Bassist/Composer Kiyoshi Kitagawa is an integral part of today’s jazz scene. Soon after moving to NYC from Japan, he joined the Harper Brothers. He then toured and recorded
with alto great Kenny Garrett. He has gone on to work with many of the leading names in jazz, such as Jimmy Heath, Andy Bey, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Riley, Victor Lewis, Terell Staford, just name a few. Most recently, Kiyoshi has been touring the world with bands led by these jazz greats:the Kenny Barron Trio, the Jon Faddis Quartet, Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet.
Discography
"Live At The Village Vanguard:Remembrance" /The Harper Brothers
"Triology" /Kenny Garrett
"You Or Me" /Jimmy Heath
"The Trio" /Makoto Ozone
"Fields Of Gold" /Terell Stafford
"American Song" /Andy Bey
"Teranga" /Jon Faddis
"Memories Of T" /Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
"Prelude To A Kiss""Wide Angle" /Miki Hayama
"Images""The Traveler" /Kenny Barron
"Ancestry""Prayer""Live In Japan""I'm Still Here"
"Live At Tsutenkaku"(DVD) /Kiyoshi Kitagawa
"Solo""Solo2" /Kiyoshi Kitagawa
And So On.....
Mike Rodriguez Quartet "Au Privave" w/Mike Rodriguez(tp),Mike Moreno(g), Kiyoshi Kitagawa(b),Matt Wilson(ds) at "City Winery" NYC
Mike Rodriguez Quartet "My One And Only Love" w/Mike Rodriguez(tp),Mike Moreno(g), Kiyoshi Kitagawa(b),Matt Wilson(ds) at "City Winery" NYC
Kiyoshi Kitagawa Trio "Black Orpheus" w/Rey David Alejandre(p) Luis Mario Rivera(ds) at "PapaBeto" in Mexico City
Kenny Barron Trio "New York Attitude" w/Kiyoshi Kitagawa(b) Victor Lewis(ds) at "Jazz Baltica" in Germany
Jon Faddis Quartet "Gillespiana:Toccata" w/Renee Rosnes(p) Kiyoshi Kitagawa(b) Dion Parson(ds) Abdou Mbour(perc) Alioune Faye(perc) at "Symphony Space" NYC
