Fumio Nanri
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was a jazz trumpeter nicknamed the "Satchmo of Japan" by Louis Armstrong
. He was one of Japan's first jazz musicians to become known outside his native country. A long-standing Japanese jazz
award "The Fumio Nanri" was named for him.http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news_print.php?id=4325
, Osaka Prefecture
, Japan
.
He was the yougest child in the six brothers/sisters and his father died after four days of his birth.
For that reason he often changed his address; Hiroshima Prefecture
where his mother's family home were in, Kyoto Prefecture
where the family his elder sister married into, Kobe
where his elder brother lived in, and various locations.
He entered , the boys' band of Takashimaya
, in 1925 after he graduated from a senior high school in Kobe.
He played at a dance hall
in Kobe after the boys' band disbanded. Then he moved to Tokyo
in 1928 and entered 's band (the second term of ), but mere two months after he ran away form the band.
Nanri moved to Shanghai
in 1929, and studied the piano with Teddy Weatherford
.
Nanri went to San Francisco with some bandmen of a boat in 1932. In that year he entered 's band which was playing at Florida in , Akasaka, Tokyo
, in 1934 he formed his own band "Fumio Nanri and Hot Peppers". Fumio Nanri and Hot Peppers accompanied a singer when Mine recorded.
Nanri lived in Dalian
, China
from 1937 to 1940, he played at in 1937. He often came back to Japan and recorded in these years.
Nanri was called up and went into the service of as a combat medic
in February, 1944.
Nanri formed the first term of Hot Peppers in 1946.
Nanri formed the second term of Hot Peppers again with , and some musicians in 1948.
Nanri suddenly had a misfortune that he almost lost his sight for optic atrophy in 1953, he nevertheless came back on August, and he played with Louis Armstrong on December in that year when Armstrong came to Japan.
Nanri played with Bobby Hackett
, Clark Terry
and some musicians at Trumpet Workshop to the memory of the late Louis Armstrong in 1971.
Nanri had the commemorative recital of his jazz life 48th year anniversary in 1973.
Nanri held a jazz concert to support Vietnam
ese people in 1974.
Nanri died on August 4th, 1975. Age at death was 64.
Nanri always played Dixieland jazz
in a straight line, however he was engaged upon bebop
for a period of postwar time.
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
. He was one of Japan's first jazz musicians to become known outside his native country. A long-standing Japanese jazz
Japanese jazz
Japanese jazz refers to jazz music that is played by Japanese musicians, or to jazz music that is in some way connected to Japan or Japanese culture. In a broader sense, the concept is often used to refer to the history of jazz in Japan. Japan has, according to some estimates, the largest...
award "The Fumio Nanri" was named for him.http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news_print.php?id=4325
Life
Fumio Nanri was born at Minamikyuhoji-machi, Osaka CityOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
He was the yougest child in the six brothers/sisters and his father died after four days of his birth.
For that reason he often changed his address; Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
where his mother's family home were in, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
where the family his elder sister married into, Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
where his elder brother lived in, and various locations.
He entered , the boys' band of Takashimaya
Takashimaya
is a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
, in 1925 after he graduated from a senior high school in Kobe.
He played at a dance hall
Dance hall
Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub...
in Kobe after the boys' band disbanded. Then he moved to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in 1928 and entered 's band (the second term of ), but mere two months after he ran away form the band.
Nanri moved to Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in 1929, and studied the piano with Teddy Weatherford
Teddy Weatherford
Teddy Weatherford was a jazz pianist, an accomplished stride pianist.Weatherford was born in Pocahontas, Virginia and was raised in neighboring Bluefield, West Virginia. From 1915 through 1920 he lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he learned to play jazz piano...
.
Nanri went to San Francisco with some bandmen of a boat in 1932. In that year he entered 's band which was playing at Florida in , Akasaka, Tokyo
Akasaka, Tokyo
is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
, in 1934 he formed his own band "Fumio Nanri and Hot Peppers". Fumio Nanri and Hot Peppers accompanied a singer when Mine recorded.
Nanri lived in Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
from 1937 to 1940, he played at in 1937. He often came back to Japan and recorded in these years.
Nanri was called up and went into the service of as a combat medic
Combat medic
Combat medics are trained military personnel who are responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. They are also responsible for providing continuing medical care in the absence of a readily available physician, including care for disease and battle injury...
in February, 1944.
Nanri formed the first term of Hot Peppers in 1946.
Nanri formed the second term of Hot Peppers again with , and some musicians in 1948.
Nanri suddenly had a misfortune that he almost lost his sight for optic atrophy in 1953, he nevertheless came back on August, and he played with Louis Armstrong on December in that year when Armstrong came to Japan.
Nanri played with Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
Robert Leo "Bobby" Hackett was an US jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late thirties and early forties.-Biography:...
, Clark Terry
Clark Terry
Clark Terry is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, educator, NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and recipient of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award...
and some musicians at Trumpet Workshop to the memory of the late Louis Armstrong in 1971.
Nanri had the commemorative recital of his jazz life 48th year anniversary in 1973.
Nanri held a jazz concert to support Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese people in 1974.
Nanri died on August 4th, 1975. Age at death was 64.
Nanri always played Dixieland jazz
Dixieland Jazz
Dixieland Jazz was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1954.-Premise:The series host was Trump Davidson, a cornet player. He also hosted a radio music series on CBC's Trans-Canada Network.-Scheduling:...
in a straight line, however he was engaged upon bebop
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
for a period of postwar time.