Himiko Kikuchi Double Quartet

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HIMIKO KIKUCHI is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer debuted in 1980 with her first album "Don't Be Stupid. ” HIMIKO KIKUCHI's Leader Albums *12 original albums. 1st "Don't Be Stupid" (1980) 2nd "Flashing" (1981) 3rd "All Right" (1982) 4th "Woman" (1983) 5th "Reverse It" (1984) 6th "SHINRA -BANSYO, (All things that Happens in the Universe)" (1985) 7th "Flying Beagle" (1987) 8th "Seville Breeze" (1988,) 9th "BEAM" (1993) 10th "HIMIKO KIKUCHI BIG BAND LIVE" (2000) No.11"Furusato ~Home In My Soul" (2005) 12th "DQ★ (Double Quartet) The Live! (2007) Himiko was born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Started playing classical piano at the age of 7, as well as playing the electone and pipe organ. At the age of 12, she participated in the "Yamaha Electone Competition" where she performed Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" and won second prize. She studied composition from the age of 15 and won the Yamaha Electone Competition at the age of 16.　 In college, she majored in music and graduated from the Music Department of Miyagi Gakuin University. In 1979, she performed at the "Montreux Jazz Festival" in Switzerland as a member of the "Inner Galaxy Orchestra led by Bingo Miki. The following year, 1980, she made her major record debut in Japan with "Don't Be Stupid," recorded with Ernie Watts (Sax). Since then, she released a series of original albums in the 80s and 90s. In 1999, she and her husband, guitarist Masatsugu Matsumoto, moved to her husband's hometown of Tottori, Japan. She has participated in local music activities and received the "30th Tottori City Cultural Award" in 2005. Unfortunately, her works were ignored by the music industry in Europe and the U.S., as she did not have the opportunity to sign release contracts in Western countries and international markets at her peak, and her releases remained in Japan, buried in Japan and hidden from the rest of the world for a long time.