Makoto Ozone

Makoto Ozone (小曽根真, Ozone Makoto, born March 25, 1961) is a Japanese jazz pianist.

Makoto Ozone
At Cosmopolite scene in Oslo in 2017
Background information
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961
Kobe, Japan
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1976 – present

Career

He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father from 1968 to 1970. At twelve he switched to piano after being impressed by the albums of Oscar Peterson. In 1980 he entered the Berklee College of Music and later worked with Gary Burton. He also had his debut in 1983 before returning to his native Japan.

Ozone has collaborated with vocalist Kimiko Itoh. They appeared as a duo at the Montreux Jazz Festival,[1] and he produced her album Kimiko, which won the 2000 Swing Journal jazz disk grand prix for Japanese vocalist.[2]

Ozone is in charge of visiting professor of Jazz course in Kunitachi College of Music since 2010.[3]

Awards

Discography

As leader
  • Makoto Ozone (Columbia, 1984)
  • After (Columbia, 1986)
  • Spring Is Here (Columbia, 1987)
  • Now You Know (Columbia, 1987)
  • Starlight (JVC/Victor, 1990)
  • Paradise Wings (JVC/Victor, 1991)
  • Walk Alone (JVC/Victor) 1992)
  • Breakout (Verve, 1994)
  • Nature Boys (Verve, 1995)
  • At the Montreux Jazz Festival (Videoarts, 1997)
  • Makoto Ozone: The Trio (Verve, 1997)
  • Three Wishes (Verve, 1998)
  • Dear Oscar (Polydor, 1998)
  • No Strings Attached (Polydor, 1999)
  • Pandora, (Verve, 2000)
  • So Many Colors, (Verve, 2001)
  • Treasure, (Verve, 2002)
  • Reborn, (Verve, 2003)
  • New Spirit (Universal, 2004)
  • Real, (Verve, 2006)
  • Jungle, (Verve, 2009)

As sideman

With Gary Burton

With Anna Maria Jopek

  • Road to Chopin (Merlin, 2009)
  • Haiku (Universal, 2011)
  • The Trio (Universal, 2018)

References
  1. Montreux duo Archived 2006-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "第34回 （2000年度） スイングジャーナル ジャズ・ディスク大賞 - ジャズ名盤紹介サイト JAZZCD.JP". jazzcd.jp. 10 September 2015.
  3. "ニュース：ジャズ専修設置記者会見を行いました" [News: Announced about the establishment of Jazz course] (in Japanese). Kunitachi College of Music. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. "Jazz alums to receive honorary doctorates". UPI.com. September 4, 2003.


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