Kaoru Abe
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-05-03
- Died
- 1978-09-09
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Chōsen mondai ronshū
- Chōsen jimbutsu senshū
- Chōsen kōrōsha meikan
- Flowers in Shakespeare
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Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫 Abe Kaoru?, May 5, 1949 - September 9, 1978) was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the most abrasive saxophone sound. Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves, although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. His life was the basis of the film Endless
Key dates
- Born
- 3 May 1949
- Died
- 9 September 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kaoru
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki
- Place of death
- Nakano
- Spouse
- Izumi Suzuki
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Genre
- free jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone