Kyoto Jazz Massive - Message From A New Dawn (December 2021)

Opening up a new era!

The re-birth of the Kyoto Jazz Massive sound for the future.

‘Message From A New Dawn’ is finally here!!

20 years since the single ‘Eclipse’

19 years since the album ‘Spirit Of The Sun’

The long-awaited second album of Kyoto Jazz Massive

has evolved into a full band sound bringing together elements of

Techno, Jazz, House, Boogie, Soul, Broken beats, Fusion, Afro beat...

KJM are excited to bring you their vision of the ultimate crossover electric jazz fusion album.

Featuring the legend Roy Ayers!

1. Astral Ascension 07:47

2. Primal Echo 06:51

3. Get Up ft.Roy Ayers 05:57

4. Get It Together 07:28

5. This Feeling 06:51

6. Visions Of Tomorrow 07:07

7. The Message 07:08

8. The Mask 05:49

9. Revolution Evolution 10:36

10. Eternal Tide 06:24

Kyoto Jazz Massive are Shuya Okino & Yoshihiro Okino

Recording Member:

Vo : Vanessa Freeman *03, 04, 05, 07, 08

Bass : Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)

Ds : Yasushi Fukumori

Keys : Takumi Kaneko (cro-magnon)

Keys : Kaztake Takeuchi (A Hundred Birds)

Per : Takashi Nakazato

Tp : Tabu Zombie (SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS) *02, 04, 08

Vibraphone : Roy Ayers *03

Violin Kirill : Kobantschenko *10

SE : Shuya Okino *06

Vocal recorded by Toni Economides

All tracks mixed by Toni Economides

Band recorded by Shinya Matsushita at Studio Dede

Mastered by Neil Pickles

Produced by Shuya Okino

Directed by Shuya Okino & Yoshihiro Okino

Arranged by Shuya Okino & Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)

PRE ORDER

Bayfront Jazz Festival Miami: Roy Ayers | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Chucho Valdés | Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola | Mark Guiliana | April 30 - May 1

BAYFRONT JAZZ FESTIVAL 2021 

INAUGURAL EDITION TO KICK OFF MIAMI’S LIVE MUSIC EVENTS TO BRING BACK JOY

CELEBRATING JAZZ / AFRO-CUBAN / LATIN / ELECTRONIC MUSIC MASTERS

Roy Ayers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chucho Valdés, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola and Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music

ICONIC OPEN AIR FPL SOLAR AMPITHEATER HAPPENING 

ON UNESCO’S  INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY

PARTIAL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO HOSPITALS FIGHTING COVID-19

"Jazz is not just music, it is a way of life, it is a way of being, a way of thinking." – NINA SIMONE

"The story of Jazz is written into the quest for human dignity, democracy and civil rights. It has given strength to the struggle against discrimination and racism. UNESCO believes in the power of Jazz as a force for peace, dialogue and mutual understanding." – UNESCO/International Jazz Day

The 2021 inaugural edition of the Bayfront Jazz Festival will take over Miami's Bayfront Park for two magical days as Miami’s "Post-Covid recovery calendar" kicks off one of the first LIVE musical events on April 30 and May 1, 2021. The first Miami festival of its scale, Bayfront's mission is to honor and celebrate the current and future giants of Jazz, Afro-Cuban/Latin & Electronic music and for fans from the world over to enjoy music's greatest heroes and masters play with a real audience for the first time in over a year at a stunning, iconic Miami open air venue. The concerts will host 1500 people, rather than the usual 10G and will respect  all Covid-19 sanitary rules of social distancing.

Hosted by Melrose Media at the FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park in Miami, the Bayfront Jazz Festival will take place on the UNESCO International Jazz Day, intended to raise awareness of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for empathy, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people.

FPL Solar Amphitheater

This year’s unique line-up includes Roy Ayers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chucho Valdés, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola and Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music who will be participating at the festival throughout 2 days of spiritual and joyful music.

The FPL Solar Amphitheater is situated in the middle of the Bayfront Park, directly on the Oceanfront. The Bayfront Park has 500-panel solar installation, including solar trees, which generates about 250 kilowatts of emissions-free energy – more than the power used during the Amphitheater’s concert season. 

Physical tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster. An Internet ticketed livestream video will also be in place through EluvioLIVE allowing happy fans from the world to enjoy the Jazz musicians play in front of a real audience, which has not been possible for one year ! All payments will be accepted, including Crypto currencies to purchase the live streaming.

The livestream will be available on mobile, desktop, tablets,  Apple TV and Roku TV all in 4K.

Partial proceeds will be given to hospitals fighting Covid-19.

