Funk No.1 - TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI | REACTION

[@helgrenze]

The Bass player, Juna Serita, is currently a member of a band called The Muses, with other top tier musicians. She also plays with The Jazz Avengers. She has also been known to play sax a bit. As for TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI, their version of "What is Hip?" is a must!!

[@realdocloco]

Not "The" Muses but only "Muses".

[@TOM-C.]

Brings the 70's right back to me! Love the funk!😁👍😎✌🗽

[@chuckw4947]

SWEET.....so happy you found my favorite ladies......This rabbit hole is DEEP and Great.... Juna Serita - Bass has numerous fantastic tracks.... My love..Saxophonist - Harumo Imai also has many wonderful videos check out " Mama's Boy" (red circle challenge vid.... TGJ has modified it's members but remains strong......DO check out the original three with Juna "What Is Hip".,, glad to see ya back to enjoying great music.....

[@kevinlane7555]

That version of 'What is Hip" with the shamisen....whew

[@anthonyblakely399]

Alright now! I heard Japan had some great music and musicians and now I know. Wow. Really good Jazz band!!! The women are tearing it up!!! All of these women are great musicians.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@timmmahhhh]

They showed up in my feed last summer probably because I'm into jazz. Glad you found them too!

[@victorgurule3711]

That was cool…. Some nice grooves. 👍🏻

[@Alisha1686]

I remember this set. OMG. Fantastic. Just Amazing

[@michaelschleifer9986]

I have been following Tokyo Groove for years; fantastic

[@guillermojimenezcastelblan8456]

Yes, my friend Jamal, I was impressed as you right now, a wonderful discovering since the pandemic era, this is the vibe, real funky, soulful, jazzy patterns from this killer talented japanese girls, Harumo, tenor sax player, MiMi, drums, Juna Serita, bass player, impressive style and grooving, and piano player Emi. This is the tip of the iceberg about their approach. They`ve got another terrific tune, a cover from 1975 Esther Phillips hit What a Difference a day Makes, a performance that is a must to check it out. All of us, as good music human beans fans, are needing more stuff like this, real on stage jam, instruments and talent. They will be in some days performing at Las Vegas, according to the band`s official page.

[@roblogan6703]

Check out their cover of What Is Hip!

[@Remi.M45]

What is hip is amazing stuff man , they blew me away with that cover !!

[@patrickwest2288]

So good thank you for this video

[@dmitrykazakov2829]

On bass is Juna Serita a great player. You can also check her collaborations with Sina Döring (sina-drums).

[@korydyer8200]

You should check out Princess of Funk by Juna Serita. She is another Asian Bassist that gets down on the strings. It will not disappoint you brother. Love your videos!

[@TheQuantum36]

The girl on sax is Harumo Imai , has some really good music, you should check out her video Butterfly Dream tour

[@DaveyG68]

Very nice. Tight!

[@DOBUNNI33]

That was amazing ! Blew me away ! What talent.

[@BobPrice-zx7kr]

We need more music like this in the world, love it

[@mannymontoya5513]

You gotta check out the Jazz Avengers, the bass player is in that band as well her name is Junta

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Man that was legit 🎷 🥁 🎤 🎵 Bass was slapping

[@mdhj67]

Professional, talented, and they don't break a sweat.

[@mdunawaym]

Sounds awesome, and they are sure easy on the eyes to boot!

[@kwameakom2625]

Yeah i had the similar reaction just came into my feed last week it and this is now in my rotation daily, those ladies are on 🔥🔥🔥

[@barbaranewton4784]

Check out Candy Dulfer- Lily was here... it is really great!

[@traceyraffle6675]

Love it...they're great :)

[@lookfun7886]

Did you go into my music playlist on here because this is something I wouldn't expect you to come across unless you did go into my playlist. More funk please and great reaction.

[@AlthosWTF]

NAO YOSHIOKA Tokyo Funk Sessions 2022 is worth checking out imo.

[@ronlasbury6891]

Love this band.

[@paulr.3220]

The same thing happened to me the first time I saw this. It's like you can't believe your eyes and ears. How can they sound AND look so good? It is spellbinding.

