Kyoto Jazz Massive

Kyoto Jazz Massive
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

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]}

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]

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