Fumio Nanri

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Fumio Nanri(born December 24, 1910 in Saga Prefecture; died August 4, 1975) was a jazz trumpeter nicknamed the "Satchmo of Japan" by Louis Armstrong. He was one of Japan's first jazz musicians to become known outside his native country. A long-standing Japanese jazz award "The Fumio Nanri" was named for him.[1]

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• Article on Japanese jazz mentioning him
• New York Times