Motohiko Hino
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Motohiko HinoMotohiko Hino (1946-1999)
Motohiko Hino began learning drums at the age of 10 and joined the Masabumi Kikuchi-Terumasa Hino Quintet in 1968. He released "Motohiko Hino's debut album" in 1970, and in 1971 he won first place in the popularity poll of the magazine "Swing Journal". Since then, he has been named a pole winner 22 times. In February 1976, his masterpiece "Ryuhyo" was recorded live. In October of the same year, he went on a European tour with his older brother Terumasa Hino. In 1978, he moved to New York and performed with Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, Gary Bartz, and others. After returning to Japan in 1980, he became active in various projects, stimulating the Japanese jazz scene