Jun Fukamachi

Jun Fukamachi (深町 純, Fukamachi Jun, May 21, 1946 - November 22, 2010) was a Japanese jazz fusion composer, arranger, keyboardist, and synthesizer player. Fukamachi played with The Brecker Brothers and Steve Gadd, among others, and released albums on Polydor and Toshiba in the 1970s.

Jun Fukamachi
深町純
Born(1946-05-21)May 21, 1946
Tokyo, Japan
DiedNovember 22, 2010(2010-11-22) (aged 64)
GenresJazz fusion
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
InstrumentsKeyboard, synthesizer, piano
Years active1971–2010
LabelsAlfa Records
Websitefukamachijun.jp

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.[1]

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, in particular using the Yamaha CS-01 breath controller technique.

In 1989, he was appointed Professor of Scooter Gakuen University Music School and founded Japan's first synthsizer major.

Death

On November 22, 2010, he died of an aortic dissection due to pericardial hematoma.[2]

Discography
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As leader
  • ある若者の肖像 (1971)
  • Hello! (1972)
  • Introducing Jun Fukamachi (1975)
  • Jun Fukamachi at Steinway (1976)
  • Spiral Steps (1976)
  • The Sea of Dirac (1977)
  • Evening Star (1977)
  • Second Phase (1977)
  • Triangle Session (1977)
  • Live at the Triangle Theatre (1977)
  • Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1977)
  • Jun Fukamachi & the New York All Stars: Live (1978)
  • On the Move (1978)
  • The Tale of the Heike (1978)
  • Quark (1980)
  • 海潮音 (1980)
  • Digital Trip: Space Cruiser Yamato - Synthesizer Fantasy (with Hiroshi Miyagawa) (1982)
  • Solo Vol.1 (1983)
  • Digital Trip Queen Emeraldas Synthesizer Fantasy (1983)
  • Digital Trip デジタルトリップ シンセ組曲 うる星やつら Synthesizer Fantasy (1984)
  • 月下の群 (1984)
  • Starview HCT-5808 (1984)
  • Alien Majyu Kyo (1985)
  • Nicole (1986)
  • Midnight Dive (1998)
  • Haru (2001)
  • Aki (2001)
  • Piano World: Miyuki Nakajima Melodies (2003)
  • Taizo (2004)
  • Hana (2005)
  • Kaze (2005)
  • Digit Café (with Akira Wada) (2005)
As sideman
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References
  1. 下記の個人情報発信サイト「Site Fukamachi Jun」には「卒業10日前に退学」と記載されている が、アルバム『プロユース・シリーズ 深町純』の ライナーノーツ には「卒業15日前に退学」と記載されている。
  2. "Keyboardist Jun Fukamachi suddenly passes away". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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