[@KathleenBrown-ru5qu]

BAD BEAUTIFUL WOMEN I SAVED THIS IM GROOVING DANG ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamesdepaul3410]

I love that beat too. It showed up for me unexpectedly too and i loved it at first listen.

[@Starlighthugs]

Very talented! Awesome!

[@TeresaMount-t9o]

That was great really liked it!

[@JayMac-kj9kt]

This is what I call "Jazz Funkified", Tokyo Groove is almost too hot! As already mentioned Tokyo Groove Jyoshi`s version of What is Hip is crazy good and you would be crazy not to check it out. Peace and brother love to you and all.

[@Remi.M45]

It’s EMI on keyboards, Mimi on drums, Juna Serita on bass and Harumo Elmai on the sexophone! !Harumo is a guest artist , not the member of the group ! And now the current bassist is Rina , they are touring Australia at the moment ! They are selling out all shows !!!

[@JohnRoach-jn4dg]

Two more videos for you. What is Hip? and Princess of Funk. Enjoy!

[@mikeat2637]

Tokyo and Osaka in Japan have some of the most vibrant jazz/funk artists you are ever going to see. TGJ has always been at the forefront, especially with this lineup of Juna Serita on bass, MiMi on drums, Emi on keyboards and the incomparable Harumo Imai on sax. They are just breathtaking. And when they need a vocalist, they call on the superb Rita Nishikawa. As was mentioned in another comment, Juna is with The Muses at present and also plays with The Jazz Avengers, an amazing all-female jazz band that is filled with amazing artists. You should check out their rendition of "Pick Up The Pieces", it's epic. There is a wealth of jazz talent in Japan, both home grown and quite a few expats from the US and Europe. As always Jamel, another great reaction. And I'd like to mention that Emi reminds me of another great female keyboardist, the legendary Patrice Rushen. There is just so much great jazz and funk coming out of Japan. Other artists you can check out are Uko Saxy, The Sax Triplets and Foxy. They would slay in any of the great jazz clubs here in the US.

[@MFitz12]

Tokyo Groove Jyoshi has gone through a number of incarnations over the years and this one with the original rhythm section is my favorite. Juna Serita is a monster on the bass. She is currently playing in the Jazz Avengers with Senri Kawaguchi on drums, who can hold her own with any jazz drummer anywhere. If you liked this you want to check out Tokyo Groove Jiyoshi doing *Tower of Power's What is Hip* with Shinobu Kawashima guesting on the Tsugaru Syamisen. Epic!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWWZpYuNrdmmnLs Another good one for your show would be Juna Serita's solo single "Funk You" Yeah, you will _really_ like that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5a6k3R8bq1mrdU&ab_channel=JunaSerita

[@Chrystalsdad]

Good to see you found out!!

[@pinkbeatle2012]

That was so groovy

[@supasoulproductions]

These girls are top notch players who really understand funk! I echo the recommendation of their cover of Tower of Power's What Is Hip.

[@gotham61]

This was the final music reaction on this channel before it turned into an online version of the National Enquirer. RIP. Jamel seemed like a much happier guy when he was making music reactions instead of the celebrity gossip crap he's doing now.

[@jamelakajamal]

So it’s my fault that they block my videos?

[@gotham61]

@@jamelakajamal How is it that a channel like Rob Squad Reactions can continue to post three music reactions every day, seemingly without problems? Heck, they posted a Led Zeppelin reaction a few days ago, and it's still up. What are they doing differently?

[@czystakrev]

Yes, yes, yes nice ❤❤❤

[@delmaroeton9566]

This is so good, thanks. Check out Delvon Lamar Organ Trio - warm up session. They do it pretty well as well.

[@carlwilson1899]

Nice

[@wilsonMelo6]

It would actually be really fun to see you reacting to The Incredible String Band. Songs like Maya or Darling Belle. Hugs from Brazil.

[@Herve1955]

The BEST

[@ajal6989]

So good!!

