2013.04.24)
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