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[N0handles]

Aw man

Uh-oh…

You can't really hear the sound too well in the snow.

I can't hear the sound in the snow.

I will...

I…

I will... I will...

I will…

... become a jazz player.

become a musician…

I'll become one for sure.

I'll become the greatest jazz musician\Nin the world.

I will be the greatest jazz player in the world.

What? You're alone too?

Oh? You're also alone?

Do you have friends over there?

If I follow this road, will I find your friends?

I'll make it… I'm sure.

This is gonna work. I know it.

I'm going now.

Then, I'll be off.

Okay. Ayaka, come on.

Yeah.\NC'mon Ayaka.

This is from Ayaka.

Here, it's from Ayaka.

Rice balls? Thanks.

Oh! Its rice balls! Thanks

What's this?

And this is?

That's from me.\NEat something when you get there.

Thats from me. Make sure you get something to eat over there.

Thanks, big bro.

Masa ... Thank you.

Heh! He might be back next week.

Knowing him, he'll probably be back in a week.

He won't.

He's not coming.

He's gone for good.

Brother isn't going to come back.

What's this?

Huh, what's this?

YOU'RE A BIG DUMMY.\NAYAKA

Letter: "Dear Older Brother, Stuuuuupid From Mayaka"

What's with her?

Where was Shinjuku Sanchoume Station again?

SHINJUKU BUS TERMINAL

Woah, he's sleeping.

Where's Shinjuku 3-Chome?

Tch, put down your bags.

Huh? He's asleep?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Put your bag down.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

Can't do it here.

Can't play here.

Here's also no good.

Not here either.

Oh crap!

Oh, no!

Where's a good spot?

Where can I go?

Wow...

Wow… Just how many people live here?

There are boatloads of people here.

You must be hungry too.

You seem hungry.

Perfect.

Here!

I'm finally in Tokyo.

I made it at last...\Nto Tokyo.

Yes? Dai!

Yes? Dai??!

Hi, Tamada. I got your address from Taizo.

Yo, Tamada!\NI asked your Thai friends for your address.

Long time no see!\NWhy're you in town, anyway?

That was during our graduation ceremony!

To play jazz, of course.

Whats up all of a sudden?

Yeah, of course.\NWhat's with the huge backpack?

I've been taking advantage of this!

Let me stay with you for a few days!

Oh yeah!

Huh? You should've called\Nand asked me first.

But what's with that luggage?

You might've said no if I called first.

Please, Tamada! Put me up for 2-3 days!

Come on in.

Huh!? Normally people let you know before coming to move in?

Thanks, Tamada.

Well, if I contacted you before, you could've refused, right?

Oh, yeah! Am I a pro or what?

Heh, C'mon in.

I'm finally getting used to that stove.

Thank you, Tamada.

Thank you for the food.

Woah-oh!

Yum.

Am I a professional or what?

What do you think? Good, huh?

Nah, I'm pretty sure I just got really good at this.

-Yeah.\N-I knew it.

Let's dig in.

-Are we married?\N-Huh?

It's so good!

If we're not married, are we a couple?

How is it? Is it good?

You've been here for two weeks already!

It's good..

You're getting good at the Tokyo accent.

Right?!!

What I seek in Tokyo is freedom!\NAnd girls!

Are we married?

A great time on campus!

If not married, then what? Lovers living together?

That's why I studied hard\Nto get into the college of my choice.

It's already been two weeks!

But I'm spending all my time\Nwith a lame guy like you.

Tamada...

I didn't leave Sendai for this.

You're accent is entirely gone!

Okay. I'll find my own place\Nby the end of this month.

It's like you're from Tokyo!

But will you really?\NYou say that but never do…

The reason I moved to Tokyo was freedom.

Stop practicing all day long\Nand look for a place, okay?

And Women!

I will.

I've planned the perfect campus life.

Now, eat before it gets cold.

That's why I endured hell to ensure my escape from there.

What? 80,000 yen for this tiny apartment?

But yet, I'm still stuck spending every single day with useless you.

I could rent a house in Sendai.

Why did I even leave Sendai?

The prices are the same as the websites.

Alright!

Oh! 25,000 yen?

I'll find another room within a month.

PARKING 25,000 YEN/MONTH

That's fishy, from the way you say it

A parking space…

Don't spend all day every day practicing!

How much does this weigh?

Seriously! Make it happen

I'm jazzing…

I'm telling you I get it.

Good job! Come work for us again.

Now, eat up before it gets cold!

Thank you!

Woah, one apartment goes for 80,000?

It's finally here!

Sendai is way cheaper, huh.

Yes!

I should really find some work.

10,000 yen to Tamada…\NThat's enough, right?

Oh!? 25,000 yen?

I'll go listen to Tokyo jazz tomorrow.

C-Construction work....

He's so loud.

How many kilos is this thing?

