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Keiko Matsui
Keiko Matsui
Japanese jazz pianist (1961-)
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Toshi Ichiyanagi
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Akira Miyoshi
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Makoto Shinohara
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Senri Kawaguchi
Japanese drummer (1997-)
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Tetsuji Hayashi
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Miyuki Nakajima
Japanese singer-songwriter and radio personality (1952-)
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Toshiro Mayuzumi
Japanese composer
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Gordon Stout
American composer and percussionist
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Hiromi Uehara
Hiromi Uehara
Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-)
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Makoto Moroi
Japanese composer
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Miho Hazama
Miho Hazama
Japanese jazz composer and arranger (1986-)
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Susie Ibarra
Susie Ibarra
American musician
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Michiru Oshima
Michiru Oshima
Japanese composer
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Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura
Japanese composer and music producer
Keiko Abe
Japanese composer and marimba player

Keiko Abe

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Japanese composer and marimba player
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Keiko Abe (安倍 圭子, Abe Keiko, born April 18, 1937) is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha Corporation, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.