CASIOPEA

Casiopea (カシオペア, Kashiopea; derived from the name of the constellation Cassiopeia) is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki (ja) replaced Koike and Suzuki respectively. They recorded their debut album Casiopea (1979) with guest appearances by American jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, and David Sanborn. In 1980, drummer Akira Jimbo joined the band. Casiopea has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world. Starting from 2012, they formed Casiopea 3rd as a spin-off from the original, featuring Kiyomi Otaka on keyboards and returning members, Issei Noro, Akira Jimbo, and Yoshihiro Naruse. On July 1, 2022, the band announced that Yoshinori Imai would be their new drummer after Akira Jimbo left Casiopea 3rd, and they would be rebranded as Casiopea-P4. On December 1, 2024 the band announced that Kiyomi Otaka would be leaving. Otaka did her last performance with the band on December 15, this performance was later broadcast on television by Japanese pay television channel WOWOW. On February 19, 2025 the band announced that Jun Abe would be succeeding Kiyomi Otaka as their keyboardist and that they were being rebranded as Casiopea, their original name.

TRUE BLUE - 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z

RIGHT NOW - 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Asian Dreamer - 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Flowers - 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Freshness - 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Material - 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Oriental Jazz elementals - 2011-03-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Oriental Jazz Essentials - 2011-03-29T00:00:00.000000Z

BEST OF CASIOPEA -Alfa Collection- - 2009-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

LIVING ON A FEELING〜CASIOPEA night selection - 2009-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Be - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

ANSWERS - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

HEARTY NOTES - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

DRAMATIC - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

SUN SUN - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

CASIOPEA LIVE - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

HALLE - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

DOWN UPBEAT - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

THE SOUNDGRAPHY - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

JIVE JIVE - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

PHOTOGRAPHS - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

4×4 FOUR BY FOUR - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

MINT JAMS(Live) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

CROSS POINT - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

EYES OF THE MIND - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z