Makoto Ozone


Makoto Ozone is a Japanese jazz pianist.
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Career

Ozone was born in Kobe, Japan. He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father, himself a pianist and club owner in Kobe, from 1968 to 1970. At the age of twelve, Ozone switched to piano after being impressed by the albums of Oscar Peterson, taking two years of classical piano lessons. In 1980, he entered the Berklee College of Music and later worked with Gary Burton. He also had his recording 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, and he produced her album Kimiko, which won the 2000 Swing Journal jazz disk grand prix for Japanese vocalist.
Ozone is in charge of visiting professor of Jazz course in Kunitachi College of Music since 2010.

Honors

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Live!! At The Berklee Performance Center with Phil Wilson – liveMakoto Ozone – rec. 1981After Spring Is Here Now You Know Starlight Paradise Wings Walk Alone Breakout Face to face with Gary Burton Nature Boys At the Montreux Jazz Festival – liveMakoto Ozone: The Trio Three Wishes – rec. 1997Dear Oscar No Strings Attached Pandora So Many Colors Treasure Reborn Virtuosi with Gary Burton New Spirit Real Duet with Satoru Shionoya – liveAlive!!: Live at Blue Note Tokyo – live rec. 2006Falling in love, again Ballads Jungle Road to Chopin Haiku with Anna Maria Jopek Live & Let Live - Love For Japan - live Pure Pleasure For The Piano with Ellis Marsalis Jr. My Witch's Blue with Christian McBride, Jeff "Tain" Watts Time Thread with Gary Burton Dimensions Until We Vanish Resonance with Chick Corea – live rec. 2016Ozone 60 Ozone 60: Standards A Night in Tokyo – live rec. 2013Trinfinity – rec. 2023

As No Name Horses

No Name Horses No Name Horses II Jungle Back at The Club "IN TRIBUTE" Road: Rhapsody in Blue
  • ''Day 1''

Soundtracks

Ashita no Kita Yoshio - Original Soundtrack
  • ''NHK The World Heritage: The Swell of Time - Original Soundtrack''

As sideman

With Gary BurtonReal Life Hits Whiz Kids Generations
With others