Shuichi Murakami
Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami | |
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| Born | January 1, 1951 |
| Died | March 9, 2021 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, drummer |
Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami (村上 秀一, Murakami Shuichi) (January 1, 1951 – March 9, 2021) was a Japanese jazz drummer and session musician.
Career
Murakami was born in
Yosuke Yamashita, Kazumi Watanabe, Masayoshi Takanaka, Jun Fukamachi, Akira Sakata, and Takashi Kako. He founded the group Ponta Box (featuring sidemen Masahiro Sayama and Masatoshi Mizuno), which recorded three albums for JVC Victor and appeared at the 1995 Montreux Jazz Festival, and has recorded several albums under his own name. He also worked as a session musician for J-pop
stars for several decades.
Murakami died on March 9, 2021, after suffering thalamic bleeding at the age of 70.[2] A year later, a tribute concert titled "One Last Live" was held at the Tokyo International Forum, featuring Junk Fujiyama, Yo Hitoto, Fusanosuke Kondo, Maki Ohguro, Miho Fukuhara, Chisato Moritaka, Chikuzen Sato, Taeko Onuki, Mie, and Toshiki Kadomatsu.[3]
Discography
- As leader
- Introducing Ponta Murakami (Toshiba, 1976)
- Tokyo Fusion Night (Polydor, 1978)
- Welcome To My Life (JVC, 1998)
- Rhythm Monster (Universal Music, 2012)
- with Ponta Box
- Ponta Box (JVC, 1995)
- Desert in the Desert (JVC, 1995)
- NYPB (JVC, 2001)
References
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
- ^ "Well-known session drummer Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami dies at 70". Kyodo News. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "村上"ポンタ"秀一トリビュート ～One Last LIVE～". Wowow. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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