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"BASS NINJA!"
Quagero Imazawa
Bass Futurist, Composer, Producer
Born: Feb 15, 1970
Genres: Rock / Jazz
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.
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1990 |
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Began his pro career in Tokyo,Japan |
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1995-2006 |
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Performed solo gigs in USA,Germany,Austria,Sweden,Denmark,France,Switzerland,Romania,Finland and throughout Japan |
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1994-2006 |
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Session with Toshi Hiketa(David Lee Roth),Tatsuya Yoshida(RUINS),Yoshihide Otomo,Misako Kano,Tadahiko Yokogawa,Kiyomi Otaka,HasseBruniusson(ZamlaMamazManna) etc |
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1996 |
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Collaborated with European DJs |
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1996 |
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Played at Knitting Factory in New York,USA |
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1996 |
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Played with Frank Zappa's students |
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1996 |
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Played for Arvika Festivalen in Sweden |
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1997 |
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Played for Klang Kreig in Berlin,Germany with Carl Crack from Atari Teenage Riot |
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1997 |
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Played for Arvika Festivalen in Sweden |
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1997 |
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Collaborated with David Fiuczinski in New York,USA |
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1998 |
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Played for LOVE PARADE in Berlin,Germany |
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1999 |
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started endorsing 6-string basses of Moon Corporation,Japanese major bass manufacturer |
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1999 |
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Been used for TV commercial for HBC,Hokkaido Broadcasting |
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2002 |
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Delivered a lecture and did a concert at Musicians Institute Hollywood USA as a first Asian bass player |
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2005 |
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Played for NAMM SHOW 2005 in Anaheim,USA |
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2006 |
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Played for "European BassDay2006" in Krefeld, Germany
Has released 11th album "BassDays"(King Records,Japan)with Akira Jimbo(ex CASIOPEA) |
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2007 |
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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 |
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2008 |
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Has released 12th album "Bassist, Electric"(King Records,Japan)
Has released 12 albums to his credit and does 250 gigs every year
"iTunes best of 2008-Best Instrumental Jazz Album" |
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2009 |
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Has released 13th album "STANDARDS"(King Records,Japan)
Has released 13 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)
History
1970---2003
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