Tadataka Unno

Tadataka Unno (海野 雅威, Unno Tadataka; born 15 August 1980[1]) is a Japanese jazz pianist.

Tadataka Unno
海野 雅威
Birth name海野 雅威 (Tadataka Unno)
Born (1980-08-15) 15 August 1980
Tokyo, Japan
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.tadatakaunno.com

Career

Tadataka Unno was born in Tokyo. He started playing jazz at age 9 and attended the Tokyo University of the Arts.[2] Unno began his career by joining the trio of Japanese jazz musician Yoshio Suzuki and played professionally in Japan for the next 10 years.[3] In 2008, Unno moved to New York City and lived in Harlem. In 2010, Unno was recommended to play at the Jazz Rising Stars Program of Ravinia Festival by Nathan Davis and Curtis Fuller. He also worked for two years with jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove and is currently a member of the Jimmy Cobb Trio, Clifton Anderson quartet, and John Pizzarelli Trio.[4]

Unno has performed at the Kennedy Center, Blue Note Jazz Club, and Village Vanguard. He has released six jazz albums including Journeyer, which was recorded with American musicians Hassan J.J. Shakur and Jerome Jennings.[3]

2020 attack

In September 2020, Unno was attacked by a group of teenagers while exiting a subway in Harlem in New York City. He required surgery for broken bones. The eight African-American teenagers had mistakently thought that Unno was Chinese.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life

Unno is married and has a child.[8]

When Hank Jones passed away in May 2010, Unno was at his deathbed.[9]

Discography

As leader/co-leader
  • Pee Ka Boo! (What's New, 2004)
  • My Romance - The first sketch of Tadataka Unno (Sony Music, 2008)
  • As Time Goes By (Zzjaplus, 2010)
  • Plays Jazz Standards - Solo Piano (Zzjaplus, 2011)
  • Journeyer (self-released, 2014)
  • Danro with Yutaka Yoshida (Somethin' Cool, 2018)

As sideman
  • Clifton Anderson, Been Down This Road Before (BSMF, 2020)
  • George DeLancey, Paradise (self-released, 2020)
  • Ken Fowser, Morning Light (Posi-Tone, 2020)
  • Stephanie Sellars, Girl Who Loves (CD Baby, 2019)
  • Jimmy Cobb, Remembering U featuring Roy Hargrove (Jimmy Cobb World, 2019)
  • Dan Blook, Block Party (Miles High, 2018)
  • Luca Stoll, MONO Live in Vevey (CD Baby, 2015)
  • Nick Hempton, Catch and Release (Triple-Distilled, 2015)
  • Eyal Vilner Big Band, Almost Sunrise (Gut String, 2015)
  • Clovis Nicolas, Nine Stories (Sunnyside, 2014)
  • Winard Harper and Jeli Posse, Coexist (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2012)
  • Ben Powell, New Street (self-released, 2012)
  • Jimmy Cobb, Remembering Miles (Sony Music, 2011)
  • Jacob Melchior, It's about time (CD Baby, 2010)
  • Takao Iwaki, Introducing Takao Iwaki (White Sands, 2010)
  • Tiffany, Yesterday & Yesterdays (2009)
  • Tiffany, Amazing Grace (2008)
  • Shunsuke Umino, Beautiful Friendship (2008)
  • Various Artists from Aoyama Body & Soul, Well Known Melody (2008)
  • Masahiko Osaka, Hommage (2008)
  • Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki, For You featuring Tadataka Unno (2007)
  • Various Artists from Aoyama Body & Soul, 3P The Trio (2007)
  • Various Artists from Aoyama Body & Soul, 5 Female Vocalists (2007)
  • Tiffany, My Favorite Things (2007)
  • Tiffany, The Nearness of You (2006)
  • Yoichi Kobayashi Quintet, Culture Shock (2006)
  • Tomio Morota Sextet, Tommy a go go (2006)
  • Tomio Morota Sextet, Sir Horace (2006)
  • Akiko, Simply Blue (2005)
  • Baby Boo, Ubugoe Onsen 3 Christmas Cover Songs (2004)
  • Various Artists, ChristmaSwing (2004)
  • Yoshiko Fukuda, Sukiyaki (2003)

References
  1. "海野雅威". JAZZ SPOT 「DOLPHY」. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "海野雅威". Tower Records Online Japan Inc.
  3. Unno, Tadataka. "Tadataka Unno Official Site".
  4. Leland, John (22 October 2020). "He Was a Rising Jazz Pianist. Then His N.Y.C. Dreams Were Shattered". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. "Japanese Jazz Pianist Tadataka Unno Badly Injured After Attack In Subway". 10 October 2020.
  6. Anna Sturla and Alec Snyder. "Japanese jazz pianist recovering from surgery after New York subway attack". CNN.
  7. "Japanese Musician Attacked In Racist Attack – Thought To Be Chinese". 8 October 2020.
  8. Barone, Vincent (10 October 2020). "Acclaimed jazz pianist attacked by teens in subway station".
  9. "Tadataka Unno". Tadataka Unno. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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