{"title":"Jun Miyake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJun Miyake is a Japanese artist, composer, and songwriter born on January 7, 1958 in Kyoto, Japan. He is known for his versatile musical skills as he plays the trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, pianica, and programming. With a career spanning several decades, Jun Miyake has established himself as a prominent figure in the music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis unique style of music draws inspiration from various genres including jazz, classical, world music, and electronic. Jun Miyake's compositions are characterized by their intricate melodies and rich harmonies that captivate listeners. His ability to blend different musical elements seamlessly creates an immersive experience for his audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJun Miyake has collaborated with numerous renowned artists throughout his career. Some of his similar artists include René Aubry, Arto Lindsay,\nBalanescu Quartet,\nAnouar Brahem,\nAirelle Besson,\nHenri Texier,\nErik Truffaz,\nRenaud Garcia-Fons,\nLhasa De Sela,\nDhafer Youssef,\nJohn Surman,\nPaolo Fresu,\nYoun Sun Nah,\nMyriam Alter,\nHadouk Trio,\nKronos Quartet\nMarc Ribot\nHazmat Modine\nRodrigo Leão\nRosemary Standley\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stolen-from-strangers","title":"Stolen From Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemastered 2LP edition of Japanese artist, composer and songwriter Jun Miyake's 2007 album 'Stolen from Strangers', which includes 2 bonus tracks from the Oscar nominated Wim Wenders film 'Pina'. Featuring guitarists Arto Lindsay and Vinicius Cantuária, oud player Dhafer Youssef and the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis man is afraid of nothing! Avantgarde, jazz, Gregorian chant, trip hop, chanson, tango, pop, Arabian, Indian, Latin American and Asian musical vocabulary. Jun Miyake mixes all of this so tastefully that it is overwhelming. Executed by tuba, cello, oud, mandolin, a Bulgarian choir and a multitude of electronic and acoustic percussion from which Miyake extracts the most curious of sounds, there is only one conclusion to come to: whoever likes the melting of contrasts, who likes Tom Waits, David Sylvian or Chet Baker, should absolutely listen to 'Stolen from Strangers'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yellowbird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383971647819,"sku":"309616","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/354e8a99-8d9f-4a20-bfa9-73deaf935b35_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726281087"},{"product_id":"whispered-garden","title":"Whispered Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscovered by the Japanese legend Terumasa Hino, Jun Miyake started his career as a jazz trumpeter, graduating Berklee College of Music. As he came back to Tokyo, he became an influential artist, as well as a successful composer. Miyake has closely worked with Pina Bausch, Wim Wenders, Robert Wilson, Oliver Stone, Jean-Paul Goude, Philippe Decoufle, etc, as well as collaborations with artists such as Hal Willner, Arto Lindsay, Arthur H, Vinicius Cantuaria, Bulgarian Voices, David Byrne, Grace Jones, Gavin Friday, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, and many others. With his ability to blend the most seemingly disparate elements of music, he has achieved much respect throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You enter this space for the first time and you're already addicted to it\" - Wim Wenders\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yellowbird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50476283527499,"sku":"1143373","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":55970456666443,"sku":"R0800-7334","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1d2ff125-1b01-465f-9538-5d3e1fe01fc3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727457034"},{"product_id":"especially-sexy","title":"Especially Sexy","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent years have seen a resurgence in popularity for Japanese jazz fusion. An essential, if underrated, part of that scene was Jun Miyake, whose debut album, \u003ci\u003eJune Night Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) featured some of Japan’s most talented jazz musicians playing some of the finest jazz fusion of the 80s. Reissued for the first time ever, with the original liner notes and booklet to get as close to the original as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJun Miyake’s second album, \u003ci\u003eEspecially Sexy\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), is a continuation of what he started with \u003ci\u003eJune Night Love\u003c\/i\u003e. It opens with “June Night Love” (oddly enough, the song was not featured on the album of the same name), a glitzy fusion track, in which Miyake’s mellow flugelhorn playing soars over mellow strings and vocal harmonies. Miyake’s trumpet gives way to the unmistakable saxophone of David Sanborn, whose style of playing practically defined an era!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Sanborn is hardly the only noticeable guest on the album. “Twist to Open”, features the one and only Michael Brecker, playing with the ferocity and technical prowess of a man who would inspire a generation of saxophonists. All the hallmarks of great fusion are immediately apparent, with slap bass, horn choruses, and twinkly synths aplenty. B-side opener “JFK Express” sees another solo from Brecker, who trades choruses with Miyake over a smooth synthesizer groove. Miyake’s playing is decidedly different from Randy Brecker’s, yet there’s no doubt that Miyake and Michael have a chemistry that’s hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50484626587979,"sku":"2004856","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_4_33b13013_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727591956"},{"product_id":"june-night-love","title":"June Night Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1982 (only one year after Casiopea’s legendary Mint Jams), \u003ci\u003eJune Night Love\u003c\/i\u003e by Jun Miyake is one of the most underrated fusion albums to come out of Japan. With some of the most talented musicians in Japan’s jazz scene featured prominently, the album is filled with some of the tightest, most energetic grooves this side of the Pacific. Freshly back from New York City, Miyake and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu’s playing on songs such as “I Knew I Was” (featured in the Warhol commercial) is firmly in the style of the Brecker Brothers, with elaborate lines played at finger-blurring speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet fans of old school jazz need not worry. “You Would Smile So” is an acoustic ballad dedicated to Terumasa Hino, one of the leading trumpeters in Japan’s jazz scene at the time, and one of Miyake’s first teachers. Miyake’s tone, practically explosive on other tracks, is smoky, taking on a Chet Baker-like quality over piano fills, a subdued upright bass, and gentle brushes on the drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJun Miyake is a musician whose many aspects have made him something of a legend in his native Japan. 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You enter this space for the first time and you're already addicted to it.\" Wim Wenders. Artist, composer, songwriter, trumpeter, pianist in and around the Tokyo music scene; Jun Miyake has released twenty-seven albums across an eccentric array of styles; appeared as a guest soloist and served as a producer for numerous artists. 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