Keiko Matsui
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| Background information | |
| Born | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, new-age |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels |
Shanachie Shout! JVC Pony Canyon MCA GRP |
| Website | keikomatsui |
Keiko Matsui (松居慶子?) (born 26 July 1961, as Keiko Doi), is a Japanese keyboardist and composer, specializing in smooth jazz, jazz fusion and new-age music. Her career spans four decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations). She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Keiko Doi was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Emiko, took her to her first piano lesson in the June following her fifth birthday. Japanese tradition holds that a child who is introduced to lessons at this time will continue in those studies for a long time. The tradition held true for Doi, who studied piano throughout her school years. Though her early training focused on classical music, in junior high school she developed an interest in jazz and began composing her own music. Some of her musical influences at the time included Stevie Wonder, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Jarre and Chick Corea.
Doi studied children's culture at Japan Women's University (日本女子大学 nihon joshidaigaku?), but also continued to study music at the Yamaha Music Foundation. Doi was a top student in the Yamaha Music Education System and was selected at the age of seventeen to be a recording artist for them. Thus she joined the Japanese jazz fusion group Cosmos, which recorded seven albums.
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