She brings this assuredness to her debut album Animaru, out May 2 via Bayonet. Japanese for Animal ... I could write something that starts as jazz but ends up pop,” she adds, “I was like ...

With so much cross-pollination going on, hip-hop’s incorporation of so-called jazz was the most intriguing fusion ... As the front cover stated, he was less of an MC on this album and more ...

(Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin) Super Groove Technology is largely inspired by the sounds of Japanese jazz fusion, old-school jazz and electronica to create a heavily synth-infused ’80s-inspired ...