“Artists and audiences crave for live music in an outdoor venue and we had to fight to make that event happen. We took engagements with the venue and the City to protect our audience with masks, gels and social distancing,” said Manuel Molina, Managing director of Melrose Media. His co-producer Rozenberg added, “We wanted to bring back live jazz in the heart of the Miamians and feed their souls with iconic musicians vibes. There will only be 1500 happy people in the venue but everybody likes the sunshine. So everybody will be able to follow that hybrid event on a livestream”.  Molina wanted to add “We are so glad to put back on the map a new Jazz Festival, especially after the cultural chaotic Covid and bring back joy with live music.”

Bayfront Jazz Festival (30 April – 1 May 2021)

Tickets Bayfront Jazz Festival: via bayfrontjazz.com for the livestream and Ticketmaster.

Passes and vouchers are limited in number

FRIDAY 30 APRIL 2021- MAIN STAGE

9:30 PM: CHUCHO VALDES QUARTET

CHUCHO VALDÉS—PIANO

JOSE ARMANDO GOLA—BASS

DAFNIS PRIETO—DRUMS

ROBERTO VIZCAINO JR.—PERCUSSION

7:30 PM: ROY AYERS QUINTET

ROY AYERS—VIBES & VOCALS

MARK ADAMS—KEYBOARD

TREVOR ALLEN—BASS GUITAR

CHRISTOPHER DECARMINE—DRUMS

DASHILL SMITH—HORN

SATURDAY 1 MAY 2021 - MAIN STAGE

9:30 PM: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER & THE MEMPHIS SOULPHONY

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER—VOCALS

BARRY CAMPBEL— BASS

CHARLTON JOHNSON—GUITAR

BRYANT LOCKHART—SAX

CURTIS PULLIAM—TRUMPET

SKYLER JORDAN, MONET OWENS—BACKGROUND VOCALS

CARLOS SARGENT—DRUMS

FARINDELL "DELL" SMITH—KEYS & ORGAN

7:30 PM: GONZALO RUBALCABA & AYMEE NUVIOLA

GONZALO RUBALCABA—PIANO, SYNTHESIZERS AND PERCUSSION

AYMEE NUVIOLA—LEAD VOCALS

CRISTOBAL “EL PROFE” VERDECCHIA—BASS

REINIER GUERRA—DRUMS

NEIGER “MAJITO” AGUILERA—PERCUSSION

YANIER HORTA—SAXOPHONE 

LOURDES NUVIOLA—LEAD VOCALS AND BACKING VOCALS; 

ALFREDO LUGO—BACKING VOCALS

5:30 PM: MARK GUILIANA BEAT MUSIC

MARK GUILIANA —DRUMS AND ELECTRONICS

NICK SEMRAD —SYNTHESIZERS

CHRIS MORRISSEY —ELECTRIC BASS

Nostalgia 77 to join Roy Ayers for a very special performance at Barbican Centre

On 3rd March, Ayers takes to the stage in the Barbican alongside some very special guests including Tru Thoughts own Nostalgia 77.

Now in his fourth decade in the music business, Roy Ayers, known as the Godfather of Neo-soul, continues to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. In the 60’s he was an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and transformed into a popular R&B band leader in the 70’s/80’s.

Nostalgia 77, aka Ben Lamdin, emerged in 2002 as a collector and sampler of jazz records before going on to expand his concept group to form a live band, The Nostalgia 77 Octet. Their debut album ‘Sevens and Eights’ was recorded in 2006, boasting album tracks like “Freedom” and went on to win the ‘Jazz Album of The Year’ at Gilles Peterson’s 2006 Worldwide Awards. Alongside his work with the Nostalgia 77 live band, Lamdin has collaborated with a wide-ranging selection of musicians including famed singer songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols and British improvisational jazz legends Keith Tippett and Julie Tippetts.

Collaborating with Mike “Prince Fatty” Pelanconi to illuminate the shared roots and spirit of rebellion at the heart of dub and jazz, 2014’s renowned ‘In The Kingdom of Dub’ was born. With tastemaker support including reviews from The Wire, Clash, Q, DJ Mag and Blues & Soul, official playlisting on BBC 6Music and support from Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), this energetic and transporting listen celebrated and built upon the cultural beauty of Lamdin’s diverse, decade-spanning repertoire. Since releasing his last album ‘Measures’,the title track of which Guy Garvey (BBC 6 Music) called “a fantastic record”, Lamdin has been writing, recording and producing records for artists including Jamie Cullum, Jerry David DeCicca, The Last Poets and for his side project Game Show withTim Giles (drums) and Matthew Bourne (piano).