Background
His father was a Japanese Jazz pianist, Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995).
His father was a Japanese Jazz pianist, Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995).
He taught him how to play the piano since he was a child. He was brought up in an environment to learn both classical and jazz music since his childhood. Also, he learned harmony and composition under Roh Ogura (1916–1990) in Kamakura.
In 1973, he left to Germany to study at Universität der Künste Berlin.
In 1975, he returned to Japan and engaged in concert, broadcasting and recording activities. He was a professor in Nihon University, Music Department.
He recorded his last Civil Defense, Light Colored Album, a short time before his death.