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The whole Brand new story of " Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is revealed here. "Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is a jazz collective with six musicians and a photographer pursuing jazz music with cinematic visuals. All music is written as a soundtrack for a fictional road movie.

This second journey is entitled "6 Colors" and is an ambitious album that each of the six musicians provided each songs. Each individuality is inspired each other to create this new journey. The leading single "Reflections" charted in the top song of Apple Music "jazz" in Japan.

Musically, Folks marries the improvisation of jazz with various other styles of music, for example, Hip Hop, reggae, rock, folklore, and chill out etc, under the direction of Shouhei Matsushita a.k.a M-Swift (Irma Records / Italy, Free Style Records / U.K.). London-based photographer Nemo Roberts provides the visual imagery inspired by the music. This new journey will be a journey to the inner landscape.

Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble
Guitar: Shouhei Matsushita(M-Swift)
Piano: Hideaki Hori
Drums: Masatsugu Hattori
Bass: Kunpei Nakabayashi
Trumpet: Yusuke Sase
Bariton and Tenor Sax: Ryo Ogasawara
Photographer: Nemo Roberts

Past Rank In

6 Colors

Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Estonia • TOP 1 • 27 Jul 2021 iTunes Store • Jazz TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 4 • 9 Jun 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Japan • TOP 15 • 6 Jun 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Guatemala • TOP 20 • 4 Aug 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • China • TOP 55 • 5 Jun 2021 Apple Music • All Categories Top Albums • Estonia • TOP 91 • 27 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Hong Kong • TOP 138 • 24 May 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Russian Federation • TOP 145 • 6 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Taiwan • TOP 171 • 2 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • United Kingdom • TOP 183 • 16 Jun 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Albums • Spain • TOP 192 • 4 Jun 2021

Reflections

Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Estonia • TOP 25 • 3 Aug 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Lebanon • TOP 50 • 3 Aug 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Japan • TOP 76 • 5 Jun 2021

Rambling

iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Spain • TOP 4 • 1 Nov 2023 iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • United Kingdom • TOP 37 • 17 Nov 2022

Sinking Flowers

iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Canada • TOP 6 • 29 Nov 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Japan • TOP 87 • 2 Jun 2021 iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • United States • TOP 137 • 31 May 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Lithuania • TOP 142 • 2 Jun 2021

Echolocation

iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Australia • TOP 4 • 30 Jun 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Estonia • TOP 7 • 27 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Guatemala • TOP 113 • 3 Aug 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Viet Nam • TOP 185 • 30 Jun 2021

Funkers

Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Estonia • TOP 6 • 27 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Guatemala • TOP 98 • 4 Aug 2021

Inner Leap

Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Estonia • TOP 5 • 27 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Top Songs • Guatemala • TOP 97 • 4 Aug 2021

Past Playlist In

Reflections

Apple Music • New Music Daily • 4 Jun 2021

Rambling

Spotify • Modern Jazz Japan • 5 Apr 2022

Sinking Flowers

Apple Music • New Music Daily • 21 May 2021 Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 27 May 2021

Echolocation

Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 25 Jun 2021

Inner Leap

Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 30 Jul 2021 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 5 Jun 2021

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  • Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble

    "Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble" is a Jazz Sextet which is pursuing jazz music with Cinematic visual images. It releases 1st album written as a soundtrack for a fictional Road Movie on September 2019. Musically, Folk's marry the improvisation of Jazz with various style of music, for example, Reggae, Rock , Folks music, and Chill out etc...Shouhei Matsushita a.k.a M-Swift (Irma Records / Italy, Freestyle Records / U.K.) started this new project. The finest jazz musicians in Tokyo is joining on this band. And also London-based Japanese photographer Nemo Roberts joins on this project, Each songs is related to Nemo's photograph. Not only music, not only photography, both arts are collaborating in more closely-connected way expressing the story of fictional movie. "Folks" is a group which is seeking a new art form. Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble is Guitar: Shouhei Matsushita(M-Swift) Piano: Hideaki Hori Drums: Masatsugu Hattori Bass: Kunpei Nakabayashi Trumpet: Yusuke Sase Bariton and Tenor Sax: Ryo Ogasawara Photographer: Nemo Roberts

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