Kyoto Jazz Massive
Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive bending over a keyboard onstage, wearing a t-shirt, sunglasses, and ball cap
Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive, 2008
Background information
GenresCrossover jazz
Years active1992–present
LabelsCompost
Members
  • Shuya Okino
  • Yoshihiro Okino
Websitekyotojazzmassive.com

Kyoto Jazz Massive is a Japanese musical project specialising in crossover jazz and electronic styles. The group was formed in 1992 and consists of brothers Shuya[1] and Yoshihiro Okino. They have also included Hajime Yoshizawa, a piano producer, on a number of works.[2] 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 around 2001.[3]

Background

Brothers Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino, both DJs and remixers in Kyoto, formed the project in 1994. They released their debut, self-titled album, the same year.[4] In 2015, to celebrate their 20-year anniversary, the duo put together a full jazz band, titled Kyoto Jazz Sextet.[5] Their debut album, Mission, came out the same year.[6][7]

Shuya Okino also runs a music venue in Shibuya, Tokyo, called the Room.[8]

Discography

Kyoto Jazz Massive

Studio albums

  • Kyoto Jazz Massive (1994)
  • Spirit of the Sun (2002)
  • Message from a New Dawn (2021)

EPs

  • Eclipse / Silent Messenger (2000)
  • Kyoto Jazz Massive (2001)
  • Substream (2001)
  • Mind Expansions (Maxi single, 2002)

Compilations

  • Spellbinder – Compiled by Kyoto Jazz Massive (1992)
  • Fueled for the Future – Mixed by Kyoto Jazz Massive (2000)
  • Crossbreed – A Collection of Futuristic Fusion (2000)
  • Crossbreed 2 – A Collection of Futuristic Fusion (2001)
  • Shibuya Jazz Classics by Kyoto Jazz Massive (2002)
  • Re KJM (2004)
  • For KJM (2004)
  • By KJM (2005)
  • 10th Anniversary (2006)
  • Essence of Especial (2006)
  • Quiet Wave (2006)
  • So Especial (2009)
  • Urbanrhythm (2012)
  • Abstract Jazz Journey (2013)
  • KJM Plays – Contemporary Classics (2014)
  • KJM Works – Remixes & Re-edits (2014)

Kyoto Jazz Sextet

  • Mission (2015)
  • Unity (2017)
  • Succcession (2022)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shuya Okino". ryukoku-koyukai.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hajime Yoshizawa". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gilles Peterson & Shuya Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive)". worldwidefm.net. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Spirit of the Sun". forcedexposure.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kyoto Jazz Sextet". timeout.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kyoto Jazz Sextet". timeout.com (in Japanese). 25 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Unity". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Room". trulytokyo.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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