apanese jazz bassist, cellist, composer, arranger and bandleader. Born in Tokyo on January 2, 1933. Was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the early 1970s. Known in Japan as the 'Jazz Godfather'. Died March 8, 2022 in Kawasaki. In Groups: Ace 7, Burning Men, Fumio Karashima Trio, George Kawaguchi's The Big 4, Hidehiko Matsumoto And Sleepy Latin Band, Isao Suzuki & His Fellows, Isao Suzuki & New Family, Isao Suzuki Quartet, Isao Suzuki Quintet, Isao Suzuki Sextet, Isao Suzuki Trio, Masahiko Togashi & Improvisation Jazz Orchestra, Motohiko Hino Quartet, Oma Sound, The Trinity, 鈴木勲グループ