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Fumi Tomita on the road to jazz mastery
As a teenager I was a big rock fan, so I started on drums, but moved to guitar, then bass. I discovered fusion, and that is how I ended up listening to jazz. I wanted to move on to acoustic bass in high school, but I didn’t have the guts—so I played fretless instead! I eventually attended McGill University where, a few months short of my 20th birthday, I started on acoustic bass as they did not allow electric. I was fine with it, and has become my main instrument.