Toshinori Kondo (b. 近藤等則, 15 Dec 1948, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan), is an avant-garde jazz / jazz fusion trumpeter. He has lived in Japan, New York City & Amsterdam. In college he was a member of Funky Beaters & by 1976, a member of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan. His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie & Miles Davis. That said, his style is quite distinct from theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other things.
These are photos from concerts where Toshinori Kondo played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Figurehead / Toshinori Kondo / Thinking Fellers Local Union 282 / Doublé Nelson / Barkmarket Feb 17, 1994 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Uploaded by Matt Jh
