A native of Osaka, Japan. Kozo Suganuma, begun playing drums at the age of eight.
At the age of ten, he appeared on several Japanese TV music shows as the Genius Kid Drummer.He became a professional drummer at the age of fifteen and has done many studio recordings and concerts tours.
He runs his drum school Kozo Suganuma Drum Dojo at 6 places in Japan.
Because of his amazing technique, Kozo has been given the name ”The king of many strokes TE KA ZU OH”
He has been played with many Japanese and American artists as follows,
Chage & Aska , Junichi Inagaki, Shizuka Kudo, Tetsuro Oda, Shinji Tanimura, Rolly Teranishi, Toshi (ex X Japan), Gackt, HIDEKI (ex SIAM SHADE) etc
● JAZZHidehiko Matsumoto (Ts), Kazutoki Umezu (As), Makoto Ozone (P), Masahiro Sayama (P), Kazumi Watanabe (G), Terumasa Hino (Tp) etc
Larry Graham (B), Louis Johnson (B), Alphonso Johnson (B), Othello Molineaux (stl ds) Jaco Postorius Orchestra, Johnny Graham (G) Earth wind & the Fire
Kozo is an extremely active clinician too.
Not only does he do drum clinic all over Japan, he also participates in [
YAMAHA Big Drummer's Camp] with David Weckl, Tommy Aldrige, John Robinson, Leon
Chancler, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Steve Jordan, Alex Acuna, Gerry Brown to teach
young drummers.
He has released many CDs, (his band [Vienna], [Fragile] and solo) DVDs, Videos, and books.
Vienna[Unknown] Fragile[Fragile] [Handle with care] [Down side up] [No wet] [5] [ZANN] [Live] [ Poison Quells Poison] [Phantom]Kozo suganuma(solo)[Kozo] [Pai-patiroma]
Drum'n Didgeri[Drum'n Didgeri] Hiroko Tanaka [Mist] [Mind of the mist]<Instructional DVD and other>[Kozo system exercise] [Jazz drum dictionary] [Rudiments super dictionary] [ Fragile / Modest & proud]
[TE KAZ OH] (The king of many strokes) [ASHI KAZ OH] (The king of many footworks) Two bass & foot works [Kaettekita TE KAZ OH] (Return of the king of many strokes) [TE KAZ OH Live Jissen] (Live applications of many strokes) [TE KAZ OH Jigoku no Drum Dojo] (The king of many strokes Hellユs drum dojo) [THE TE KAZ OH] Hyper technique versions, Groove & patterns versions [O KAZ OH] [Brush SHI TEN OH]
[TE KAZ OH Dai Hyakka Jiten] (Many strokes super dictionary)
[Jazz training for rock drummers] [Rudiments & Jazz drum dictionary]
YAMAHA DTX promotion video and DVD.(Japanese and overseas version), Children instructional video.
He wrote series essay for [Rhythm & Drum magazine] in 1999.
He has been writing for [Player] magazine 10 years.
He wrote liner notes of Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich's CD and video. (Japanese edition)
Regular drummer of Chage & Aska.
Tour with them in Japan, Taiwan, Hongkong, Singapore, Beijin, Shanghai.
Regular drummer of Shinji Tanimura
Tour with him in Japan and Malaysia.
“Zildian Day Tokyo '96” with David Weckle, Akira Jimbo.
“Drum Fest '97”(Montreal Canada) with Chad Wackerman, Dom Famularo
Will Calhoun, Gerry Brown.
★Kozo was the first Japanese drummer who played in the fest.
Drum seminar (Edomonton Canada) with Gerry Brown.
Drum seminar with Billy Cobhamin.
Drum Seiminar with David Garibaldi.
Sado earth celebration (DORAMUSUKO)モ (Japan) with Kodo, Samul Nori, Ponta Murakami, Akira Jimbo.
YAMAHA Drum Hodai 2000 (Japan) with Sonny Emory, Akira Jimbo.
Marshall Festival (Japan) with Char. (Jim Marshall came to Japan memorial event)
First solo album [KOZO] recording in NY.
Visited to Zildian factory in Boston and stick factory.
Released signature snare drum from YAMAHA.
What is NAGAUTA (Japan) (music educational event)
Zildian Appreciation Festival (Japan) with Toru Soul, Masahiko Osaka.
YAMAHA Groove Night 3 (LA USA) with Rick Marotta, Russ Kunkel, Ralph Macdonald,
Terri-Lyne Carrington, Will Lee etc)
Drum Clinic
(AJ's Propercussion Tampa FL)
(Columbus Propercussion Columbus OH)
(Musicians Institute Hollywood CA)
Victory Concert (Japan) with Renaissance Vanguard (Guest appearance) (Champion team of the drum corp Japan)
Drum Clinic
(Jakarta Indonesia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Bangkok Thai, Manila
Philippine, Hong kong, Beijin)
Sacred Rhythm (Kyoto Nijo castle Japan) with Tsutomu Yamashita etc.
Drum Clinicモ (Malaysia) Asian Beatモ (Biggest band competition in Asia) Guest judge.
YAMAHA Drum Day Guest appearance
Drum Clinic (Medan, Surabaya, Bali Indonesia)
Drum Clinic (Takao Taiwan, Penan, Singapore, Udon thani, Bangkok Thai)
Drum Clinicモ (Hong Kong)
Japanese Taiko Drum Event KODO
Drum Clinic (Taiwan)
Drum Clinic (Shen Yang, Beijin, Shanghai, Cheng du, Guang zhou China)
Yokota Airforce Base (Fussa Japan) solo live
Zildian Day 2005 (Yokohama Japan) with Simon Phillips
Released signature snare drum from YAMAHA
Play on HIDEKI(ex.SIAM SHADE)'s solo live.
Released Instructional DVD with Neal Sausen
Asian Tour
Drum Clinic(Manila, Malaysia, Bangkok)
Become Asian biggest competition [ ASIAN BEAT ]'s Guest Judge(second time)
Asian Tour
Drum Clinic(Indonesia, { several places }, Singapore, Korea
