Toshio Matsuura | A Curated Selection of Notable New Releases - January 31 Issue
MUSIC | MUSIC FOR LIFE
TOKYO MOON PLAYLIST 2025.1.31
Selected by MATSUURA Toshio
Rebecca Vasmant - Rooted (New Soil x Women In Jazz)
Allexa Nava - Cycles/Circles (Jazz re:freshed)
Lea Maria Fries - Witch's Broom (Heavenly Sweetness)
Matters Unknown - Permission To Malfunction (Matters Unknown)
Roy Haynes - I’m So High (Wewantsounds)
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Matou Kagni (Mr Bongo)
Yazz Ahmed - Into The Night (Night Time Stories)
Trinka - Navega (Agogo)
Gerardo Frisina & Toco - Deixa Passar (Schema)
Alfredo De La Fe - Hot To Trot (Mr Bongo)
Oscar Jerome - The Fork (New Soil)
radiko →Time Free (Until Feb 7)
International Edition →Mixcloud
TOKYO MOON x YouTube PLAYLIST
TOKYO PARTY & GIG PICK UPS
Feb 7 (Fri) & 8 (Sat) War Live atBlue Note TokyoAoyama
Toshio Matsuura DJ Schedule
NIGHT TRIP
TOSHIO MATSUURA VINYL SESSION
AT BAR STEREO, TAKADANOBABA
19:30 - 21:00 SHIMA SHUN
21:00 - 23:00 Toshio Matsuura
23:00 - 23:30 SHIMA SHUN
CHARGE: 1,500 YEN
DRINK: ALL 500 YEN (Over 100 varieties)
BAR STEREO
Yoyogi Bldg. East Bldg. 2F, 2-8-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
2F 2-8-3 TAKADANOBABA SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO
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Formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.) in 1990, releasing five full albums
in 32 countries, earning significant acclaim.
Since launching his solo career in 2002, he has performed as a DJ at clubs and festivals worldwide.
He also produces events and curates music for sophisticated lifestyle destinations,
including hotels, international brands, and Michelin-starred restaurants.
In 2013, he initiated 'HEX,' a project showcasing contemporary jazz, releasing the album 'HEX'
worldwide via Blue Note Records. In 2018, he released an album from his new project 'TOSHIO
MATSUURA GROUP,' featuring emerging musicians from the UK.
The album was reissued on vinyl in 2024.
Reissued on analog vinyl by Brownswood Recordings in the UK in 2024.
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/
Every Friday 23:00-24:00 ON AIR
interfm 89.7MHz
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Every Friday 15:00-16:00 UK Time ON AIR