Jizue

jizue
jizue
Origin	Kyoto, Japan
Genres	Jazz fusion; post-rock;
Years active	2006—present
Labels	bud music; Victor Entertainment;
Members	Gou Yamada; Noriyuki Inoue; Kie Katagi;
Past members	Shin Kokawa
Website	jizue.com

Jizue (ジズー), stylized as jizue and pronounced "Jizu", is a Japanese instrumental jazz-fusion band from Kyoto.^[1] The band's name is taken from an alternate spelling of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane’s nickname "Zizou".^[2]^[3]

History[edit]

Jizue was formed in 2006 by guitarist Norimasa Inoue, bassist Tsuyoshi "Gou" Yamada, and drummer Shin Kogawa. Piano player Kataki "Kie" Nozomiyo joined the following year. Their music was influenced by post-rock, together with jazz, which led to their present fusion sound. They have performed at large music festivals such as Fuji Rock.^[4]

In 2017, they were signed to Victor Entertainment.^[5]

Band members[edit]

Current

Tsuyoshi "Gou" Yamada - bass guitar
Noriyuki Inoue - guitar
Katagi "Kie" Nozomiyo - piano

Past

Shin Kokawa - drums

Discography[edit]

Studio albums

Bookshelf (2010)
novel (2012)
journal (2013)
shiori^[6] (2014)
story (2016)
ROOM (2018)
gallery (2019)
Seeds (2020)
Garden (2021)
biotop (2023)

EPs

grassroots (2017)
gnome (2022)

Live albums

Jizue Orchestra Live at Kyoto Concert Hall 2019.10.19 (2020)

Soundtracks

Stars Align Original Soundtrack (Hoshiai no Sora) (2019)
Gekokujō Kyūji (2023)^[7]

Singles

"Chaser/Sun" (2011)
"Dance" (2013)
"Christmas Comes to Our Place" (2015 - Split with Fox Capture Plan)
"惑青 / 真黒" (2015 - feat. Shing02)
"I Miss You" (2017)
"grass" (2017)
"trip" (2017)
"Sing-la" (2018)
"P.D.A." (2019)
"because" (2020)
"marten" (2020)
"KANAME (feat. Shota Aratani (Yonawo))" (2021)
"bask" (2021)
"ARUKAS" (2021)
"days" (2021)
"brink" (2022)
"24/7" (2023)
"A moving scenery" (2023)

References[edit]

^ "躍動する音に込める彼らの思い" [Their thoughts in dynamic sounds]. lisn.co.jp (in Japanese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Jizue". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Japanese band highlight: Jizue (ジズー)". selftaughtjapanese.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Ease into the day with Jizue". fujirockexpress.com. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "メジャーデビュー決定のjizue、インディーズ最後の対バンツアー" [Jizue's major debut decision, indie final van tour]. natalie.mu (in Japanese). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "インストバンドに人間性は必要か？フェスを賑わすjizueが語る" [Is humanity necessary for instrumental bands? Jizue at the festival talks]. cinra.net (in Japanese). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "TBS系日曜劇場「下剋上球児」の劇伴を担当 - jizue". Jizue official website (in Japanese). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

External links[edit]

[1] "躍動する音に込める彼らの思い" [Their thoughts in dynamic sounds]. lisn.co.jp (in Japanese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[2] "Jizue". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[3] "Japanese band highlight: Jizue (ジズー)". selftaughtjapanese.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[4] "Ease into the day with Jizue". fujirockexpress.com. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[5] "メジャーデビュー決定のjizue、インディーズ最後の対バンツアー" [Jizue's major debut decision, indie final van tour]. natalie.mu (in Japanese). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[6] "インストバンドに人間性は必要か？フェスを賑わすjizueが語る" [Is humanity necessary for instrumental bands? Jizue at the festival talks]. cinra.net (in Japanese). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[7] "TBS系日曜劇場「下剋上球児」の劇伴を担当 - jizue". Jizue official website (in Japanese). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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