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Keizoh Kawano河野啓三
Kawano in 2012
Background information
Born	(1971-02-04) February 4, 1971 (age 53) Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Jazz fusion
Occupations	Keyboardist pianist composer
Instruments	Keyboard piano
Years active	2000–present

Keizoh Kawano (河野啓三, Kawano Keizoh; born February 4, 1971) is a Japanese pianist, keyboardist, and composer who served as keyboardist and pianist for the band T-Square until August 2020.

Biography

Early life

Kawano was born in Tokyo. He started playing the electone when he was 6 years old . While attending Kitazono High School in Tokyo, he started playing piano and synthesizer under the influence of his older brother. After graduating, he started working as a professional musician and as a support musician for singers and artists regardless of their music genre.

2000–2019: T-Square

In 2000, bassist Toyoyuki Tanaka introduced Kawano to T-Square, a jazz fusion band he was a part of from 1981 to 1986. He joined the band as a support member from in the fall. In 2004, he and drummer Satoshi Bandoh officially joined T-Square. In 2005, he joined the Kumi Adachi Club Pangea, which was formed by former T-Square drummer Hiroyuki Noritake.

In 2011, he announced that he would be releasing his first solo album, Dreams, going on tour to commemorate the release. The album released on November 23, 2011, and charted at No. 211 on the Oricon charts.

2019–present: Hospitalization and withdrawal from T-Square

On February 6, 2019, Kawano was urgently hospitalized due to cerebral hemorrhage. Because of this, he took a break from musical activities and was replaced by Philippe Saisse. On August 27, 2019, through their official website, he reported that he was going to be discharged after being hospitalized for more than half a year. The update also mentioned the pathology and course of onset with moderate bleeding in his right putamen, but with treatment performed without the need of surgery. There was no hematoma, but he was paralyzed on his left side of the body and is now unable to play the piano as he had before. He continued with outpatient treatment and rehabilitation, but still played with the band in live performances and song production for the band's next album.

On August 27, 2020, Kawano announced that he would withdraw from T-Square as he was concerned about the prognosis and rehabilitation after treatment for the cerebral hemorrhage that developed in 2019. He judged that sufficient performance activity for the band would be difficult in his current state of recovery. When asked about his withdrawal, he had decided that he would do so before the spring of 2019, but his decision was opposed by Andoh who wanted him to stay. He participated in the production of AI Factory, released in 2020. On October 28, 2020, the album Crème de la Crème was released, making it his last album with T-Square as an official member. He appeared as a special guest at the T-Square Year-End Special 2020 held at the Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo on December 31, 2020, and continues to perform with T-Square in live concerts and write songs for them to record in Studio Albums. He released his second solo album, "Best Friends" on November 23, 2022.

Discography

References

1. "T-SQUARE Concert Tour 2005 "Passion Flower"". Jazzfusion.com (in Japanese).
2. Yoshime, Yamamoto (2010). "Ｔ‐スクェア「時間旅行」安藤正容＆河野啓三インタビュー". Jazzfusion.com (in Japanese).
3. "安達久美クラブパンゲアのメンバーご紹介（１） 河野啓三(T-SQUARE),安達久美ライブ情". Kumi Adachi Club Pangea Fan (in Japanese). Goo. December 12, 2007.
4. "河野啓三 / 安達久美クラブパンゲア その②". Sutorato Nikki Tadaima eii Doryoku-chū (in Japanese). Ameba. July 15, 2010.
5. "T-SQUAREの河野啓三がソロ・アルバム発表を記念したライヴ・ツアーを敢行！". CDJournal (in Japanese). October 31, 2011.
6. "河野啓三　人気バンドのキーボーディストが満を持して初のソロアルバムを発表". Josei Jishin (in Japanese). December 7, 2011.
7. "Dreams". Oricon (in Japanese).
8. "T-SQUAREのセルフ・カヴァー第2弾！河野啓三の初ソロ作も発売". Tower Records (in Japanese). September 28, 2011.
9. "T-SQUARE河野啓三が脳出血で緊急入院、当面は治療に専念". Natalie (in Japanese). February 10, 2019.
10. "T-Squareの河野啓三が脳出血で緊急入院　命に別条なしも当面休養". Daily Sports (in Japanese). February 9, 2019.
11. "T-SQUARE河野啓三が脳出血で緊急入院、当面は治療に専念". Joysound (in Japanese). February 10, 2019.
12. "河野啓三[T-SQUARE]の病気(脳卒中)の原因は何？ライブ復帰はいつ？". Bepo Blog (in Japanese). February 10, 2019.
13. "河野啓三「またステージで演奏できるように」…脳出血後遺症でＴ－ＳＱＵＡＲＥ退団". Daily Sports (in Japanese). November 28, 2020.
14. "T-SQUARE河野啓三が脳出血の後遺症により脱退、今後も作曲家として参加予定". Natalie (in Japanese). August 29, 2020.
15. ""スクエア"往年の人気曲をセルフカバー！　キーボーディスト河野啓三が在籍する最後のアルバム『Crème de la Crème』が完成". E-Onkyo Music (in Japanese). November 28, 2020.
16. "T-SQUARE『AI Factory』河野啓三も完全復帰、デビュー42年にしてさらにパワー・アップした新作". Mikiki (in Japanese).
17. "T-SQUARE『AI Factory』発売　河野啓三の復帰を祝す通算47枚目のオリジナルアルバム". HMV&Books (in Japanese). June 9, 2020.
18. "T-SQUARE｜河野啓三の在籍最後の参加となるニュー・アルバム『Creme de la Creme』". Tower Records (in Japanese). October 5, 2020.
19. "T-SQUARE、河野啓三在籍最後のアルバムを緊急発売決定". Barks (in Japanese). October 28, 2020.
20. "T-SQUARE "YEAR-END SPECIAL 2020" in TOKYOに河野啓三がスペシャルゲストとして出演決定!!" (in Japanese). T-SQUARE. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
21. Keizoh Kawano (2022-10-24). "【第一弾インタビュー】河野啓三2ndソロアルバム『BEST FRIENDS』 mora 独占先行配信 記念インタビュー！". mora (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Masayoshi Kondoh. Sony Music Solutions. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

• 1971 births
• Japanese keyboardists
• Japanese male pianists
• Living people