Yosuke Yamashita is one of the rare Japanese jazz musicians who is a household name in his native land. Despite his uncompromisingly avant-garde style, he is also one of the few to establish himself as a well-respected jazz pianist in Europe and the United States.
After riding the crest of the 1970s' free jazz movement, Yamashita has performed all over the world, releasing nearly 50 recordings and playing on countless others. Not content with Tokyo, he went to New York in the '80s and quickly became recognized for his powerful keyboard attack and innovative musical ideas.
Since then, he has toured and recorded in Europe, the United States and Japan, and shows no signs of letting up.