Tatsuya Takahashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tatsuya Takahashi

Japanese jazz tenor saxophone player and band leader (1938-2008)

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 29-Feb-2008

Profession: saxophonist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Tatsuya Takahashi (?? ??, Takahashi Tatsuya, December 24, 1931, Tsuruoka, Yamagata – February 29, 2008, Tokyo) was a Japanese jazz saxophonist. Takahashi played on US military bases in the early 1950s, and later in the decade moved to Tokyo.
He worked with Keiichiro Ebihara from 1961, and by 1966 was leading his own ensemble, Tokyo Union, which remained active until 1989.
In the 1970s he played at the Monterey and Montreux Jazz Festivals.
After leaving Tokyo Union, Takahashi worked in jazz education, and in 1996 founded a new ensemble, Jazz Groovys.