Quagero Imazawa
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Quagero Imazawa
"BASS NINJA!" Quagero Imazawa Bass Futurist, Composer, Professor Born: Feb 15, 1970 Genres: Jazz / Rock Instrument: 6-string ElectricBass, Fretless Bass Electric Bassist Quagero Imazawa was born in Ebetsu-shi Hokkaido, Japan. The grandson of composer and radical bamboo flutist Kozan Abe, Imazawa playing the bass and studying composition in the early '80s. 1990 Began his pro career in Tokyo,Japan 1995-2006 Performed solo gigs in USA,Germany,Austria,Sweden,Denmark,France,Switzerland,Romania,Finland and throughout Japan 1998 Played for LOVE PARADE in Berlin,Germany 1999 started endorsing 6-string basses of Moon Corporation,Japanese major bass manufacturer 1999 Been used for TV commercial for HBC,Hokkaido Broadcasting 2002 Delivered a lecture and did a concert at Musicians Institute Hollywood USA as a first Asian bass player 2005 Played for NAMM SHOW 2005 in Anaheim,USA 2006 Played for "European BassDay2006" in Krefeld, Germany Has released 11th album "BassDays"(King Records,Japan)with Akira Jimbo(ex CASIOPEA) 2007 Became the cover artist of Spanish Bass Magazine "baJisTa" Played for "Summersonic 07" in Chiba, Japan Has released DVD"BassNinja DVD"(King Records,Japan) Played for "Tokyo Jazz 2007" in Tokyo, Japan Played for "European BassDay2007" in Viersen, Germany "ADLIB AWARDS 2007-MUSIC VIDEO PRIZE" in Japan 2008 Has released 12th album "Bassist, Electric"(King Records,Japan) "iTunes best of 2008-Best Instrumental Jazz Album" 2009 Has released 13th album "STANDARDS"(King Records,Japan) 2010 Cover artist of "TIMES of India" Played for "Founder's Day Celebrations" in Chennai,India Collaborated with T.H.Vinayakaram(John Mclaughlin Shakti)in India Has released Quagero Imazawa magazine+book (Rittor Music,Japan) 2011 Has released 14th album"Hansa" 2012 Has released 15th album"superlight" 2013 Has composed the electric bass concerto with orchestra Did a concert tour with musicians national in Myanmar Has released 16th album"HOPE" 2014 Has released 17th album "spin, spin..." 2016 Has released 19th album "Blue Moon" 2019 Has released 20th album "kizashi" 2020 Has released 21st album "takteq reta" Has released 21 albums to his credit and does 250 gigs every year "The man who carves out the future of the bass!" (Bass Magazine, Japan) "Scary, Amazing, a Monster electric 6string fretless bass player!" (Downtown MusicGallery, USA) "Frontier!" (Cadence Magazine, USA) "Bass cyborg!" (Musicians Institute Hollywood, USA) "Miraculous bass technique!" (Groove, Japan) "Hyper BASS NINJA of the world!" (Sound&Recording Magazine, Japan) "Breaking the limits of the bass technique, It's an extreme bass world!" (Bass Magazine, Japan)
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