Yoshihiko KATORI

Composer, Arranger, Vibraphone, Marimba, Keyboards

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age 5 Started organ in group lesson (~age6)

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age 6 Stared electric Organ lesson (~age 17)

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age 7 Studied solfage with Mr. Maso Takahashi (~age 15)

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age 16 Attended Chiba higashi high school. Started arranging in Mandolin orchestra. Experienced guitar, contra bass, percussion, drums and conducting. Played in folk, rock, progressive rock, cross over (fusion) bands. (~age 18)

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age 19 Belonged to High Society Orchestra (~age 24) as percussion/pianist/vibraphone player. Started arranging of jazz big band.

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age 20 Started vibraphone. Studied with Mr. Hitoshi Hamada (~age 26). 

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age 24 Graduated electric engineering major in department of science and technology in Waseda university (Degree of engineering 1984).  Studied arranging with Mr. Yu Kitagawa (~age 26)

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age 27 Entered Berklee collage of music, studied vibraphone with Gary Burton.

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age 28 Won Duke Ellington award in Berklee College of Music. Graduated composition major summa cum laude (B.A. in Music 1988)

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