Tadao Sawai
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Tadao Sawai (沢井 忠夫, Sawai Tadao; 1938 – April 1, 1997) was a Japanese koto player and composer. He was renowned all over Japan for his skill at the koto and also received acclaim for his compositions.
Born in Aichi Prefecture, Sawai graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1958.
Musical career
Sawai worked with a number of Western musicians, including Wadada Leo Smith and also released a CD of himself playing Jazzy Bach on the Koto.
Sawai also invented a Koto of his own called the Tadao koto which also creates good sounds.
