Tropical Jazz Big Band

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[3]
  • Shirō Sasaki, Trumpet
  • Masanor 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
  • 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

References
  1. "Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. "Carlos Kanno interview". 1999-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. "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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