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Kazuo Imai

Imani started playing improvisation in the '70s. He participated in the collective improvisation of the East Bionic Symphonia in 1976, and began his solo improvisation series "SOLOWORKS" in 1991. He has also been organizing the collective improvisation project Marginal Consort since 1997, and in 2005 he formed the Kazuo Imai Trio, which plays free jazz. He has continued performing mainly improvisation inside and outside Japan for over 40 years.


Kazuo Imai on the Ftarri, Hitorri, Meenna, and Improvised Music from Japan labels


Last updated: October 29, 2019

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