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Takuya Kuroda

Personb. 1980 · Ashiya, United States, United States

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Takuya Kuroda is a Japanese-born trumpeter and composer based in New York City. Born in Ashiya, Japan, on February 21, 1980, he moved to the United States to study at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, where he honed his distinctive blend of jazz, funk, and soul influences. Kuroda has released several acclaimed albums, including the Blue Note debut Rising Son (2014) and the follow-up Zigzagger (2016). His music is characterized by warm, melodic trumpet lines over groove-oriented rhythms, drawing from both contemporary jazz and classic funk traditions.