Tropical Jazz Big Band (Japanese: 熱帯JAZZ楽団, Nettai Jazz Gakudan); incorrectly referred to in the United States as Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band, is a Japanese latin jazz big band.
Led by Carlos Kanno from Orquesta de la Luz, the Tropical Jazz Big Band started out as a group of friends playing for fun and evolved into an 18-piece ensemble. Boasting four percussionists, a three-piece rhythm section, and powerful horns, the band released their first album Live in Yokohama in 1998. That year the band also played in United States.[1] They have played at various jazz festivals and venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, United States.[2]
Members
editSource:[3]
- Shirō Sasaki, Trumpet
- Masanori Suzuki, Trumpet
- Kenji Matsushima, Trumpet
- Sho Okumura, Trumpet
- Hideaki Nakaji, Trombone
- Dairo Miyamoto, Bass Saxophone
- Taisei Aoki, Trombone
- Kan Nishida, Bass Trombone
- Kazuhiko Kondo, Alto Saxophone
- Masahiro Fujioka, Alto Saxophone
- Manteru Nonoda, Tenor Saxophone
- Salt Shionoya, Piano
- Getao Takahashi, Bass
- Akira Jimbo, Drums
- Carlos Kanno, Percussion
- Michiaki Tanaka, Percussion
- Cosmos Kapitza, Percussion
- Gen Ogimi, Percussion
- Yoshi Iba, Percussion
Discography
edit- Nettai I - Live in Yokohama (1998)
- First Live Concert Recording and first overall album
- Nettai II - September (1999)
- Nettai III - My Favorite (2000)
- Nettai IV - La Rumba (2000)
- Nettai V - La Noche Tropical (2001)
- Nettai VI - En Vivo (2002)
- Second Live Concert Recording
- Nettai VII - Spain (2003)
- Nettai VIII - The Covers (2004)
- First Compilation of their Cover-songs from the previous albums
- Nettai IX - Mas Tropical (2005)
- Nettai X - Swing con Clave (2006)
- Nettai XI - Let's Groove (2007)
- Nettai XII - The Originals (2008)
- Compilation of Original Compositions from the previous albums
- Nettai XIII - Fantasy (2009)
- Nettai XIV - Liberty (2010)
- Nettai XV - Covers 2 (2012)
- Second Compilation of their Cover-songs from the previous albums
- Nettai XVI - Easy Lover (2014)
- Nettai XVII - The Best from Movies (2015)
- Compilation of their Cover-songs that were originally used in movies.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Carlos Kanno interview". 1999-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band--My Favorite (2000)(Akira Jimbo)". 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
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