Takuya Kuroda
Takuya Kuroda
Genres: jazz, trumpet, japanese, instrumental, jazz trumpet
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About Takuya Kuroda
Jazz trumpeter Takuya Kuroda is a forward-thinking musician with a bent toward mixing post-bop and adventurous soul-jazz. Born in Kobe, Japan, Kuroda followed his older trombonist brother into the local music scene, playing in big bands. After studying music in Japan, Kuroda relocated to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Kuroda befriended upcoming jazz vocalist José James, who invited Kuroda to record with him. Kuroda appeared on James' 2010 sophomore album, Blackmagic, and later on No Beginning No End -- for which he also wrote the horn arrangements. After leaving Berklee, Kuroda moved to New York City, where he enrolled at the New School's Jazz and Contemporary Music program, graduating in 2006. After graduating, Kuroda quickly ensconced himself in the vibrant N.Y.C. jazz scene, performing with such artists as Junior Mance, Greg Tardy, Andy Ezrin, Jiro Yoshida, Akoya Afrobeat, Valery Ponomarev's big band, and others. In 2011, Kuroda released the independently produced album Edge, followed by Bitter & High and Six Aces in 2012. In 2013, Kuroda signed with Blue Note Records and recorded his third solo album, the José James-produced Rising Son. Released in 2014, Rising Son featured a strong soul-jazz and hip-hop influence exemplified by the presence of several Roy Ayers compositions including "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," which featured James on vocals. ~ Matt Collar
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Takuya Kuroda — Top 30 songs of 34
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Takuya Kuroda | R.S.B.D | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Midnight Crisp | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Rising Son | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Midnight Crisp | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Sweet and Low | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Rising Son | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Time Coil | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Sweet Sticky Things | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Everybody Loves the Sunshine | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Fade (Kearl Remix) | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Green And Gold | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Piri Piri | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Thirteen | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Brand New Shoes | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Afro Blues | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | R.S.B.D. | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Dead End Dance | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Everybody Loves The Sunshine [1EYa] | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | ABC | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Everybody Loves the Sunshine (feat. José James) | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Green and Gold | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Everybody Loves The Sunshine | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Green and Gold | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Mala | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Fly Moon Die Soon | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Do they know | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Little words | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Fade (KEARL Remix) | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | No Sign | ||
| Takuya Kuroda | Dead End Dance |