Eiji Kitamura

Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-)

Born: 8 April 1929
Tokyo
Country: Japan
Active: 1951–
Record labels: Concord Records

Biography

Eiji Kitamura is a jazz musician who plays clarinet. Eiji Kitamura was born on 8 April 1929 in Tokyo. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Concord Records. Honours include Fumio Nanri Award (1978) and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2007).

Eiji Kitamura (Japanese: 北村英治; born April 8, 1929) is a Japanese jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22. Kitamura devoted himself to clarinet playing while still an undergraduate at Keio University in Tokyo. He first came to prominence in the U.S. at the 20th Anniversary Jam Session of the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1977. His following in Japan was built previous to this on his regular television program. He prefers to interpret traditional swing jazz rather than modern jazz, and according to Allmusic is most strongly influenced by Benny Goodman and Woody Herman.

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