J-Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.5 1970-1988 5700963 Led by composer/arranger and UK-based

Led by composer/arranger and UK-based Djembe player Yahael Camara Onono

‘The Return’

once again refracting kaleidoscopic colors across old favorites and less-familiar treasures from the jazz heritage

this major development site for the burgeoning new West Coast jazz & improvised music sound closed its doors permanently at the end of 2023

proto-techno and new-jazz

J-Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.5 1970-1988 5700963 Led by composer/arranger and UK-basedBBE's Japanese jazz survey reaches its final chapter with a set that spans late 60s sessions through to 80s fusion, mapping a scene that splinters in all directions at once. Curated by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, it pulls together deep cuts and private press oddities into a loose and shifting portrait. Toshiyuki Honda's 'Eastern Legacy' surges with clipped, electric force, then Mikio Masuda's 'Sonic Barrier' burns hotter, drums pushing hard against