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Biography
Suzuki, Yoshio (Chin), bassist, pianist; b. Nagano, Japan, 21 March 1946. Yoshio Suzuki's mother was a piano teacher and his father the owner of the famous Suzuki Violin Factory. His uncle is, in addition, one of the world's foremost violin teachers, and author of the renowned Suzuki Method.
Surrounded by musical influence, Yoshio began playing violin and piano at an early age and later also took up the guitar in high school. At Waseda University, he joined the jazz band as pianist, Entered Watanabe Sadao's Yamaha Music School after graduation from Waseda. While studying jazz theory with Sadao Watanabe, Watanabe suggested Yoshio switch to bass as his main instrument. He did, and in 1969, he joined Watanabe's band as bassist. He also played bass with Masabumi Kikuchi's band, which was equally prominent in Japan at the time.
