Kyoto Jazz Massive is a Japanese musical project specialising in crossover jazz and electronic styles. The group was formed in 1994 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] The band is signed to Compost Records.^{[citation needed]}

Kyoto Jazz Massive
Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive, 2008
Background information
Genres	Crossover jazz
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Compost
Members	Shuya Okino Yoshihiro Okino

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.[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, Unity, came out in 2017.[6][7]

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

Partial discography

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2021)

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Shuya Okino blog
• The Room official website
• Kyoto Jazz Massive discography at Discogs

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