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Masaru Imada (今田勝, Imada Masaru) was a Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born on March 21, 1932, in Tokyo. He passed away on May 30, 2025. Imada began his musical journey with classical piano lessons and later played jazz in student bands while attending Meiji University. After a brief stint in business, he decided to pursue a professional music career. From 1953, he was a member of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura's band and established his own trio in 1964. In 1984, he formed Now'in, a fusion band, and performed internationally at jazz festivals from the 1970s onward.

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