The quiet hours of a Friday night, spent with exquisite music, are a true indulgence for adults. This enriching experience is brought to you by Toshio Matsuura, DJ, music curator, and broadcaster, through his radio program "TOKYO MOON." Each Friday, he presents a selection of intellectually stimulating music and topics from around the globe, broadcast simultaneously on inter fm and London's online jazz radio, One Jazz. Here, we share the playlist from the latest broadcast each week.

"TOKYO MOON" Broadcast on June 7, 2024

Selected by MATSUURA Toshio

Slowly Rolling Camera - When The Sun Comes Out (Edition)
Greg Foat & Gigi Masin - Viento Calido (Strut)
Avishai Cohen - Courage (naive)
Meshell Ndegeocello - Travel (Blue Note/Universal)
Andrew Bird Trio - Caravan (Concord/Universal)
Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía - Se Comerá Mi Dolor (BMG)
Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Incompatibilidade de Gênios (Sony)
Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix Reimagined (Live) (Ropeadope)
Takeo Moriyama - Take (BBE)
Dizraeli - Curiouser and Curiouser (Def Pressé)
Greg Spero - Racks (Tiny)
Chicano Batman & Money Mark - Crosseyed and Painless (A24/Big Nothing)
Boulderhead - Sense Hyper (Rhythm Section)
radiko →Time Free(Until June 14)
International Edition →Mixcloud

BBE MUSIC presents "J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988," a large-format book covering the most deep, rare, and innovative jazz released in Japan between 1954 and 1988. Curated by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, the esteemed curators of BBE MUSIC's J Jazz Masterclass series, the book opens with a foreword by Japanese jazz icon Terumasa Hino.

This marks the first time a book of this scope and scale has been published outside of Japan. It is a unique collection of over 500 albums of free and modern jazz recorded and released in Japan during an era of dramatic change and constant innovation. This was a period when Japan was rebuilding from the devastation of World War II, emerging as a global economic power, a technological leader, and an international cultural force.

"J Jazz" traces the evolution of the Japanese jazz scene, from the early days of modern jazz in the mid-to-late 1950s, through the hard bop and modal jazz of the 1960s, to the free jazz, fusion, post-bop, and jazz-funk of the 1970s that opened Japanese jazz artists to a new global audience. It also covers the mid-to-late 1980s, a period that paved the way for contemporary jazz generations.

Over 500 full-color album jackets from leading Japanese jazz artists, alongside rare independent releases, tell a story of constant change and musical exploration. "J Jazz" includes profiles of major record labels such as East Wind, Frasco, King Records, and Nippon Columbia, as well as important independent labels like Three Blind Mice, ALM, and Aketa's Disk. It also features interviews with renowned jazz photographer Tadashi Naito, pianist Toru Aizawa, leader of the totemic spiritual jazz album "Tachibana Vol 1," and Mats Gustafsson, a free jazz record collector and jazz musician.

Furthermore, the book includes a chapter on albums by non-Japanese artists released exclusively in Japan, showcasing rare and valuable releases from artists such as Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, and Art Blakey. "J Jazz" also features Japanese jazz charts curated by global jazz DJs including Gilles Peterson, Toshio Matsuura, Paul Murphy, Shuya Okino, and Yoshihiro Okino. The specialized content includes a feature on "obi" (the paper strips on Japanese album releases) by Yusuke Ogawa, a record dealer and expert in Japanese jazz, and an article on Japanese Blue Note albums.

Spanning over 300 pages, "J Jazz" includes a detailed introduction that contextualizes the music, narrating the story of Japan's fascination with jazz since before the war. It also provides biographical information on many key artists who shaped the post-war Japanese jazz scene, including Sadao Watanabe, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masabumi Kikuchi, Masahiko Togashi, Terumasa Hino, Yosuke Yamashita, Fumio Itabashi, Masayuki Takayanagi, Takeo Moriyama, and Isao Suzuki. (Translated from manufacturer's release)

Tony Higgins & Mike Peden
J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988 (BBE)
Over 400 pages, large hardcover edition with 10-track CD
Scheduled for release on July 5, 2024Here

CD Tracklist
1. Tohru Aizawa Quartet – Philosopher’s Stone
2. Kohsuke Mine – Love Talken
3. Hideto Sasaki, Toshiyuki Sekine Quartet + 1 – Little B’s Poem
4. Takeo Moriyama – Take
5. Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land – Takeuma
6. Miyasaka + 5 – Dog’s Dance
7. Shintaro Quintet – Future On You
8. Masaru Imada Trio + 1 – Blue Road
9. Koichi Matsukaze Trio + Toshiyuki Daitoku – Zekatsuma Selbst
10. Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet – Rerev (Extended Version – Live)

The global online jazz radio network, One Jazz, launched in London in May,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 8 (Sat)
BUDAMUNK (DJ)MIDNIGHT EAST [Spotify O-EAST 3F & AZUMAYA]Shibuya

June 9 (Sun)
HIROKO OTSUKA (DJ)Bar steroTakadanobaba

June 10 (Mon) & 11 (Tue)
Sara WakuiBLUE NOTE PLACEEbisu

June 14 (Fri)
Calm (DJ)0 ZeroAoyama

June 15 (Sat)
NIGHT TRIP
TOSHIO MATSUURA VINYL SESSION
AT BAR STEREO, Takadanobaba
BAR OPEN 19:00-0:00
19:00 - 19:40 BASS KICK
19:40 - 20:20 DW
20:20 - 21:00 aixx
21:00 - 23:00 TOSHIO MATSUURA
23:00 - 23:40 Ku6
CHARGE: 1,500 YEN
DRINK: ALL 500 YEN (Over 100 varieties)
BAR STEREO
2F Yoyogi Building East Wing, 2-8-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
2F 2-8-3 TAKADANOBABA SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO
INFO →Instagram

Toshio Matsuura
Formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.) in 1990.
Released 5 full albums in 32 countries, receiving high acclaim.
Since going solo in 2002, he has actively performed as a DJ at clubs and festivals both in Japan and abroad.
He also produces events and oversees music curation for sophisticated lifestyle spots, including hotels, international brands,
and Michelin-starred restaurants.
In 2013, he launched HEX, a project disseminating current jazz, and released the album "HEX" worldwide via Blue Note
Records.
In 2018, he released an album from his new project, featuring young UK 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/