Dharma

Dharma is Improvised Arts Collective directed by Jun Fukukawa

The music collective characterized by the bhagavan system—an improvisational technique centered on deconstructing and reconstructing musical compositions

Deconstructing Bach's Goldberg Variations melodies on the spot into parts, fleshing them out with improvisational elements, and reconstructing them

A musical experience where compositional beauty and improvisation coexist, exploring “the line between the known and the unknown”
— Steve Lacy, in Improvisation, interview with Derek Bailey (1974)

Selected Performances

Dharma Jazz Fes – between known and unknown, Densho Hall, Shibuya (2025)

Fujisawa Jazz Meetin’, Fujisawa (2024)

Dharma Jazz Fes – Jazz Today -, Densho Hall, Shibuya (2024)

LIVE and WORKSHOP, INNOVATION SQUARE in KYOCERA Minatomirai Office (2024)

Dharma Jazz Festival, Myozenji Temple, Kamakura (2018)

Polaris Tokyo, No Room For Squares, Rittor Base, Gekkasha, Juhla Tokyo, YON etc (2014-)

Festival & Projects

Founder and Artistic Director of Dharma Jazz Festival (2018, 2024, 2025), featuring artists such as Alexandra Grimal, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto, and Akira Sakata among others.