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![Jazz Scene: Japan](/assets/artwork/1x1.gif)
There’s a distinctly electric tilt to Japan’s array of jazz practitioners—a modern fusion sensibility that veers into funk, dance music and other byways. The country has long had a love of the American musical tradition, but its own wave of open-minded players is taking jazz’s experimental imperative to invigorating new places. Our editors regularly refresh this playlist. If you like a song, add it to your library.