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Casiopea
Sign in to saveis 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.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Casiopea
- Musical artist.image
- Casiopea in Indonesia 2015 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Casiopea (as Casiopea 3rd) performing at the 21st Economics Jazz in Indonesia, 2015
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.alias
- Casiopea 3rd (2012–2022) Casiopea-P4 (2022–2025)
- Musical artist.origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Musical artist.current_members
- Issei Noro Yoshihiro Naruse Yoshinori Imai Jun Abe
- Musical artist.past_members
- Hidehiko Koike Tetsuo Sakurai Toru Suzuki Minoru Mukaiya Takashi Sasaki Akira Jimbo Masaaki Hiyama Noriaki Kumagai Kiyomi Otaka
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- 1976–1989: First period
- 1974–1976: Early activities
- 1976–1980: Debut and first albums
- 1980–1989: Lineup changes and heyday
- 1990–2006: Second period
- 2012–2022: Return and third period (Casiopea 3rd)
- 2022–2025: Fourth period (Casiopea-P4)
- 2025–present: Fifth period
- Musical style and influence
- Band members
- Current members
- Former members
- Supporting members
- Timeline
- Discography
- References
- External links
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.