The Japanese Jazz Scene: Tokyo’s Nu-Jazz Revolution

Japan has always had a deep love affair with jazz, but in the 1990s and 2000s, Tokyo producers took things to another level. Artists like Kyoto Jazz Massive, United Future Organization, and Jazztronik created a distinctly Japanese flavour of nu-jazz that earned international acclaim. This article explores Tokyo’s jazz clubs, record shops, and the producers who put Japanese nu-jazz on the global map.