Masaru Imada

Masaru Imada (1932-2025) was a Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo. He played in student bands at Meiji University, joined clarinettist Eiji Kitamura's band in 1953 and led his own trio from 1964. In the 1970s he recorded a series of albums for the Japanese label Three Blind Mice, and in 1984 he formed the fusion group Now'in. Imada recorded Now! for Three Blind Mice in 1970, followed by Poppy (1973), in solo and trio settings, and Green Caterpillar (1975), a quintet session with guitarist Kazumi Watanabe.