CASIOPEA
Casiopea (カシオペア, Kashiopea) is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro and bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. After lineup changes the following year that added keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya, Casiopea made their major‑label debut with their self‑titled album in 1979, and drummer Akira Jimbo joined in 1980.
During this period, they released more than a dozen albums before Sakurai and Jimbo left the band amid disputes over concurrent band memberships. In 1990, bassist Yoshihro Naruse and drummer Masaaki Hiyama joined, resulting in a second era marked by multiple drummer changes, with Jimbo returning as a supporting member in 1997. Noro suspended all band activities in 2006, leading to a six-year hiatus.
In 2012, the band resumed activities without Mukaiya rejoining and Kiyomi Otaka replacing him on keyboards. Renamed Casiopea 3rd for its third period, the group recorded its first album in eight years. After Jimbo left again in 2022, he was replaced by drummer Yoshinori Imai and the band entered its fourth period as Casiopea‑P4. Otaka left in 2025 and was replaced by keyboardist Jun Abe, and the band reverted to its 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
20TH (Live)
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
Bitter Sweet
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
FULL COLORS
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
INSPIRE
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
MAIN GATE
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
PLACES
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
THE PARTY
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
active
- 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
GIG25 (Live)
- 2005-02-25T00:00:00.000000Z
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