Tadao Sawai

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Tadao Sawai (沢井 忠夫 Sawai Tadao?, 1938 - April 1, 1997) was a Japanese koto player and composer. He was married to Kazue Sawai, a koto player, and had son Hikaru Sawai, who is also a musician.

Born in Aichi Prefecture, Sawai graduated from the prestigious Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1958.

Sawai worked with a number of Western musicians, including Wadada Leo Smith.

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