Jun Fukamachi


Jun Fukamachi was a Japanese jazz fusion composer, arranger, and keyboardist. He played with The Brecker Brothers and Steve Gadd and released albums for Polydor and Toshiba in the 1970s.
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Early life and career

At the age of 3, Fukamachi began to learn piano. After attending Izumi High School, he began landing production deals. He dropped out of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music just prior to graduating.
In 1971, he signed to Polydor Records for the release of his debut album, A Portrait of a Young Man. Following this, he worked as composer and keyboard player of jazz fusion.
Since the early 1970s he began to use synthesizers to create numerous albums such as Quark, in particular using the List of [Yamaha Corporation products|Yamaha CS-01] breath controller technique.
In 1989, he was appointed Professor of Scooter Gakuen University Music School and founded Japan's first synthesizer major.

Death

On November 22, 2010, he died of a pericardial hematoma due to aortic dissection.

Discography

As leader

Piano Solo Best of Beatles Hello Now Sound Christmas Piano Solo Screen Music 10 Rokuyu Silver Fish Introducing Jun Fukamachi Spiral Steps Jun Fukamachi at Steinway Jun Fukamachi at the Steinway Together with Jun/Martha Miyake Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Crystal City The Sea of Dirac Triangle Session Second Phase Evening Star Live On the Move Fantastic Suite: A Dream On a Spring Night Riverside Wonderland Quark Fusion Synthesizer The Soundtrack Mishione Solo Vol. 1 Remember to Remember Yamato Final Synthesizer Fantasy Queen Emeraldus Synthesizer Fantasy Daisy Chain Digital Trip Urusei Yatsura Yellow Moon Jun Fukamachi Meets Takashi Sato Spiral Steps Variation of Variation Midnight Dive Civilization Winter Autumn Summer Spring Calm Piano World Marriage Taizo Last Nocturne
  • ''Recital at Suntory Hall''

As sideman

With PrismNothin' Unusual Dreamin The Silence of the Motion Live Alive Vol. 2
With others