Imada, Masaru

- Kazunori Sugiyama
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(b Tokyo, March 21, 1932). Japanese pianist and leader. He studied classical piano privately and led student jazz bands while attending Meiji University. After graduating and then working for a year as a businessman he became a professional musician, and in 1953 he joined Eiji Kitamura’s group and the West Liners. He led a trio from ...