http://www.japanesejazzfunk.com/ Music is sound displayed through the permanence of soul. As often as the sound of a generation will alter, there will be decades of musical history which have shaped the music we hear today. I use the term 'Japanese' to define a style measured through rhythm and melody. Some may say everything can be defined as electro-pop. I define the everything and the ether surrounding it as jazz-funk. With the classicism of flamenco and street sense of hiphop. en Fri, 04 May 2012 22:59:00 GMT Fri, 04 May 2012 22:59:00 GMT info@japanesejazzfunk.com info@japanesejazzfunk.com http://www.japanesejazzfunk.com/images/jjf2012.jpg http://www.japanesejazzfunk.com/ http://www.japanesejazzfunk.com/balance-your-justice/ Because life is taxing. 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