Masakazu Yoshizawa
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About
Japanese American flautist who mastered the bamboo flute. He has been a scholar of traditional Japanese music and instruments.
Before Fame
He learned to play the accordion when he was nine years old and later turned his interests towards the piano, several woodwinds, and the shakuhach.
Trivia
He was featured on the soundtrack to the Academy Award-nominated film Memoirs of a Geisha.
Family Life
He had a daughter and a son, but was divorced.
Associated With
He frequently collaborated with John Williams on film scores.
