Filmed live session by Japanese guitarist Toshiki Soejima, recorded in 2025 at the POMPOSO club in Japan under the title “Sunset Jam Session.” A recognized specialist in neo-soul guitar, a widely followed teacher and author of books on the style, Soejima unfolds his nuanced playing within a full quintet: trumpet, keyboards, bass and drums surround him for five instrumental compositions — “Moon,” “The Eternal Flowers,” “Time,” “Hug” and “Cove.” The jam-session format lets the pieces breathe, with stretched-out solos, extended chords and that muted phrasing, inherited from American soul and R&B, that earned the guitarist a wide online following. The capture, careful in both image and sound (recording and mix credited), highlights the warmth of the band and the intimate twilight mood of the venue. A filmed live concert ideal for discovering the contemporary Japanese instrumental neo-soul scene and the art of Toshiki Soejima, where technique is always placed at the service of groove and melody.
Setlist
- Moon
- The Eternal Flowers
- Time
- Hug
- Cove
Personnel & credits
- Toshiki Soejima — guitar
- Nahokimama — trumpet, guitar, piano
- Yoshitaka Utano — keyboards
- Yoshua Yoshida — bass
- Ryo Kanda — drums
