Keiko Matsui

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Matsui signing her CDs, Novosibirsk , 2006
Keiko Matsui performing at a concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington , 2009

Keiko Matsui , b. Doi ( Japanese 松 居 慶 子 , Matsui Keiko ; born July 26, 1961 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese keyboardist and composer who is active in smooth jazz and New Age .

Life

Keiko Doi received piano lessons for the first time after her fifth birthday. She deepened her piano training throughout her school time. Although her junior high school education focused on European classical music , she developed an interest in jazz and began writing her own music. Stevie Wonder , Sergei Rachmaninoff , Maurice Jarre and Chick Corea were among her role models during this time. Matsui studied children's culture at Joshi Daigaku ( 日本 女子 大学 , Women's University of Japan), but then began studying music at the Yamaha Music Foundation . She also played with the Japanese jazz fusion group Cosmos .

At the age of 19 she was sent by Yamaha to the USA to record an album there. There she met Kazu Matsui (born June 5, 1954), who worked as a producer for this project. They both got married and Keiko moved to the United States. In 1987 she made her solo debut Drop of Water ; the singer Carl Anderson took part in the title song of the same name . In 1999 and 2000, Matsui received the Oasis Prize for best female smooth jazz artist. With the income from her music she supports various cancer organizations.

Keiko and Kazu Matsui have two daughters. The family lives in Los Angeles .

Discography

Albums

  • Hyoryu (Toshiba EMI, 1980–1981, film music)
  • Session III (Yamaha R&D Studio, 1981)
  • Can Can Can! (Canyon Records, 1982)
  • Bourbon Suite (Canyon Records, 1982)
  • Musitopia (Canyon Records, 1983)
  • Musou Toshi (Canyon Records, 1984)
  • Lensman TV Series soundtrack (Canyon Records, 1984)
  • Session V (Yamaha R&D Studios, 1985)
  • Drop of Water (1987)
  • Keiko Project
  • Wildflower (2004)
  • Walls of Akendora (2005)
  • Moyo (2007)
  • Soul Quest (2013)
  • Journey to the Heart (2016)
  • Echo (2019)

Videos

  • Light Above the Trees (Winstar, 1998)
  • The Jazz Channel Presents Keiko Matsui (Image Entertainment, 2001)
  • White Owl (Narada, 2003)
  • Walls of Akendora (2004).

Books

  • Compositions (2005) - Sheet music with the 10 most famous songs by Keiko Matsui as well as two bonus songs. A CD with instructions is enclosed with the booklet.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 松 居 慶 子 - MusicBrainz
personal data
SURNAME Matsui, Keiko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 松 居 慶 子 (Japanese); Doi, Keiko (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese keyboardist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo