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Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble's new journey has just started. This second single "Rambling" follows the 1st single "Reflections" which got the first place in Apple Music Japan "jazz" top song. Folks Cinematic Jazz Ensemble is a jazz sextet pursuing jazz music with cinematic visuals. Musically, Folks marries the improvisation of jazz with various other styles of music, for example, reggae, rock, folk, and chill out etc, under the direction of Shouhei Matsushita a.k.a M-Swift (Irma Records / Italy, Free Style Records/U.K.). This project features some of the finest jazz musicians in Tokyo with London-based Nemo Roberts providing the visual imagery inspired by the music. This new journey will be a journey to the inner landscape. The brand new album is coming on this summer 2021.

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

Past Rank In

Rambling

iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Italy • TOP 1 • 17 Jun 2023 iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Australia • TOP 8 • 23 Apr 2021 iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 25 • 27 Jun 2021

Past Playlist In

Rambling

Spotify • Modern Jazz Japan • 4 Apr 2022 Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 7 May 2021 Apple Music • New Music Daily • 23 Apr 2021 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 24 Apr 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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