Ryo Fukui

Ryo Fukui
Fukui at the piano, performing at "The Glee"
Fukui at the piano, performing at "The Glee"
Background information
Birth nameRyo Fukui (福居良)
Born(1948-06-01)June 1, 1948
Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedMarch 15, 2016(2016-03-15) (aged 67)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1976–2016
Formerly ofHidehiko Matsumoto, Barry Harris, Leroy Williams, Lyle Atkinson, Satoshi Denpo

Ryo Fukui (福居良, Fukui Ryō, June 1, 1948 – March 15, 2016) was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He played regularly at the "Slowboat" jazz club in Sapporo, which he and his wife Yasuko owned. Fukui taught and performed internationally until his death in 2016. His work has seen a spike in popularity after his death, with several reissues of his albums.