Biography
Cool Jam was established in 1995. A mix of Jazz, Funk, Rock and Fusion with a bit of Rap mixed in here and there, their eclectic style in music developed a large underground following in the Tokyo Music Scene.
Their Album "New Flavor" released in 1997 was one that was a collaboration between Mark Allen (Streamline Records) and Rik Jones to bring the band into a home-grown studio and record, produce and distribute the Band's debut album.
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Through the fledgling internet, interesting copywrite hoops in Japan combined with that in the U.S. and 6 months later the shipment of 2000 CDs were delivered to Narita Airport in Tokyo. Pitching to several major stores Tower Records finally agreed to lay the album in their "indies" section.
Members:
Kazuo Tani - Bass Guitar
Akira sasaki - Drums
Hajime Kodama - Vocals
Hideaki Sakai - Percussion
Mamoru Takaishi - Guitar
Rik Jones - Back up vocals/Rap
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.