Background
His father was a music teacher at Kyushu University. Karashima attended the same university.
辛島文雄
His father was a music teacher at Kyushu University. Karashima attended the same university.
Karashima began playing the piano at the age of three. He stayed in New York in 1973, but returned to Japan the next year. In 1975 he joined drummer George Ohtsuka"s band.
In 1980 he joined Elvin Jones" Jazz Machine, and stayed for five years, including for tours of Europe and the United States.
He then switched to being principally a solo pianist, but also led a quintet from 1988 to 1991. During the 1990s he frequently toured internationally.
