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Keichi, born in Kobe, Japan 1981, Guitarist / Composer. His playing is mostly original composition on the acoustic guitar.His unique sound, sometimes makes the listener feel both nostalgic and exotic.While simultaneously performing dynamic percussive playing through the use of body percussion. Keichi began to play the guitar when he was 15.Similarly to his father, who is a semipro musician on the saxophone and a member of bigband, which is still active around Kobe, Japan and plays works from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and so on, Keichi was influenced these seminal jazz musicians since early childhood. In addition, many different kinds of musicians affected him like Steve Reich and Michio Miyagi,"a japanese KOTO player". Keichi has released 2original Albums.The first released, "ebuccibul", has electric guitar sound recorded at Kobe in 2002. In the second, "inpotentia", all compositions are played by an acoustic guitar.After Keichi cultivated skill as a jazz musician in Tokyo for two years,he built up his own music style as the guitarist now playing. Then in 2006, he moved to New York and he started to play at a number of of train and subway stations and some clubs in New York City.
In 2009, his first public released album “Expressions†is out.
At present Keichi, residing his home city in Kobe,Japan , playing around there now and hope to inspire people with his electric mix of style.
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Playing "Stained Bird" in the subway - 2007
Playing "Stokehold" at Abron Arts Center - 2007
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