Classic Japanese jazz music is a genre that blends traditional jazz elements with Japanese cultural influences. It is characterized by its smooth and melodic sound, often featuring piano and saxophone as lead instruments. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with many talented musicians emerging from Japan. Some notable features of this genre include intricate improvisation, unique arrangements, and a strong emphasis on rhythm and harmony.
Here you can see the popularity of Classic Japanese Jazz genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
276 releases
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Here is a list of classic japanese jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the classic japanese jazz genre. You can find out what classic japanese jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 390815 | |
| 2 | 34 | 32854 | |
| 3 | 34 | 16829 | |
| 4 | 30 | 16039 | |
| 5 | 29 | 11978 | |
| 6 | 28 | 17238 | |
| 7 | 49 | 167113 | |
| 8 | 27 | 4600 | |
| 9 | 25 | 17650 | |
| 10 | 26 | 14294 | |
| 11 | 23 | 6555 | |
| 12 | 23 | 5444 | |
| 13 | 45 | 39004 | |
| 14 | 44 | 65872 | |
| 15 | 44 | 76353 | |
| 16 | 16 | 2450 | |
| 17 | 18 | 2957 | |
| 18 | 18 | 3267 | |
| 19 | 39 | 35592 | |
| 20 | 14 | 3013 | |
| 21 | 14 | 1152 | |
| 22 | 14 | 1026 | |
| 23 | 13 | 5183 | |
| 24 | 32 | 5636 | |
| 25 | 11 | 427 | |
| 26 | 32 | 10132 | |
| 27 | 9 | 2507 | |
| 28 | 7 | 590 | |
| 29 | 6 | 458 | |
| 30 | 23 | 3612 | |
| 31 | 24 | 12625 | |
| 32 | 23 | 5500 | |
| 33 | 23 | 1497 | |
| 34 | 23 | 5519 | |
| 35 | 24 | 11283 | |
| 36 | 1 | 155 | |
| 37 | 22 | 4162 | |
| 38 | 21 | 1647 | |
| 39 | 20 | 4928 | |
| 40 | 19 | 1108 | |
| 41 | 18 | 3844 | |
| 42 | 14 | 1452 | |
| 43 | 16 | 457 | |
| 44 | 16 | 1757 | |
| 45 | 15 | 687 | |
| 46 | 14 | 775 | |
| 47 | 13 | 5201 | |
| 48 | 12 | 654 | |
| 49 | 12 | 785 | |
| 50 | 12 | 428 | |
| 51 | 12 | 567 | |
| 52 | 12 | 1259 | |
| 53 | 12 | 753 | |
| 54 | 11 | 922 | |
| 55 | 9 | 422 | |
| 56 | 8 | 987 | |
| 57 | 8 | 448 | |
| 58 | 7 | 726 | |
| 59 | 7 | 982 | |
| 60 | 7 | 347 | |
| 61 | 7 | 137 | |
| 62 | 7 | 593 | |
| 63 | 7 | 883 | |
| 64 | 7 | 25 | |
| 65 | 7 | 67 | |
| 66 | 7 | 1104 | |
| 67 | 7 | 676 | |
| 68 | 6 | 5605 | |
| 69 | 6 | 422 | |
| 70 | 6 | 798 | |
| 71 | 6 | 593 | |
| 72 | 5 | 322 | |
| 73 | 5 | 794 | |
| 74 | 5 | 108 | |
| 75 | 4 | 426 | |
| 76 | 4 | 351 | |
| 77 | 4 | 2012 | |
| 78 | 4 | 121 | |
| 79 | 3 | 163 | |
| 80 | 2 | 86 | |
| 81 | 2 | 298 | |
| 82 | 2 | 393 | |
| 83 | 2 | 180 | |
| 84 | 2 | 186 | |
| 85 | 2 | 973 | |
| 86 | 1 | 133 | |
| 87 | 1 | 168 | |
| 88 | 1 | 244 | |
| 89 | 1 | 86 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1278 | |
| 91 | 1 | 274 | |
| 92 | 1 | 76 | |
| 93 | 1 | 3338 | |
| 94 | 1 | 72 | |
| 95 | 1 | 525 | |
| 96 | 1 | 28 | |
| 97 | 1 | 143 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular classic japanese jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
