Tiger Onitsuka

Tiger Onitsuka

Background information
Birth name	Taiga Onitsuka (鬼束大我, Onitsuka Taiga^?)
Also known as	"Tiger", Tiger Onitsuka
Born	July 9, 1998 (1998-07-09) (age 9)
Origin	Kyoto, Japan
Genre(s)	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	2004 –
Label(s)	Spice Records, Savoy Records
Associated acts	Tiger, Burning Bright
Website	http://www.taiga-jazz.com/

Tiger Onitsuka (鬼束大我, Onitsuka Taiga^?, born 9 July 1998) is Japanese jazz drummer, who is promoted as the "The World's Youngest Jazz Drummer".

Onitsuka started playing the drums from the age of 5, and performed at a concert in Harlem, New York in 2005 at the age of 7.

On 7 October 2007, Onitsuka performed at the Yokohama Jazz Promenade.^[1]

In November 2007, Onitsuka performed at the 3rd Ginza International Jazz Festival with his band "Tiger, Burning Bright".^[2]

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