Toshio Matsuura | A Curated Selection of Notable New Releases - February 21 Issue
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February 25, 2025

Toshio Matsuura | A Curated Selection of Notable New Releases - February 21 Issue

TOKYO MOON PLAYLIST 2025.2.21

MUSIC | MUSIC FOR LIFE

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

Selected by MATSUURA Toshio

François Couturier Dominique Pifarély - I Loves You, Porgy (ECM/Universal)
Kelela - Enemy (Warp/Beat)
Yasmine Hamdan - Hon (Hamdanistan)
Kiran Kai, Duval Timothy - Shower (30940)
Eyal Talmudi - Bliss Kiss (Raw Tapes)
Khan Jamal - Nubian Queen (Jazz Room)
Kelela- Furry Sings the Blues (Warp/Beat)
Immy Owusu - Curly Hair (Hopestreet)
Close Counters - Dusk (Close Counters)
RAH & The Ruffcats - Rodeo (Kid Fonque Refix) (Sonar Kollektiv)
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly
- Balada Para La Coroporatocracia (Andy Moor Remix) (International Anthem)
El Leon Pardo - La Perica (AYA)
radiko →Time Free (Until Feb 28)      
International Edition →Mixcloud

TOKYO MOON x YouTube PLAYLIST

TOKYO PARTY & GIG PICK UPS

Feb 23 (Sun) - 25 (Tue), 27 (Thu), 28 (Fri) The Brand New Heavies Live atBlue Note TokyoAoyama
Feb 25 (Tue) Jazz Pulse "Tokyo meets New York" by Tomohiro Mori featuring Davis Whitfield & Kanoa Mendenhall atCotton Clubnear Tokyo Station
Feb 27 (Thu), 28 (Fri) Nate Smith feat. Kiefer & CARRTOONS Live at atBillboard Live TokyoRoppongi




Toshio Matsuura DJ Schedule

Feb 27 (Thu)
BARFLY AT musicbar Rumba
DJ : MATSUURA Toshio
20:00-24:00
ADMISSION : 2,000 YEN
musicbar Rumba
2F Kosaka Bldg., 8-2-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
2F 8-2-8 GINZA CHUO-KU, TOKYO
TEL: 03-3571-0865
INFO →INSTAGRAM
Toshio Matsuura "TOKYO MOON"
Every Friday 23:00-24:00 ON AIR
interfm 89.7MHz
www.interfm.co.jp
Every Friday 15:00-16:00 UK Time ON AIR
Toshio Matsuura
In 1990, he formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.), releasing five full albums
in 32 countries, earning significant 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 hotels, international brands, and Michelin-starred restaurants,
lending his touch to sophisticated lifestyle establishments.

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 UK musicians.
In 2024, it was re-released on vinyl by Brownswood Recordings in 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/

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