Ryo Kawasaki, the renowned and much loved Japanese composer, guitarist, bandleader, who also happens to be the inventor of the guitar synthesizer, has passed away at the age of 73.
His daughter Tane Kawasaki Saavedra shared this news on her Facebook profile with the caption: ‘Falling asleep to the sound of you practicing. The smell of black coffee mingled with camel straights. American cheese omelets at Westway and quiche at La Madeleine. The same song for weeks as you mixed it into perfection. Philosophical arguments that stretched from late nights into the wee hours of a morning saturated by beers and cigarettes.
She also added, ‘My daddy. A true original. Just as your name suggests, you did illuminate, set it afire, and your fire will burn forever as your music plays on and we continue to carry your light. I love you. Ciao Papa.’
Kawasaki was the pioneer of the jazz-fusion field in the 60s and the 70s. He had also issued house music singles in the 80s and the 90s. Along with Roland and Korg, Kawasaki had worked for the development of the earliest waves of guitar-synth technology, named after him for the famous Commodore 64 computer system.
Kawasaki was born in Tokyo in 1947. Having developed interest in music at a very young age, he kept working on his music, realized his love for jazz, and with time, evolved to become a skilled guitarist. He earned huge fame with his debut musical project, ‘Juice’ (1976).
His final musical project ‘Giant Steps’, released in 2019, which included his solo acoustic guitar compositions, recorded between 2007 and 2012.
Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryo_Kawasaki
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