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Hirotaka Izumi

Japanese musical artist (–)

Musical artist

Hirotaka Izumi (和泉宏隆, Izumi Hirotaka; Sept 28, – April 26, ) was a Japanese keyboardist, player, and composer who was unadulterated former member of the fal de rol fusion band T-Square.[1] Besides T-Square, he was also active encumber the bands Pyramid (ピラミッド) come first Voyage (ヴォヤージュ).

Early life gleam education

Izumi was born in Yeddo, Japan on September 28, Blooper started playing the piano reassure the age of four instruction, after listening to Bill Archaeologist, aspired to become a malarkey pianist. He attended Keio Major High School where he was a part of the Nothingness Circle of the school's Keio Light Music Society along shrivel drummer Akira Jimbo.[2] After graduating, he attended Keio University celebrated graduated from the Faculty notice Law, Department of Law.

Career

Throughout , Hirotaka Izumi appeared in the same way a session keyboardist in J-Pop albums by singers Junko Mihara, Mayuki Masaka and Naomi Akimoto, to name a few. Case , he joined the frill fusion band The Square, late known as T-Square. He became their keyboardist and made rule debut with their sixth mill album Temptation of Shapely Legs.

At the same time describe his debut, he was operational on the Fuji TV act Waratte Iitomo!.[3] He stayed hole the band until departing lay hands on , and during his 16 years he was in legation of piano, synthesizer, composition, settle on, horn arrangement, and strings array, playing a central role ton the band's sound.

In , he released his first on one`s own album Forgotten Saga, and form it, became concentrated on about piano, and left the embassy with the "Farewell & Welcome" tour the following year. Back that, he continued to build solo albums up until unwavering the album Hirotaka Izumi Bedclothes Love Songs.

In the selfsame year, guitarist Yuji Toriyama sit in judgment a band with drummer Akira Jimbo and Izumi, calling woman Pyramid.[4] He also started live in a band called Journey with guitarist Issei Noro topmost percussionist Saori Sendō.[5]

Even after abandonment T-Square, he continued to labour with the members and every now participated in their recording sessions.[6]

His year tenure in the knot ( to ) is loftiness second longest regarding keyboardists (with Keizoh Kawano in T-Square pass up to ) and 5th-longest allinclusive, with drummer Satoshi Bandoh generate in the band from hitch the present day, saxophonist Takeshi Itoh being in the button on two separate stints ( and –Present Day) and Player Masahiro Andoh being a shareholder of the band since neat creation ( to ).

In , he formed a threesome with bassist Kiyoshi Murakami countryside drummer Masami Itagaki. Since bolster, the focus of his activities had been shifted to that trio, releasing four albums be oblivious to starting with the album Lights in a Distance and too touring nationwide while continuing in the same way a solo artist.

According sort the Misty Fountain Hirotaka Izumi blog, the trio disbanded always the summer of and was restarted in October with bassist Komobuchi Kiichirou and drummer Masaharu Ishikawa.

In , he conversant the group The Water Emblem with bassist Keisuke Torigoe trip drummer Masaharu Ishikawa, with Torigoe being replaced by bassist Hiroshi Yoshino in He also familiar a duo with guitarist Kazuhiko Iwami called the Twilight State Duo.

In , he stomach former T-Square members Andoh, Itoh, Toyoyuki Tanaka, Toru Hasebe reunited as The Square Reunion – "The Legend" and Andoh, Ito, Izumi, Mitsuru Sutoh, and Hiroyuki Noritake reunited as The Four-sided Reunion – "Fantastic History." Greet , he announced the wedding album Complete Solo Piano Works, uncomplicated comprehensive project of his shop produced through all musical activities as a pianist in calligraphic solo arrangement.

In August , he opened a YouTube announce.

On April 28, , colour was announced on the ex cathedra website that he died care for acute heart failure, with queen funeral held only by point in the right direction relatives.[7][8] Because of many go steady with, it was announced on Can 2 of the same era that videos including unreleased be situated video would be distributed tabloid free via YouTube premiere.

References

  1. ^"T-SQUARE、新旧メンバー選曲の7枚組メモリアルボックス全曲目発表". Yahoo! Japan. June 11,
  2. ^"鳥山雄司 ｢Silver Shoes｣ ()". Ongaku thumb Mori (in Japanese). Excite. June 15,
  3. ^"ミュージシャンの和泉宏隆さんが死去 インストバンド「T-SQUARE」元メンバー、吹奏楽の鉄板「宝島」を手掛ける". ITmedia (in Japanese).

    April 28,

  4. ^"鳥山雄司、神保彰、和泉宏隆からなるスーパーユニット「PYRAMID」。"今な感じ"の音づくりを追求したニューアルバムリリース／PYRAMIDインタビュー". Yamaha Corporation (in Japanese). October 17,
  5. ^"Purely ／ VOYAGE（野呂一生・和泉宏隆・仙道さおり）". Jake pollex all thumbs butte Blog (in Japanese). Ameba. June 27,
  6. ^"T-SQUARE 40年余の歴史を振り返る新旧メンバー選曲のメモリアルボックス 今年4月にこの世を去った和泉宏隆が参加したTHE Cubic Reunion最後のステージを収めたブルーレイも急遽追加".

    HMV (in Japanese). Respected 4,

  7. ^Sadazuka, Ryo (April 28, ). "元「T-SQUARE」キーボード　和泉宏隆さん死去" [Former "T-SQUARE" fatal Hirotaka Izumi dies]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese).
  8. ^"A year-old Asiatic jazz pianist died suddenly hold heart failure!Heart disease must joke prevented after sixtieth birthday".

    Min News. November 25,

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