Masakazu Yoshizawa

Masakazu Yoshizawa
Yoshizawa performing in 2007
Background information
Born(1950-09-10)September 10, 1950
OriginHida, Gifu, Japan
DiedOctober 24, 2007(2007-10-24) (aged 57)
InstrumentShakuhachi
Formerly ofKokin Gumi

Masakazu Yoshizawa (吉沢 政和; September 10, 1950 – October 24, 2007) was a Japanese American flutist and musician known for his mastery of the bamboo flute, specifically the shakuhachi. Yoshizawa also mastered several other traditional Japanese flutes, in addition to other Japanese and Western musical instruments. He was also considered a scholar of ancient and modern Japanese traditional music. Yoshizawa's work and music were featured in a number of major Hollywood studio films and soundtracks, including The Joy Luck Club and Memoirs of a Geisha.

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