Takuya Kuroda

Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda is an inventive, boundary-pushing musician known for his cross-pollinated mix of post-bop, soul-jazz, and hip-hop. Following his initial emergence playing alongside singer José James in the 2010s, Kuroda garnered buzz with his own ambitious albums like 2014's James-produced Rising Son and 2016's Zigzagger. Born in 1980 in Kobe, Japan, Kuroda followed his older trombonist brother into the local music scene, playing in big bands. After studying music in Japan, he relocated to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he befriended singer José...