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is a Japanese jazz and fusion guitarist. He has lived in New York City since 1977. He played mainstream jazz, but later broadened his jazz guitar style without sticking strictly to jazz. == Biography == Ito was born in Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan. 1-1. Early Age / 1971 While a young boy,he was interested in American pop songs, so his father bought him a guitar and gave him lessons. Shinobu devoted great efforts to his study of the guitar and eventually developed an ambition to become a noted guitaristin the future. In junior high school, he organized his own pop music group and performed at various musical events. He became interested in jazz guitar during his high school days when he listened Wes Montgomery. While attending Tokai University, Shinobu studied with the respected guitar teacher, (Ikuo Shiosaki ), and became a member of the university’s (Tokai University Jazz Workshop ). 1-2. Professional Carrier in Japan / 1971-1977 He also began his professional career at this time, performing at clubs and on recordings. In 1975, (Shinobu ) experienced a great culture shock socially and musically during a 6-month stay in Los Angeles. During this period in L.A. Shinobu met Toshiko Akiyoshi, who introduced him to many musicians and strongly suggested to him that he go to New York to learn and play jazz on his next visit to the States. When he returned to Japan in 1975, Shinobu joined vocalist (Yoshiko Kimura )'s group, and also resumed activities with top Japanese musicians such as Kohsuke Mine, Seiichi Nakamura, Shigeharu Mukai, Hidefumi Toki and Takao Uematsu. He also had opportunities to play with Tete Montliu, Bill Reichenbach, Ronnie Foster, Stanley Banks in this era. Also in 1975, he was chosen as one of the 20 popular guitarist in Japan by (Swing Journal magazine ). In keeping with his plan, Shinobu returned to the United States in 1977 and settled in New York City. 1-3. New York / 1977-2006 He became a member of a 10-piece band directed by Reggie Workman, which performed mainly at Brooklyn festivals. He also joined ( Teruo Nakamura & his Rising Sun Band ) and became involved in various other musical activities mostly in the New York area. Additionally, Shinobu appeared on renowned Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's album in 1981. Some of the many musicians he played with at this time include Joe Jones Jr., Sadik Hakim, John Orr, Tommy Turrentine, Bob Mintzer, Rickey Ford and Kenny Kirkland, among others. In 1982, he formed and recorded his own first fusion group with T.M.Stenens, Kyle Hicks and Gene Williams while continuing straight ahead jazz activities. He would occasioally lead groups at jazz clubs such as the Blue Note, 55 Bar, the Angry Squire, Pat’s and grabbed many great opportunities to play with some great musicians including Valery Ponomarev, Lonnie Plaxico, Eddie Henderson, Lonnie Smith, Jesse Davis, Kenny Davis and Jeff Williams, among others. In 1989, Shinobu recorded with pianist Kris Defoort's 10-piece group which included Mike Formanek, Vincent Herring and Judy Niemack. Shinobu released his first CD in 1991 with Tom Harrell, Danny Gottlieb, Gary King, Mark Soskin and Dick Oates. So he did a promotional tour to Japan in 1991. Ito had made his album debut as a fusion player, and the session at legendary (Roppongi Pit-Inn ) included old friends Ken Shima on piano, Hidefumi Toki on alto sax and Kenji Takamizu on electric bass. However, what I heard on the live session recording were not the songs I remember from my youth. Apart from “S.O.S.” by Wes Montgomery, all songs were originals by Shinobu Ito, and all had very beautiful melodies. In 1995, Shinobu subsequently joined tenor saxophonist Eric Wyatt’s group and produced his debut CD in 1997. So he has played with countless musicians who are also based mostly in Brooklyn, such as Antonio Hart, Mark Shim, Alvester Garnett, Rodney Green, Lester Bowie, Kenyatta Beasley, Tim Perryman and others. Shinobu also performed at the (Montreal Jazz Festival ) with renowned guitarist Ryo Kawasaki. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shinobu Ito (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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