Suzuki, Yoshio (Chin), bassist, pianist; b. Nagano, Japan, 21 March 1946. Yoshio Suzuki's mother was a piano teacher and his father the owner of the famous Suzuki Violin Factory. His uncle is, in addition, one of the world's foremost violin teachers, and author of the renowned Suzuki Method. Surrounded by musical influence, Yoshio began playing violin and piano at an early age and later also took up the guitar in high school. At Waseda University