Sadao Watanabe

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    • 沼津市
    • 沼津市民文化センター　大ホール · Tue, Aug 11 · 4 PM
    • 東金市
    • 東金文化会館　大ホール · Sun, Aug 23 · 4 PM
    • 旭川市
    • 旭川市公会堂 · Wed, Aug 26 · 6:30 PM
    • 札幌市
    • 札幌市教育文化会館　大ホール · Thu, Aug 27 · 6:30 PM
    • 北見市
    • ＮｉＣＣ芸術文化ホール　音楽ホール · Sat, Aug 29 · 3 PM
    • 下関市
    • 下関市生涯学習プラザ　海のホール · Tue, Sep 22 · 4 PM
    • 三原市
    • 三原市芸術文化センターポポロ · Wed, Sep 23 · 4 PM
    • 羽生市
    • 羽生市産業文化ホール　大ホール · Sun, Oct 18 · 3:30 PM

About Sadao Watanabe

One of the most well-known Japanese jazz musicians of his generation, Sadao Watanabe is an adept, bop-influenced saxophonist with a deep love of Brazilian bossa nova. He initially gained global fame in the 1960s with Bossa Nova Concert and Sadao Meets Brazilian Friends, showcasing his warm tone and lyrical, swinging sound. His subsequent recordings, highlighted by 1974's Round Trip, 1984's Rendezvous, and 1999's Remembrance, found him traversing such varied styles as funk, fusion, and crossover pop. Since the 2000s, Watanabe has focused largely on acoustic post-bop, Brazilian traditions, and straight-ahead jazz, as on 2011's Come Today, 2017's Re-Bop, the orchestral concert album Encore!, and 2026's But Beautiful.

FROM
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
BORN
February 1, 1933
GENRE
Jazz