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Sadao Watanabe
Jazz
The next Sadao Watanabe concert is scheduled for Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Fukaya Civic Cultural Hall in Fukaya, Japan. See all 12 upcoming concerts
Upcoming Concerts for Sadao Watanabe
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- Jun15Jun 15, 2025Fukaya Civic Cultural HallFukaya
- Jun17Jun 17, 2025Kochi-City Culture Plaza CUL-PORT高知市
- Jun19Jun 19, 2025Japan Post Bank Sunport Takamatsu Post OfficeTakamatsu
- Jun22Jun 22, 2025Nihon Kotsu Masuda Sales OfficeMasuda
- Jul06Jul 06, 2025Seto City Culture CenterSeto
- Jul08Jul 08, 2025Blue Note TokyoMinato
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About Sadao Watanabe
Hometown
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Born
February 1, 1933
Genre
Jazz
One of the most well-known Japanese jazz musicians of his generation, Sadao Watanabe is an adept, bop-influenced saxophonist with a deep love of Brazilian bossa nova. He initially gained global fame in the 1960s with Bossa Nova Concert and Sadao Meets Brazilian Friends, showcasing his warm tone and lyrical, swinging sound. His subsequent recordings, highlighted by 1974's Round Trip, 1984's Rendezvous, and 1999's Remembrance, found him traversing such varied styles as funk, fusion, and crossover pop. Since the 2000s, Watanabe has focused largely on acoustic post-bop, Brazilian traditions, and straight-ahead jazz, as on the 2017 orchestral concert album Encore!
Sadao Watanabe has also released music as a member of Sadao Watanabe Quartet.
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