The quiet hours on a Friday night, accompanied by exquisite music, offer a moment of pure bliss for adults. This enriching experience is brought to you by Toshio Matsuura, DJ, selector, and broadcaster, through his radio program 'TOKYO MOON.' Each week, he presents a curated selection of music and topics designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity for discerning listeners, broadcast simultaneously on interFM and London's online jazz radio, One Jazz. Here, we share the playlist from the latest broadcast.

'TOKYO MOON' Broadcast on May 31, 2024

Olivia Block - Northward (Black Truffle)
Carlos Niño & Friends - Real Vital Organs (International Anthem)
JJ Whitefield - Solar Breeze from the East (Jazzman)
Rosie Lowe - Mood To Make Love (PIAS/BIG NOTHING)
Loyle Carner - A Lasting Place (live from the Royal Albert Hall) (EMI)
Onra - Chocolate Thai (AllCity)    
Mdou Moctar - Imajighen (Matador/Beat)
SML - Industry (International Anthem/rings)
Galliano - Circles Going Round The Sun (Brownswood)
The Jazz Renegades - Mother of The Future (Urban)
Cengiz - MOTF (Dance Regular)
Fay Victor - Life Is Funny That Way (TAO Forms)
radiko →Time Free(Until June 7)  
International Edition →Mixcloud

June 7 (Fri)
AT DJ BAR Bridge SHINJUKU
DJs: TOSHIO MATSUURA  DAZZLE DRUMS
OPEN / DJ START 20:00
20:00-22:00 TOSHIO MATSUURA
22:00-00:00 DAZZLE DRUMS
00:00-02:00 TOSHIO MATSUURA
02:00-04:00 DAZZLE DRUMS  
04:00-05:00 BACK TO BACK
ADMISSION: 1,500YEN
Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 2-19-9, Kado Bldg. B1F
B1F KADO BILD., 2-19-9 SHINJUKU, SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO
TEL: 03-6384-1053
INFO →OFFICIAL SITE

Launched this month on the 25th, a new global online jazz radio network from London,One Jazzsimultaneously broadcasts the international edition of 'TOKYO MOON.'
Here, we will introduce recommended live events and parties happening in Tokyo over the next week, as featured on the program.

June 2 (Sun) & 3 (Mon)
Bernard PurdieBillboard Live Tokyo

June 3 (Mon) & 4 (Tue)
KEYON HARROLDCotton Club

June 5 (Wed)
YOSHIHIDE OTOMO Special Big BandShinjuku PIT INN

June 5 (Wed)
Kiefer TrioBillboard Live Tokyo

June 8 (Sat)
TIMMY REGISFORDVENT
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Toshio Matsuura
Formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.) in 1990.
Released five full albums in 32 countries, receiving high acclaim.
Since going solo in 2002, he has been active as a DJ at clubs and festivals both domestically and internationally.
He also produces events and curates music for sophisticated lifestyle spots, including hotels, international brands,
and Michelin-starred restaurants.
In 2013, he launched HEX, a project focused on contemporary jazz, releasing the album 'HEX' worldwide via Blue Note
Records.
In 2018, he released an album from his new project, featuring young British musicians,
TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP, worldwide.
In March 2024, the album was re-released on vinyl by Brownswood Recordings in the UK.
http://www.toshiomatsuura.com

Founding member of United Future Organization (U.F.O.) which was formed in 1990.
The collective established the beginning of Japanese club culture, and released
5 full albums in 32 countries which gained high reputation in 12 years.
After leaving U.F.O. in 2002, he has continued to play as a solo dj at clubs and festivals
internationally and currently produces events and supervises music for notable fashion brands.
He also has produced many remix works of artist in a wide range of genres,
such as James Brown, Astor Piazzolla, Gotan Project, Melanie De Biasio, etc.
In 2013, he gathered talented and forward-thinking artists based in Tokyo to produce
a project called “HEX,” which presents Tokyo’s progressive form of Jazz to the world.
The debut album “HEX” was released from Blue Note Records worldwide.
Recently, his new project "Toshio Matsuura Group" gathered radical musicians from UK
and album was released from Brownswood Recordings 2018.
The album is re-released on double vinyl from Brownswood Recordings in 2024.
His radio show “TOKYO MOON” every Friday 15:00-16:00 (UK) on One Jazz.
http://www.toshiomatsuura.com
https://www.mixcloud.com/toshiomatsuura/