RIP Kiyoshi Kitagawa

[Hardbopjazz]

Bass player and longtime member of the Kenny Barron Trio passed away on 28 April. Rest in peace Kiyoshi.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Oh man... he was such a big part of Kenny Barron's trio. Great bassist. RIP Kiyoshi.

[JSngry]

Saw him with KB last summer in Detroit and he was rock solid 

RIP

[sgcim]

RIP

[mhatta]

While there have been a few Japanese bassists who moved to the United States, Kitagawa was the most successful of them all. He was a cheerful guy from the Kansai region (Japan has regional differences too; in American terms, he was sort of like someone from Chicago). He wasn’t even 70 yet, so it was a tragic death. RIP.