Junko Onishi
- January 4, 2024
- Pianist
Quick Facts
Junko Onishi Biography
| Name | Junko Onishi |
| Birthday | Apr 16 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Kyoto |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Junko Onishi is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on April 16, 1967 in Kyoto, Japan. Post-bop jazz artist favorably compared to jazz great McCoy Tyner and admired contemporaries Kenny Kirkland and Mulgrew Miller.
She credited Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Ornette Coleman as being her artistic inspirations.
Onishi stopped performing in the late 1990s, having chosen to study and practice. When Jaki Byard, her mentor at that time, died in 1999, she stopped playing completely for two years: “I felt like I lost everything; I felt like I didn’t have any more mentors”. She had to redevelop her technique when she decided to return, and started going to a gym to help her cope with the physical demands of playing.
In May 1994, Junko Japanese played for a week at the Village Vanguard, with Wynton Marsalis’s sidemen, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Herlin Riley.
She was born in Kyoto and grew up in Tokyo where her family nurtured her talents by enrolling her in classical piano lessons.
Junko Onishi Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Pianist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Junko Onishi is one of the richest Pianist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Junko Onishi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She studied at the Berklee College of Music after which she relocated to New York City.
Her song Trinity was featured in Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz, a 1997 documentary.
Junko Onishi (大西 順子 , Ōnishi Junko, born April 16, 1967 in Kyoto) is a Japanese jazz pianist; she plays in the post-bop genre.
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Junko Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Junko Onishi celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.