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The bars may be disappearing but Jazz itself is alive and well in Japan. I heard it everywhere in Kyoto & Tokyo. I'm not sure why this is but it's a lot more pl

The bars may be disappearing but Jazz itself is alive and well in Japan. I heard it everywhere in Kyoto & Tokyo. I'm not sure why this is but it's a lot more pleasant than the top 40 stuff you hear playing everywhere in the US.

deadwing0 6y ago
I get laughed at for listening to jazz.
- dcrn 6y ago
  As long as you like it, that's what matters, right?
- luspr 6y ago
  Jazz is great. They don't know what they are talking about.
abuteau 6y ago
Japan has amazing jazz artists! One of my favorite jazz playlist on Spotify is The Rhythm of Japan https://open.spotify.com/user/rowanaboat96/playlist/7ciqeUtOYn8ukFdrMLX4UK?si=HMT8VcynSHGdZISMA2o48Q https://open.spotify.com/user/rowanaboat96/playlist/7ciqeUtO... Also worth exploring the World Jazz playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1231409117/playlist/5lgPIUHnf1kVgtheP3SzoE?si=Xfng6VS_QLKsRq1XsXpXKA https://open.spotify.com/user/1231409117/playlist/5lgPIUHnf1...
bane 6y ago
If you're into fusion jazz at all, two of the best bands of all time hail from Japan: Casiopea and T-square. Their influence is felt deeply in lots of 80s/90s Japanese PC and Video game soundtracks. The keyboardist for Casiopea also composed all of the station jingles for the subway in Japan, which all together make one song. - https://youtu.be/S0Xm1PWb07o https://youtu.be/S0Xm1PWb07o - https://youtu.be/4DCWEJzsrJo https://youtu.be/4DCWEJzsrJo - https://youtu.be/wBD1_mrRUIk https://youtu.be/wBD1_mrRUIk
- woodandsteel 6y ago
  Casiopea is totally wonderful. I learned about them when I got onto the young drummer Kanade Sato. Here she is backing up Mukaiya at a very young age on a wonderful Casiopea song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3Nml8IBf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3Nml8IBf0 And here she is at a much later age covering Megalith by T-Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BvHJr5OjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BvHJr5OjE
- nateberkopec 6y ago
  > The keyboardist for Casiopea also composed all of the station jingles for the subway in Japan This is amazing! I had no idea this was the same person. I love Casiopea.
  - bane 6y ago
    Yeah, check it out! https://youtu.be/nSG5IkRA9BE https://youtu.be/nSG5IkRA9BE
    - spike021 6y ago
      Whoa! This is awesome. Made me Google again (hadn't since my first trip to Japan) for any melodies I could find as a download to use as a ringtone/text tone (not that my phone is ever off vibrate mode). Thanks!
- polytely 6y ago
  One of my favourite (Japanese) Jazz/Post-Rock bands is Mouse on the Keys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16g0M3lJvio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16g0M3lJvio
creamyhorror 6y ago
In Japan, jazz is sort of a/the default background music for many uses - shops, cafes, bars, lounges - especially when a cool, sophisticated, shibui air is desired. The actual scene of gig-goers and enthusiasts seems to be a small, older demographic, though.

deadwing0 6y ago

I get laughed at for listening to jazz.

dcrn 6y ago
As long as you like it, that's what matters, right?
luspr 6y ago
Jazz is great. They don't know what they are talking about.

abuteau 6y ago

Japan has amazing jazz artists! One of my favorite jazz playlist on Spotify is The Rhythm of Japan https://open.spotify.com/user/rowanaboat96/playlist/7ciqeUtOYn8ukFdrMLX4UK?si=HMT8VcynSHGdZISMA2o48Q https://open.spotify.com/user/rowanaboat96/playlist/7ciqeUtO... Also worth exploring the World Jazz playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1231409117/playlist/5lgPIUHnf1kVgtheP3SzoE?si=Xfng6VS_QLKsRq1XsXpXKA https://open.spotify.com/user/1231409117/playlist/5lgPIUHnf1...

bane 6y ago

If you're into fusion jazz at all, two of the best bands of all time hail from Japan: Casiopea and T-square. Their influence is felt deeply in lots of 80s/90s Japanese PC and Video game soundtracks. The keyboardist for Casiopea also composed all of the station jingles for the subway in Japan, which all together make one song. - https://youtu.be/S0Xm1PWb07o https://youtu.be/S0Xm1PWb07o - https://youtu.be/4DCWEJzsrJo https://youtu.be/4DCWEJzsrJo - https://youtu.be/wBD1_mrRUIk https://youtu.be/wBD1_mrRUIk

woodandsteel 6y ago
Casiopea is totally wonderful. I learned about them when I got onto the young drummer Kanade Sato. Here she is backing up Mukaiya at a very young age on a wonderful Casiopea song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3Nml8IBf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3Nml8IBf0 And here she is at a much later age covering Megalith by T-Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BvHJr5OjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BvHJr5OjE
nateberkopec 6y ago
> The keyboardist for Casiopea also composed all of the station jingles for the subway in Japan This is amazing! I had no idea this was the same person. I love Casiopea.
- bane 6y ago
  Yeah, check it out! https://youtu.be/nSG5IkRA9BE https://youtu.be/nSG5IkRA9BE
  - spike021 6y ago
    Whoa! This is awesome. Made me Google again (hadn't since my first trip to Japan) for any melodies I could find as a download to use as a ringtone/text tone (not that my phone is ever off vibrate mode). Thanks!
polytely 6y ago
One of my favourite (Japanese) Jazz/Post-Rock bands is Mouse on the Keys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16g0M3lJvio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16g0M3lJvio

creamyhorror 6y ago

In Japan, jazz is sort of a/the default background music for many uses - shops, cafes, bars, lounges - especially when a cool, sophisticated, shibui air is desired. The actual scene of gig-goers and enthusiasts seems to be a small, older demographic, though.