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 selection of music and topics that stimulate intellectual curiosity, curated for discerning listeners. The program airs simultaneously worldwide every Friday on interfm and London's online jazz radio, One Jazz. Here, we introduce the playlist from each week's broadcast.

Yo La Tengo - Getting Lost (Mississippi)
Le Motel - I Cried Like a Child of Three (Balmat)
Laura Misch - Alchemy (One Little Independent)
Terrace Martin & Robert Glasper - Dear Dena (Sounds of Crenshaw)
DARKSIDE - Heavy Is Good For This (Matador/Beat)
Everything Is Recorded - The Meadows (XL/Beat)
Takuya Kuroda - Iron Giraffe (PPK/Universal)
Billy Hart Quartet - Billy's Waltz (ECM/Universal)
ARTEMIS - Footprints (Blue Note/Universal)
Misaki Umei - Loops (.plum(es))
Brandon Woody - Real Love Pt. 1 (Blue Note/Universal)
Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band - Steppin' Out (Big Shoulders)

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Saturday, March 15th
NIGHT TRIP TOSHIO MATSUURA VINYL SESSION
AT Takadanobaba BAR STEREO
DJs : TOSHIO MATSUURA, Kotaro Tanaka, DW, Malibu-K, Yuist
BAR OPEN 19:00-0:00
DJ TIME 21:00-23:00
CHARGE : 1,500 YEN
DRINK : ALL 500YEN (Over 100 varieties)
BAR STEREO
Yoyogi Building East Wing 2F, 2-8-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
2F 2-8-3 TAKADANOBABA SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO
INFO →INSTAGRAM

Toshio Matsuura
In 1990, he formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.), releasing five full albums
globally in 32 countries, earning critical acclaim.
After launching his solo career 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 destinations such as hotels, international brands, and Michelin-starred restaurants.


In 2013, he initiated the project "HEX," which disseminates contemporary jazz, releasing the album "HEX" worldwide via Blue
Note Records. In 2018, he released an album from a new project, "TOSHIO
MATSUURA GROUP," featuring emerging musicians from the UK.

In 2024, it 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/