Kazuo Imai
Japanese free improviser, born in Kawasaki on September 24, 1955. Imai trained with two of the leading improvisers of post-war Japan, [a=Masayuki Takayanagi] and [a=Takehisa Kosugi]. He performed as a guest with Takayanagi's [a=New Direction Unit] and Kosugi's [a=The Taj-Mahal Travellers].