Nujabes

Real name: Jun Seba Jun Seba was a Japanese hiphop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes. The alias is an anagram of his first and last name spelled backwards and combined. His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef. He was also an owner of tribe a record store in Shibuya Tokyo and led indie record label HydeOut Productions. He has also contributed music to the soundtrack of Samurai Champloo an anime which blends a setting in feudal Japan with modern anachronisms especially hiphop music. On March 17 2010 it was announced on the HydeOut Productions website that Jun passed away on February 26 2010 at the age of 36 after being involved in a serious car accident on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway. He was promptly transported to the hospital where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Source: last.fm