Warlord　

Although they enjoyed a promising career start when their song Lucifer’s Hammer was featured in the second volume of the legendary Metal Massacre compilations, Los Angeles’ Warlord saw thei ..more

Ledisi　

Ledisi Young (her given name meaning to bring forth in Nigerian) was born in the Big Easy, where she sang with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra when she was eight years old and spent many ad ..more

Fabiana Palladino　

Crossfaith　

Crossfaith is a five-piece metalcore band based in Osaka, Japan. Prior to their formation in 2006, singer Kenta Koie, guitarist Kazuki Takemura, and turntablist Terufumi Tamano all played ..more

Naozumi Takahashi　

Suara　

Michel Legrand　

Michel Legrand has made his fame and fortune from writing for films, but he has done significant work in jazz on an occasional basis. In 1957, he arranged a set of Dixieland and swing {\st ..more

Shogo Hamada & The J.S.Inspirations　

Spyro Gyra　

Founded in 1974 by saxophonist Jay Beckenstein, Spyro Gyra have consistently been one of the commercially successfully pop-jazz groups of the past 30 years. The band became a full-time ventur ..more

Kissin' Dynamite　

Hard rock/metal band Kissin’ Dynamite (named after the AC/DC song) were founded in Reutlingen, Germany, in 2006. The band consists of singer Johannes Braun, guitarists Andre Braun (Johan ..more

Peter Hammill　

Peter Hammill is a prolific songwriter, singer, and co-founder of Van Der Graaf Generator; he has also released dozens of solo recordings on a series of labels and later on his own Fie! Record ..more

Julia Holter　

Los Angeles-based composer/multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter blurs the boundaries between indie music, modern composition, and electronic music in her own work as well as her collaborations, which ..more

Garbage　

Garbage built on the sonic landscapes of My Bloody Valentine, Curve, and Sonic Youth, adding a distinct sense of accessible pop songcraft. The band was the brainchild of producers Butch ..more

Charlie Rouse　

Possessor of a distinctive tone and a fluid bop-oriented style, Charlie Rouse was in Thelonious Monk’s Quartet for over a decade (1959-1970) and, although somewhat taken for granted, was an i ..more

Jake Shimabukuro　

Gino Vannelli　

Ranging from soul to soft rock, singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli earned several hits during the 1970s, including People Gotta Move and I Just Wanna Stop. Vannelli learned to play the drum ..more

Aoife O'donovan　

Aoife O’Donovan is an American singer and songwriter based in Brooklyn. While she is best known as the founder and frontwoman of the string band Crooked Still, she is also one-third of the femal ..more

CANDY TUNE　

高垣彩陽 / 豊崎愛生　

Michel Camilo / Tomatito