Kyoto Jazz Massive

Kyoto Jazz Massive
Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive, 2008
Background information
Genres	Crossover jazz
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Compost
Members	Shuya Okino Yoshihiro Okino
Website	kyotojazzmassive.com

Kyoto Jazz Massive is a Japanese musical project specialising in crossover jazz and electronic styles. The group was formed in 1992 and consists of brothers Shuya^[1] and Yoshihiro Okino. They have also included Hajime Yoshizawa, a piano producer, on a number of works.^[2] Although the brothers DJed in the late 1980s and were remixing and composing as far back as the early 1990s, they were largely popularised by the British Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson around 2001.^[3]