Eishin Nose, a jazz pianist, composer and arranger, is a native of Otaru, Japan, currently residing in New York City. Eishin moved to California in 1992 to study at Foothill College, south of San Francisco. He joined the jazz vocal group, “Fun Fair” which toured venues & jazz festivals all around the Bay Area. Fun Fair released their first album in 1995 and won the 18th Annual Downbeat Magazine Award.Eishin moved to New York City, where he enrolled at the renowned Mannes College of Music and The New School, where he obtained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree in Music.He studied with Richie Beirach, Jaki Byard, Phil Markowitz and Russ Lossing, as well as with classical pianist, German Diez. Eishin has since collaborated with Satoshi Takeishi, James Cammack, Matt Wilson, Gregorie Maret, Yosuke Inoue, Eliot Zigmund, Jeff Williams, Tim Armacost, Travis Sullivan,Bob Meyer, Dave Ambrosio Joe Morello, Pheeroan Aklaff, Lonnie Plaxico, Duan Cook, David Smith, Taro Koyama, Shunzo Ohno, Fukushi Tainaka, Satoshi Inoue, Rikiya Higashihara, Sumiko Yoseyama, Brooklyn Gig Band, and many others. 1995 Downbeat Magazine Award, 2003 Swing Journal Gold Disc, 2009 S&R Washington Award 2015 Original songs were chosen best 10 among 18500song in International songwriting competition 2018 Original songs were chosen best 10 among 16000song in International songwriting competition 2019 and 2000 Original song was chosen best 10 among 19000song in International songwriting competition