Yuzo Kataoka

Born in Tokyo on November 22, 1967. Yuzo started playing trombone in the brass band of his middle school. As a high school student, he joined “Toshiyuki Miyama and the New Herd” and had played with them for five years. Left “the New Herd” in May 1991, and started various activities as a jazz trombonist. Currently he has his own group “Yuzo Kataoka Quartet” in addition to playing in big bands including “No Name Horses (led by Makoto Ozone),” “Nobuo Hara with Sharps and Flats,” “Junko Moriya Orchestra,” “Frontpage Orchestra.” Also plays as a soloist in many combos of Sadao Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, Masahiko Osaka, Tetsuro Kawashima, Eiji Kitamura, Eiji Taniguchi and many more. In June 2006, he produced and released his first album titled “Yuzo Kataoka Quartet.”