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IntroduceTitle PROFILE OF TADAO KITANO
AND ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Established in 1958 is a high class club called the "Club Arrow" in Umeda,
Osaka City.
At the same time,it's own club band,
"The ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA"was born.
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The reader,the pianist and the music arranger of the band is a great man called TadaoKitanoTADAO KITANO.
His delicate touch with musical arrangements and scores helped himcompose various detailed and explicit ensembles and repertoires.
His experiences gave him character in his work,especially his great solo performances.
All of these helped him shaped the best music band everybody asknowledges as the No.1 band there is .
Today,this band is still keeping up with tradition.
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The band's notable difference from other bands is the prominence in eachAJO Image04 member's solo performances. Each band player of
"The ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA"performs in his own live concerts with his own band.

In the past, the band has already held five different recitals. On the side,
the band has also self-produced their own concerts on a regular and seasonal
production basis.

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After being established and gaining fame for more than 40 years, with the sole
purpose of playing jazz music,"The ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA"has maintained their high appraisal among all of the remaining few professional big bands.
AJO Image05Finally,with the members of the band as the proprietors and instructors,they
founded "The ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA music school" with this music school,the members of the band will devote all of their energy to spread the wonders of jazz music.
E-mail; office@arrow-jazz.co.jp
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Arrow Jazz Orchestra Chronological Table
And past played with A.J.O.
1958 A.J.O.Established in Osaka
1963 play with Anita O'Day
1967 play with Ella Fitzgerald
1968 1st recital at Osaka MAINICHI HALL
1970 play with Malene Datrich in Japan EXPO.
1973 2nd recital at Osaka SANKEI HALL
1978 3rd recital at Osaka SANKEI HALL
1982 play with Lorez Alexandria
1984 4th recital at Osaka SANKEI HALL
1984 Tadao Kitano,A.J.O.Band Leader,Invited the prime minister's garden party.
1988 5th recital at Osaka Recreational annuity HALL
1989 play with Dizzy Gillespie
1993 play with John Pizzarelli
1995 1st CD titled "BOPULARITY" release
1998 40th Anniversary recital at Osaka SANKEI HALL
2001 2nd CD titled "Color Of The Moment" release
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