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Kaori Yamada (drums)

I've begun to walk the Long yellow road...

About Me

12月23日生、香川県高松市出身、山羊座のOåž‹ã €‚

4才頃から従姉妹の影響でクラシックピアノ゠’習い始める。

中学生の頃から独学でロックドラムを始める 。やがて兄の影響で洋楽に興味を持ち、主に ソウルミュージックが大好きになった。

高校時代は専らサッカーとドラムの日々。こ の頃にプロドラマーになる決意をしていた。

高松短期大学ピアノ科を専攻し、卒業後20才- -24才まで RCCドラム教室 中国地区の講師を務める。

1997å¹´4æœˆã«é‹å‘½ã®å‡ºä¼šã„ãŒã‚ã‚Šã€æ•…ãƒ»æ—¥é‡Žå…ƒå ½¦æ°(トコさん)に願ってもいない大チャンス゠’いただくことになった。

すぐに上京、日野さんの奥さんである容子マ マが経営するジャズクラブ【 六本木 alfie 】で約3年働きながら学んだ。ジャズを体感だ—た。

1999年5月13日日野さんが膵臓癌の為52才で亡く なった後、独立しプロ活動の一歩を歩きだし た。

日野皓正( tp )をはじめ、(以下順不同)

    井上陽介( b ) 上野尊子( vo ) 大石学( pf ) 岡田勉( b ) 越智順子( vo ) 小沼洋介( g ) 井上新平( fl ) 金澤英明( b ) 神谷えり( vo ) 伊藤大輔( vo ) Akiko( vo ) TOKU( vo ) 辛島文雄( pf ) 川嶋哲郎( ts ) 河原秀夫( b ) JAY ( vo ) 鈴木勲( b ) 多田誠司( as ) 土岐英史( as ) 中路英明( tb ) 橋本信二( g ) 日野賢二( elb ) 故・本田竹広( pf ) 峰厚介( ts ) 山本剛( pf ) 横山達治( perc )

など日本のトップジャズメン等と共演やセッ ションライブを経験。

現在もなおフリーで活動中で、2007å¹´ã‹ã‚‰ã¯æ´ »å‹•æ‹ ç‚¹ã‚’ニューヨークへ移し、新たなチャム¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã‚’志し、更に音楽性の幅を広げるため〠å†ã³ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼ãƒˆã‚’切る。

好きな色 赤 好物 ビターチョコ


Kaori Yamada is a jazz drummer. Born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref., Japan, Kaori started to learn the piano at the age of 4 and in 1991 she graduated from the School of Music, at Takamatsu Junior College, majoring in classical piano.

Kaori began to play drums on her own initiative at the age of 14. She was particularly interested in Soul, R&B, and Jazz, music her brother was listening to at the time, and she developed a strong ambition to become a professional drummer.

From 1991 to 1995, Kaori was based in Hiroshima where she qualified as a drum instructor under the R.C.C. Takeshi Inomata Drum School at YAMAHA Music Shops, Chugoku Region. During this period, she contributed to the local community as a volunteer musician participating in charity concerts and events for a local youth group and welfare facility. In 1994 Kaori was awarded the Best Ensemble Award at the YAMAHA Music Festival.

Kaori was introduced to Japan's best-known drummer, the late Motohiko Hino, in 1996. She started training in Tokyo under his supervision and in 1998 her professional drumming career began. Since that time Kaori has given many live performances nationwide leading her own bands "Wet" and later on, "Petit Agasa". Kaori has also worked as a side man for many of her fellow musicians. She has performed with many famous Japanese musicians including Terumasa Hino ( tp ), Fumio Karashima ( pf ), Kosuke Mine ( ts ), Yosuke Inoue ( b ), etc.

In 2007 she plans to move to New York to broaden her music horizon.

her favorite color red her favorite food bitter chocolate

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/26/2007
Band Website: kaoriyamada.com/
Influences: Drummer Elvin Jones Max Roach Philly Joe Jones Art Blakey[and The Jazz Messengers] Roy Haynes Tony Williams Motohiko Hino Jack DeJohnette Jimmy Cobb Harold Jones Al Foster Keith Moon John Bohnam Bernard Purdie Dennis Davis Horacio Hernandez...and many! Pianist Oscar Peterson Hank Jones[Great Jazz Trio] Gene Harris[The Three Sounds] Ahmad Jamal Herbie Hancock Horace Silver Tadd Dameron Thelonious Monk Duke Ellington Fumio Itabashi Ceder Walton Michel Camilo Toshiko Akiyoshi..... Bassist Jimmy Garrison Charles Mingus Sam Jones Jaco Pastorius Richard Davis Anthony Jackson Bootsy Collins..... Guitarist Jimi Hendrix Joe Pass George Benson Carlos Santana Paco De Lucia John McLaughlin Shinji Hashimoto..... Vocalist Carmen McRae Sarah Vaughan Shirley Horn Johnny Hartman Frank Sinatra Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald Nat King Cole Nina Simone..... The other instrument Louis Armstrong Miles Davis John Coltrane Benny Golson Cannonball Adderley Rahsaan Roland Kirk Clifford Brown Dexter Gordon Dizzy Gillespie Eric Dolphy Jackie McLean Joe Henderson Lee Morgan Terumasa Hino Wayne Shorter Tetsuro Kawashima Gary Bartz Steve Wilson Kenny Dorham The Stars! Aretha Franklin Al Green Carole King Bill Withers Celia Cruz Donny Hathaway Djavan Elvis Presley James Brown Janis Joplin Prince Joni Mitchell Curtis Mayfield Ray Charles Marvin Gaye Billy Joel Neil Young Roberta Flack Minnie Riperton Meshell Ndegeocello Joao Gilberto Michael Jackson Bob Marley Ivan Lins Burt Bacharach Cole Porter Quincy Jones George Gershwin John Lennon YOKO ONO Charlie Chaplin..... Band! The Stylistics Queen Count Basie Ochestra Weather Report Talking Heads The Crusaders Average White Band The Beatles The Carpenters Earth Wind & Fire Tower Of Power Led Zeppelin Gipsy Kings The Meters Neville Brothers TOTO..... My idol Stevie Wonder! Movie, Drama & Anime TORA-san Kita no Kuni kara Akira Kurosawa Hayao Miyazaki The Simpsons Malcolm in the middle EVANGELION South Park That 70's Show and...Kigeki Movies Japanese Music! Hibari Misora Yosui Inoue Yutaka Ozaki Motoharu Sano Godaigo.....

Elvin Jones & me (2000~2003):

Photos of New York Life [2007.10~]
Sounds Like: KaORi
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

kaO Sat In @Cachaca!!! [KLJKjD]

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Short Movie of Live @ Showmans

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NY Phil @ Central Park!!! [lg¤ÿ}ã¢]

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Salsa!!!!! [»¯·üChinok îÚŒ]

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Posted by Kaori Yamada (drums) on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:30:00 PST

Peaceful Day...!!! [sŒjnå]

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STOMP!!!!! [„ch³~W_]

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Posted by Kaori Yamada (drums) on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:15:00 PST

MoMA Art Museum!! [ÑÜån!™¿¤à]

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Posted by Kaori Yamada (drums) on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:54:00 PST

My Piano!!! [ÉéàˆŠHk]

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@Showmans!!! [¨Ç£ûØóÀü½óÛseŠ]

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Gig@The Garage!!! [S“jå‚B‹U]

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Posted by Kaori Yamada (drums) on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:12:00 PST