Masakazu Yoshizawa

Flute Player

Birthday September 10, 1950

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Japan

DEATH DATE Oct 24, 2007 (57)

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About

Japanese American flautist who mastered the bamboo flute. He has been a scholar of traditional Japanese music and instruments.

Before Fame

He learned to play the accordion when he was nine years old and later turned his interests towards the piano, several woodwinds, and the shakuhach.

Trivia

He was featured on the soundtrack to the Academy Award-nominated film Memoirs of a Geisha.

Family Life

He had a daughter and a son, but was divorced.

Associated With

He frequently collaborated with John Williams on film scores.