[@MicheleWilson-xq6cg]

Real funk yes

[@mrboat580]

Two David Bowie songs got me hooked on funk, believe it or not. "Golden Years," and "Fame." It caused me to research the beat and I ended up at Herbie Hancock way back and then Maceo Parker and allover the map from there.

[@barrettflorida]

Serious Superbad vibes. Like it

[@johnlong9534]

W O W. I am in LOVE.

[@cpames55]

That was smoking!

[@Bludersbunch]

Nice!....have you checked out Hiromi?

[@dazedandconfusedconfused9500]

Jamel please take the advice of those that have posted here about Juna Serita. You really should go down that rabbit hole. If you do start with her work on the album Chi Might II. Found on YT channel Sina-drums. You should listen to the songs Put it on, Good Day for the Blues, and Rock N Roll has Died. She plays bass for Andrea Munteanu's cover of ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man. She along with Rita Nishikawa put their own little spin on Wild Cherry's Play that Funky Music. She performs with the bands Muses and Jazz Avengers. She also has released her own albums. If you like instrumentals check out her album Battlefield.

[@peterodriguez4985]

The Bass player is out of this world...

[@dalegroot2638]

Very cool !!! Has a kind of Steely Dan vibe to it .

[@Cj-bw3hn]

Never heard of them . They are pretty good ❤❤❤

[@devinmcmanus]

They got the funk.

[@jimshaw9449]

Impressive ladies, walking the road "Fanny" built.

[@patrickwest2288]

Nice, I have another band to check out

[@laurakelley1658]

Pure dynamite😊

[@JosephMiller-u3t]

Ooooooooweee 😊😊

[@butacos1388]

I tried bass part. I don’t think I cover well but only thing I can tell you is Juna Serita is definitely solid player. I can’t believe she is same Japanese as me😮

[@WadeWeaver-q8u]

Reminds me of Billy Preston!! And Deodato, Also Sprach Zerathustra!!!

[@jwiggs82]

You should checkout Wasurerarenaino by Sakanaction. It’s a throwback 80’s Japanese city-pop jam. I think you’d dig it.

[@williamschrom1584]

You should check out Asterism "Rising Moon "

[@bandmaidfanATL]

You should try out Band-Maid. Another very talented all female Japanese outfit. I would suggest Manners or Influencer.

[@brewtownscootergroup3031]

Check out the video hot summer, dope fa sho

[@STLMTB]

If you like this, you need to check out the band Lettuce.

[@AlthosWTF]

I said the same thing, but I wasn't talking about the bass. 😝

[@darengraves1717]

Cool,another all female band you should check out is “Artemis”👍🏽

[@RaymondLow-z9d]

What is hip tokyo grove.check dat one Jay

[@JohnKuhles1966]

no BASS slapping?

[@robinkulwicki7278]

Please react to Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs!!!!!

[@valerialopesdesouza8357]

My friend pls react Dan Vasc My Heart Will GO On Metal Amazing 🇧🇷🤟🤟

[@Valenuwu217]

Can you please react to j-hope’s new album “Hope on the street” it comes out Friday March 29th.

[@robinkulwicki7278]

Please react to Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Grab some Kleenex. The most beautiful song you will ever hear!!!!

[@Damu_projects420]

Hey If you like Spanish music you should react to Para Poder Llegar A Ti by Ramon Ayala just a suggestion

[@MykeFord950]

The Saxophonist Harumo Imai used to play in Phillip Woo's band ....Phillip Woo used to play in Roy Ayers Ubiquity & Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

[@forrestbrusoe3802]

Filipina on bass is awesome

[@michaelthain4488]

She is but she is Japanese - Juna was born in Ishikawa ,Japan.

[@quintenmantez6934]

Nice groove! But could use some human-emotion!

[@mikedown1250]

Hi Jamal. Sounds like the average white band or any good funk non vocal band. Are we giving extra attention because they are ladies ? There are lots of great women musicians around. For me this was Meh!!

[@jamelakajamal]

🤦🏾‍♂️

[@timmmahhhh]

So far you're the only one who mentioned that they're women. Groove is equal opportunity

[@winston-churchill]

If the word FINE needed a representative... this group would be it!!!!

[@icmman7]

wtf???!!!