菊地成孔 (Naruyoshi Kikuchi) | th

Naruyoshi Kikuchi (菊地成孔; born June 14th 1963 in Choushi) is Japanese jazz saxophonist, singer and componist. His career started in 1985 with working together with Yousuke Yamashita and in Tsuneo Imahori's band "Tipographica". In 1992 he founded the J-pop band "Spank Happy". In 1999 he was a co founder of "Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden" (DCPRG), a jazz band with Techno and House influences. In 2004 his solo album "Dégustation à Jazz" has been released. He also worked together with many Japanese bands and musicians like the bands "Ruins" or "Ground Zero", female singer "UA", the project "Art Bears Revisited"...