Selected by Toshio Matsuura

A quiet Friday evening, accompanied by exquisite music, offers a moment of pure bliss for adults. This enriching experience is brought to you by "TOKYO MOON," the radio program hosted by DJ, selector, and broadcaster Toshio Matsuura. Each week, he curates a selection of music and topics designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity for discerning listeners, broadcast simultaneously every Friday on InterFM and London's online jazz radio, One Jazz. Here, we present the playlists from each broadcast.

Hayato Sumino - Solari (Sony)
Chrystabell and David Lynch - The Answers to The Questions (Sacred Bones)
Meshell Ndegeocello - Trouble (Blue Note/Universal)
Adam Bronstein - Fly Without You (Lavender Haze Collective)
SHOLTO - Ligurian Storm (DeepMatter)
maya ongaku - Iyo no Hito (Bayon/Guruguru Brain)
Rosie Lowe - Gratitudes (PIAS)
Josef Akin - Small Steps (Jazz Alley)
BADBADNOTGOOD - Best Left Unsolved (XL/Innovative Leisure)
Thandii - Call It What You Like (Thandii)
Christian Sands - MMC (Mack Avenue)
After 'Ours - Dumplings For Dinner (Funky Mamas and Papas)
Mark de Clive-Lowe - State of the Mental (instrumental) (Mashibeats)

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Friday, August 16th Buffalo Daughter Live atHareMameDaikanyama
Saturday, August 17th & Sunday, August 18th Summer Sonic 2024 at ZZOZO Marine Stadium & Makuhari MesseChiba

Sunday, August 11th
AT THE 5th by SUMADORI-BAR
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Last Order 7:30 PM)
GUEST BARTENDER: HIROAKI TAKAHASHI
DJ: TOSHIO MATSUURA
DJ TIME: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Please note that these hours differ from our usual operating times.
THE 5th by SUMADORI-BAR
5F, 23-10 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
5F 23-10 UDAGAWA-CHO SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO
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Friday, August 16th
"Melody on the Shore" AT UMIGOYA
DJ: TOSHIO MATSUURA
DJ TIME: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ADMISSION: ¥4,000 (1 Drink) / ¥3,000 (1 Drink) for UMIGOYA Members
UMIGOYA BEACH HOUSE
Isshiki Coast, Hayama-cho, Miura-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
ISSHIKI BEACH HAYAMMACHO MIURA-GUN, KANAGAWA
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Toshio Matsuura
Formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.) in 1990.
Released 5 full albums in 32 countries, earning 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 oversees music curation for sophisticated lifestyle spots, including hotels, international brands,
and Michelin-starred restaurants.
In 2013, he launched the project HEX, which disseminates contemporary jazz, releasing the album "HEX" worldwide from Blue Note
Records.
In 2018, his new project, TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP, featuring young musicians from the UK,
released an album 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/