Kaoru Abe

Saxophonist

Kaoru Abe (阿部薫, Abe Kaoru) was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. 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 (ja), and was a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was portrayed in Kōji Wakamatsu's film Endless Waltz by novelist and punk rock singer Kō Machida. He is not to be confused with the Japanese actor Kaoru Abe.

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Kaoru Abe was born on Thursday, 5 May 1949 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He was best known as a professional saxophonist. Abe's country of citizenship (nationality) was Japanese. He died on Saturday, 9 September 1978 in Nakano, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan at the age of 29. He had black eyes and black hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

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Date of birth	5 May 1949	edit
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	edit
Date of death	9 September 1978	edit
Age	29 (age at death)
Place of death	Nakano, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	edit
Occupation	Musician	edit
Occupation category	Saxophone	edit
Nationality	Japanese	edit

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Zodiac sign	Taurus
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