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The 25 most-read jazz artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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25 artists are tagged jazz in Japan. The biggest move was Ayumi Tanaka, up 10 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | T‐SQUAREjazz fusion, jazz | 3,650 | 0 |
02 | シートベルツinstrumental jazz, contemporary jazz | 2,960 | 0 |
03 | Prismjazz, jazz fusion | 634 | +1 |
04 | ハナ肇とクレージーキャッツcomedy, jazz | 519 | -1 |
05 | Ayumi Tanakajazz | 510 | +10 |
06 | 多和田吏jazz | 398 | -1 |
07 | Masaru Imada Triojazz, jazz-funk | 353 | 0 |
08 | 伊藤君子jazz, vocal jazz | 347 | 0 |
09 | 渋さ知らズexperimental big band, free jazz | 321 | -3 |
10 | エレファントカシマシjazz, j-rock | 319 | -1 |
11 | indigo jam unitjazz | 281 | -1 |
12 | YMCKchiptune, jazz | 274 | -1 |
13 | quasimodejazz | 240 | -1 |
14 | 益田幹夫contemporary jazz, jazz | 170 | +2 |
15 | 中村照夫contemporary jazz, jazz | 164 | -3 |
16 | 板橋文夫hard bop, jazz | 123 | +2 |
17 | 吉沢元治free improvisation, free jazz | 120 | -3 |
18 | Syzygysavant-garde, jazz | 117 | -1 |
19 | Cradle Orchestrajazz | 65 | +2 |
20 | 勝手にしやがれjazz | 36 | +2 |
21 | 宮之上貴昭jazz | 35 | -1 |
22 | 篠田昌已jazz | 28 | +2 |
23 | 椎名豊jazz | 23 | 0 |
24 | Taeko Kunishimajazz | 9 | +1 |
25 | SPECIAL OTHERS ACOUSTICjazz, rock | 3 | -6 |
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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.