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The 24 most-read jazz artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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24 artists are tagged jazz in Japan. The biggest move was 渋さ知らズ, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | T‐SQUAREjazz fusion, jazz | 4,248 | 0 |
02 | シートベルツinstrumental jazz, contemporary jazz | 2,554 | 0 |
03 | ハナ肇とクレージーキャッツcomedy, jazz | 569 | 0 |
04 | Prismjazz, jazz fusion | 468 | 0 |
05 | 渋さ知らズexperimental big band, free jazz | 373 | +4 |
06 | 多和田吏jazz | 336 | 0 |
07 | Masaru Imada Triojazz, jazz-funk | 333 | +1 |
08 | indigo jam unitjazz | 315 | +2 |
09 | YMCKchiptune, jazz | 232 | +2 |
10 | Ayumi Tanakajazz | 219 | -5 |
11 | エレファントカシマシjazz, j-rock | 213 | -4 |
12 | 中村照夫contemporary jazz, jazz | 197 | 0 |
13 | 益田幹夫contemporary jazz, jazz | 151 | +1 |
14 | 伊藤君子jazz, vocal jazz | 145 | -1 |
15 | quasimodejazz | 125 | 0 |
16 | 吉沢元治free improvisation, free jazz | 94 | +1 |
17 | 板橋文夫hard bop, jazz | 70 | -1 |
18 | Syzygysavant-garde, jazz | 43 | 0 |
19 | Cradle Orchestrajazz | 41 | 0 |
20 | 宮之上貴昭jazz | 39 | +1 |
21 | 勝手にしやがれjazz | 35 | -1 |
22 | 椎名豊jazz | 29 | +1 |
23 | Taeko Kunishimajazz | 22 | +1 |
23 | 篠田昌已jazz | 22 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.