Takeshi Inomata

Takeshi Inomata (jap. 猪俣 猛, Inomata Takeshi; born February 6, 1936, Takarazuka) is a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader.

Inomata moved to Tokyo in 1956 and there played in the and the . He worked as a leader regularly from the late 1950s. He and Norio Maeda worked together repeatedly, both as part of the We 3 trio (with ) and with other combinations which at times included and . He moved to the United States early in the 1960s, where he studied with Alan Dawson; following his return he founded a jazz education program called Rhythm Clinic Center. In the 1990s, he toured the United States with a group called the Japan Jazz All Stars.

Inomata appeared on over 300 recordings over the course of his career.

References[]

• Kazunori Sugiyama, "Takeshi Inomata". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.

External links[]

• http://www.inosan.com/ Official web site