Fumio Karashima

Fumio Karashima 辛島文雄 9 March 1948 – 24 February 2017 Was A Japanese Jazz Pianist. Karashima Began Playing The Piano At The Age Of Three. His Father Was A Music Teacher At Kyushu University Karashima Attended The Same University. He Stayed In New York In 1973 But Returned To Japan The Next Year. In 1975 He Joined Drummer George Ohtsuka's Band. In 1980 He Joined Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine And Stayed For Five Years Including For Tours Of Europe And The United States. He Then Switched To Being Principally A Solo Pianist But Also Led A Quintet From 1988 To 1991. During The 1990s He Frequently Toured Internationally. He Died Of Cancer On 24 February 2017. Discography 2015*Everything I LovePit InnSolo Piano
2014*A Time For LovePit InnTrio With Satsuki Kusui Bass Nobuyuki Komatsu Drums 2012*SummertimePit InnQuintet With Atsushi Ikeda And Masanori Okazaki Sax Satsuk Kusui Bass Nobuyuki Komastsu Drums 2010*E.J. BluesPit InnQuartet With Masanori Okazaki Sax Ryu Kawamura Bass Takeo Moriyama Drums 2008Moon RiverVideoArtsSolo Piano
2005Great TimeVideoArtsTrio With Drew Gress Bass Jack DeJohnette Drums 2003It's Just BeginningVideoArtsTrio With Yosuke Inoue Bass Shingo Okudaira Drums 2002Grand New TouchVideoArtsDuo With Kei Akagi Piano 2001The Elysian AirVideoArtsTrio With Yosuke Inoue Bass Shingo Okudaira Drums 1999*RencontreEmarcy Polydor JapanDuet With Toots Thielemans
1983Round MidnightAbsordQuartet With Larry Coryell Guitar Ikuo Sakurai Bass Motohiko Hino Drums 1982Elegant EveningAbsordTrio With Ikuo Sakurai Bass Motohiko Hino Drums 1981A Child In The WindAbsordTrio With Richard Davis Bass George Ohtsuka Drums 1980ShoAbsordTrio With Nobuyoshi Ino Bass George Ohtsuka Drums 1978Hot IslandsAbsordQuartet With Mabumi Yamaguchi Sax Miroslav Vitous Bass George Ohtsuka Drums 1978MoonflowerAbsordTrio With Andy McCloud Bass Elvin Jones Drums 1977GatheringThree Blind MiceMost Tracks Trio With Isao Suzuki Bass George Ohtsuka Drums One Track Solo Piano
1977LandscapeWhynotTrio With George Mraz Bass Motohiko Hino Drums 1975PiranhaWhynotTrio With Isao Suzuki Bass Jimmy Hopps Drums An Asterisk * After The Year Indicates That It Is The Year Of Release. read less