Toshiyuki Miyama (October 31, 1921[1] – May 24, 2016) was a Japanese jazz clarinetist and bandleader.
Toshiyuki Miyama | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1921 Chiba, Japan |
| Died | May 24, 2016 (aged 94) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
Career
editMiyama played in a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force band during World War II. After the war, he joined the Lucky Puppy Orchestra. He led his own ensemble from 1950; initially called Jive Ace, the group expanded to big-band size and changed its name to the New Herd in 1958.[2] The ensemble's arranger was Kozaburo Yamaki. New Herd recorded with Charles Mingus in 1971 and toured worldwide throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Miyama led the ensemble for more than fifty years, continuing to perform into the 2000s.
References
edit- Footnotes
- ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.
- ^ Minor, William (2004). Jazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-11345-3.
- General references
- Yozo Iwanami/Kazunori Sugiyama, "Toshiyuki Miyama". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld