Kyoto Jazz Massive

𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙩𝙝, 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, Spirit Of The Sun 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩, 𝙣𝙪-𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Originally released in 2002, Kyoto Jazz Massive’s debut album remains a cornerstone of forward-thinking club culture. Brothers Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino deliver a luminous set that merges soulful keys, organic percussion, and intricate jazz arrangements with broken beat grooves, deep house sensibilities, and a cosmopolitan, genre-defying spirit. Across its tracks, the album flows effortlessly from sun-soaked Latin jazz and spiritual fusion to deep, dancefloor-ready rhythms, always with a strong melodic core and meticulous production.

Featuring collaborations with key figures from the international nu-jazz scene and powered by Kyoto Jazz Massive’s deep-rooted love of jazz tradition and club innovation, *Spirit Of The Sun* is both a timeless listening experience and an essential dancefloor weapon. It captures a pivotal era when jazz, soul, and electronic music intertwined — and still feels fresh, vital, and deeply uplifting today.