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Kaori Kobayashi
Kaori Kobayashi
Born	October 20, 1981 (age 42)
Origin	Japan
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Composer, Jazz musician
Instrument(s)	Alto saxophone, Flute
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment
Website	http://kaorikobayashi.com/

Kaori Kobayashi (小林香織, Kobayashi Kaori, born October 20, 1981), is a Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist. She grew up in Tokyo.^[1]

Biography

Kobayashi was born October 20, 1981, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Her father was a photographer and her mother, a piano teacher. Beginning at a very young age, Kobayashi learned to play the piano. When she was 13 years old she joined a brass band and started to play the flute. Four years later she stopped playing in the band, instead choosing to start a relationship with the saxophone. After that she turned to jazz.^[2]

After four years, having learned from Bob Zangu how to play the saxophone in a jazz setting, she entered the Senzoku College of Music. After graduating, she got a contract with the label Victor Entertainment and her first album, Solar, appeared.^[3]

Albums

Solar, Kaori's Collection (2005)
Fine (2006)
Glow (2007)
Shiny (2008)
The Golden Best (2009)
Luv Sax (2009)^[4]
Precious (2011)
Seventh (2012)
Urban Stream (2013)
Spirit (2014)
STORY: 10th Anniversary (2015)
Melody (2016)
Be myself! (2018)

References

^ "Kaori Kobayashi official website" (in Japanese). 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
^ "Biographie de Kaori Kobayashi" (in French). 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
^ "Kaori Kobayashi official profile" (in Japanese). 2010-08-26. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
^ "Kaori Kobayashi official Web - MUSIC" (in Japanese). 2010-09-16. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-09-16.