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 Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 12:01am |
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BTW, same Playwright label is responsible for return of stylish artsy videos as support for their jazz artists
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018 at 11:51pm |
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Another new name from Japanese hippest label Playwright (home of Fox Capture Plan,Bohemian Voodoo,Primitive Art Orchestra,TRI4TH,etc) - reeds player Yusuke Shima
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Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 1:00pm |
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One among most original Japanese jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi (who passed away few years ago) - probably most New York-an of all Japanese jazz musicians |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 7:21am |
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It's less than one hour left till New Year in Tokyo so very popular now in Japan sax player Ayumi Koketsu song is right in place
She is going to release new album's vinyl version upcoming spring (CD version is already on the market)  |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 2:19am |
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Being a heaven for Western jazz singers for decades (and till nowadays), Japan has already a few generations of domestic jazz singers as well. Some of them are just a copycats of Western vocalists, others mixes Japanese and Western tradition, or American jazz with Finnish enka, Brazilian bossa nova,etc,etc. Results strongly varies but often one can hear undetectable music.
Second album of enka singer Yashiro Aki, released few months ago  and her previous work Edited by snobb - 31 Dec 2017 at 4:53am |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 2:06am |
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Classic fusion ca. 1975 made huge impact on Japanese jazz and rock scene for decades ahead, there are lot of old and new bands playing music,rooted in this genre's traditions till now. Newest Trix album "Fortune", released in last October is a good example
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Posted: 29 Dec 2017 at 6:28am |
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Double bassist Daisuke Abe and acoustic/electric guitarist Kuriko Tsugawa duo just released a new mainstream jazz album
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Posted: 26 Dec 2017 at 3:44am |
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Drummer Tamaya Honda's trio will release their new album in January 2018. It contains six Carla Bley compositions among others and slightly recall great Paul Motian impressionistic jazz
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Posted: 25 Dec 2017 at 11:02am |
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Most popular internationally for last decade or more Japanese jazz artist Hiromi (pianist Hiromi Uehara) continue releasing her rock-jazz trio albums for international market, at the same time she recorded some unusual duo releases
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Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 1:19pm |
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Japan is country of contrasts, music scene is a great evidence. Being a heaven for jazz vocalists and largest market of conservative mainstream jazz, at the same time they have world largest radical experimental scene, which combines avant-garde jazz, free improvisation,modern electronic and brutal avant-rock all in one.
Guitarist Otomo Yoshihide - "Lonely Woman" and some shred without guitars Edited by snobb - 21 Dec 2017 at 1:20pm |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2017 at 11:56am |
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One among most popular American jazzy r'n'b pianist Robert Glasper has released his first ever "Best Of..." album - yes, in Japan , on Universal Japan label (just a week ago)
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Posted: 20 Dec 2017 at 12:17am |
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One of most interesting thing in Japanese jazz is its new generation. Still mostly unknown outside of the country, the wave of new bands are forming very unique scene combining trad jazz, free, folk, techno, electronics,psychedelia in one colorful and very Japanese modern musical mix.
Tokyo-Chutei-Iki are 13-baritone saxes band, founded in 2000 Selim Slive Elementz: Edited by snobb - 20 Dec 2017 at 12:37am |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2017 at 2:38pm |
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Cult Japanese audiophile label Three Blind Mice besides of releasing some successful Japanese jazz artists albums released few albums of Western musicians, that fact is less unknown. One such album is Duke Jordan Trio concert in Nagoya,recorded in 1982
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Posted: 18 Dec 2017 at 2:44am |
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Not everyone knows that quite often world premieres of international jazz stars releases' start in Japan - and only after few months come to rest of the world's markets.
One of a very fresh examples is Chick Corea and The Gadd Band's new album "Chinese Butterfly" which is available in Japan from November'17, but will be released in Western world in 2018 only.   Edited by snobb - 18 Dec 2017 at 2:47am |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2017 at 1:11pm |
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back on today's Japanese jazz scene - nu jazzers Fox Capture Plan experience true peack of their popularity
more energetic than genre's idols Swedes EST, Fox Capture Plan are hip and melodic, and they use more electronic tricks their new album("Untitled") has been released just a few months ago, and the new one is already announced for the 2018 beginning Edited by snobb - 16 Dec 2017 at 1:16pm |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2017 at 5:50am |
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70s and &0s Japanese jazz international icon Sadao Watanabe hasn't always been a wide-smiling sugar-sweet sounding pop-jazz sax player as he is best know for last three or four decades. Started as bop artist, he played bossa novas,no-nonsense fusion and even a "spiritual jazz"(in early 70s).
Sadao surprised many of his old fans releasing an album of Bach pieces, played on flute just two month ago (Oct.2017) Edited by snobb - 16 Dec 2017 at 5:52am |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 2:49pm |
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Terumasa Hino himself was a leading jazz trumpeter on Japanese scene from late 60s till mid 70s playing everything from hard bop to fusion to funk-jazz. Unfortunately he switched towards more commercial sound later. His early albums all are true gem.
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 2:26pm |
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Great American pianist Mal Waldron has been regular guest in Japan, some his best albums are recorded there. The one I love most - Mal Waldron collaboration with leading Japanese trumpeter of mid 70s Terumasa Hino (Japanese only release from 1973,never reissued on CD) :
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 5:14am |
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Seiichi Nakamura (reedist going mad on a video above) has been soon replaced with Akira Sakata. Yamash*ta's trio recorded some their best albums with him, nowadays Sakata is one of the very best sax player on Japanese scene
In 2001 Sakata recorded quite unusual and interesting album with bassist Bill Laswell, drummer Hamid Drake and guitarist Pete Cosey "Fisherman's.com"  Edited by snobb - 15 Dec 2017 at 5:31am |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 4:42am |
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Free jazz as movie soundtrack? In early 70 such idea didn't sound odd at all.
One of best Japanese free jazz bands from early 70s - Yosuke Yamash*ta trio: Full soundtrack (recorded in 1972) has been released on CD in 2008  Edited by snobb - 15 Dec 2017 at 4:51am |
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