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Electric
Bass, Wood Bass/ Vocals/ Composition & Arrangement/ Producing
Born
in Tokyo in October 1966, Como (Komobuchi)
spent his childhood in Hong Kong.
He started bass guitar at age 15, and went on to play professionally
from the age of 23, starting out in live jazz houses. At present, he
performs with musicians from all manner of fields such as jazz, fusion,
Latin, R&B, soul, pop, and flamenco, while remaining true to his
roots in Brazilian music.
Como has joined the following artists in live
performances, tours, and
recordings: Koji Tamaki, Marlene, CHAKA, Machiko Watanabe, Lisa Ono,
Saigenji, Ann Sally, Kazumi Watanabe, Carlos Kanno, Iwao Furusawa,
Hideki Togi, Taro Hakase, Shimaken, Makoto Kuriya, and Hiroki Kashiwagi, Sadao Watanabe.
Collaboration with bossa nova legend Roberto Menescal
lead to his
joining the band GET’S BOSSA NOVA, as the only Japanese member, for the
40-year anniversary bash for bossa nova in 1997. He has also backed up
many Brazilian artists for their Japanese tours, such as Wanda Sa,
Carlos Lyra, Mucha,
Dori Caymmi, Leila Pinheiro, and Filó Machado.
His first work as producer involved the mini album VENTO
by bossa nova
singer Chie, from Rip Curl Recordings (RCIP-0055). The album includes
an original song, No Vento, written by Como.
Later on, he teamed up with American, Brazilian, and
Japanese artists to form the Brazilian-music band Minaswing, releasing
the albums Beautiful
Horizon (MD-032101, 2003), and Mineral (HRAD00007, 2005),
the latter from Happiness Records.
Como is also a member of the elite jazz fusion
quartet Four Corners,
led by Kiyotsugu Amano. The band released an eponymous debut album from
RAG International Music in June 2006 (RAGJ-0009).
In December of the same year, he joined top Japanese
bassists in a
tribute to Jaco Pastorius, PLAY JACO (King Records, KICJ-514).
Aside from music, Como has also taken a turn as an
actor in the film Yah Chaika (Я чайка), directed by Shuntaro
Tanikawa and Wakako Kaku, and
featuring Teruyuki Kagawa and Machiko Ono. The me oovipened in theaters
throughout Japan in May 2008.
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