Kyoto Jazz Massive is a Japanese musical project specialising in
crossover jazz
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and electronic styles. The group was formed in 1994 and consists of brothers Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino. They have also included Hajime Yoshizawa, a piano producer, on a number of works. Although the brothers
DJed in the late 1980s and were remixing and composing as far back as the early 1990s, they were largely popularised by the British Radio 1 DJ
Gilles Peterson
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around 2001. The band is signed to
Compost Records
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.
Background
Brothers Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino, both DJs and remixers in Kyoto, formed the project in 1994. They released their debut album, ''Spirit of the Sun'', in 2002.
In 2015, to celebrate their 20-year anniversary, the duo put together a full jazz band, titled Kyoto Jazz Sextet. Their debut album, ''Unity'', came out in 2017.
Shuya Okino also runs a music venue in
Shibuya
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April 1 ...
, Tokyo, called The Room.
Partial discography
Kyoto Jazz Massive
Studio albums
* ''Spirit of the Sun'' (2002)
* ''Message from a New Dawn'' (2021)
EPs
* ''Kyoto Jazz Massive'' (1994)
Singles
* "Mind Expansions" (2002)
Compilations
* ''Kyoto Jazz Massive'' (1994)
* ''Fueled for the Future'' (2000)
* ''Crossbreed'' (2000)
* ''Crossbreed 2'' (2001)
* ''Re KJM'' (2004)
* ''For KJM'' (2004)
* ''By KJM'' (2005)
* ''10th Anniversary'' (2006)
Kyoto Jazz Sextet
* ''Unity'' (2017)
See also
*
Japanese jazz
Japanese jazz is jazz played by Japanese musicians and connected to Japan or Japanese culture. The term often refers to the history of jazz in Japan, which has the largest proportion of jazz fans in the world, according to some estimates. Attempts ...
References
External links
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Shuya Okinoblog
The Roomofficial website
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Japanese electronic music groups
Japanese dance music groups
Compost Records artists
Musical groups from Kyoto Prefecture