T-This is for jazz.

You really worked hard today.

We'll count on you again

Thanks!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Alright!

For Tamada, 10,000 should be good.

Tomorrow, I'll see some Tokyo jazz.

So loud.

Hey, Dai.

Just for today, I'll let him off the hook.

I'll let him off the hook today.

"Tamada-sama, here's some rent. Sorry for everything. I love you! - Dai"

RENT MONEY. THANK YOU!\NI LOVE YOU. DAI

This place is it.

I'll try this place.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Welcome.

Ummm... Is there today....

Having a drink?

Oh, I'll have an Oolong tea

Okay.

Here you go.

Ah, thanks.

Excuse me... is there a live performance tonight?

Tonight, there's ... nothing.

Do you like it?

Huh?

Do you like jazz?

Good evening!

I do.

Yes?

I love it, jazz.

Hello.

Um… Is there…

What would you like to drink?

-Uh… Oolong tea.\N-Sure.

-Here you go.\N-Thanks.

Is there a performance today?

Today… Nope.

You're a fan?

Excuse me? You like jazz?

Yes. I like jazz.

Is a record okay?

Yes!

Sure.

We haven't held any live performances lately

I don't book live musicians these days.

Was it still raining outside?

Yes. It was spotty.

Yes, a little.

Wow

I see.

If this person belives in jazz...

Wow. She believes in jazz.

Woah!

Whoa! Great sound.

What a sound!

He's so cool!

Ahh So cool!

-Sonny!\N-You know this music?

Sonny!

It's Sonny, but…

You're familliar?

Sonny Stitt, not Rollins.

Well, Sonny is Sonny.

I love it.\NThis song is like today's weather.

It isn't Sonny Rollins, but Sonny Stitt.

You wanna hear live music, right?

Isn't it nice?

Go to this place. They're still playing.

The song is kinda fitting for the current weather!

Thank you!

Okay, so you want to see live music, right?

How'd he know that I chose this album\Nbecause it suits the weather?

I suggest visiting this place.

JAZZSPOT\N251

They're still having shows.

Whoa, who is this guy?

Oh! Thank you very much!

He's trading with the guitar?

That boy... How did he know?

They're awesome!

How did he know I picked based on the weather?

Sawabe! You were terrific!

Just who are these guys?

Thank you.

Call-and-Response with the guitar and piano?

You're still young but very good.

So cool!!

You were able to hold your own.

Sawabe-chan!

You're flattering me.\NI was struggling to keep up.

That was incredible!

You didn't even use both hands.

Thank you very much.

I hope you'll join our tour.

So young and talented.

Let's make you famous.

You revitalize the rest of us. And even make us look inferior.

Let me think on it.

You're too kind.

There are amazing musicians in Tokyo.

I was desparate to join you.

-Huge!\N-Huh?

Coming from someone with a pair usable of hands.

It's huge!

Seriously consider it.

Wait… Excuse me?

We'll get your name out there.

Is it that big?

Okay, please let me think on it.

-Alto? Tenor?\N-What?

There's some really talented people in Tokyo alright.

That callus. You play sax, right?

So big!

Yes! This, huh?

That's really huge!

Um…

W-W-What are you saying suddenly?

Yeah?

Was it really that big?

Do you have a minute?

You an Alto? Tenor?

-Here you are.\N-Thanks.

With the callous on your thumb, you're a sax player right?

I am Dai Miyamoto from Sendai, Miyagi.\N18 years of age.

Oh you meant this.

A name befitting a big penis.

Umm hey.

My apologies about that.

Yes?

I'm Yukinori Sawabe.

Can we chat?

So which do you play?

Here.

Thanks.

My name is Miamoto Dai.

I'm from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture

I'm 18.

Ohh, that's a name for someone with a big dick.

I apologize for misunderstanding.

My name is Sawabe Yukinori.

So, which sax you play?

Tenor.

I moved here straight after high school and play while working part time.

I came here after high school\Nand play while working part time.

What about you, Yukinori?

How about you?

College, but I don't go at all.

I'm a college student.\NBut I never go to school.

College?! With that playing?

A college student? With such skill?

Ho ho? What do you mean?

What kind of skill?

I only heard one song, but ..

I only heard you play one song,

the elegance in your hands,

but those crisp low keys…\NThat accurate tempo and rhythm…

the speed and tightness of the rhythm,

A melody line unlike any I have heard.

a melody I never heard before.

It was simply awesome.

In other words, it was all great all at once.

What did you think about the other guys?

What did you think of the others.

From an amateur's viewpoint,\NI thought they were excellent.

I'm not really one to say, but

Especially the guitarist.

they were all great.

-They're no good.\N-Huh?

Especially the guitarist, he had a good presence.

Jazz is dying. It's on the brink of death.

- That's no good.

If old guys like them

Jazz is currently in a recession.

use the same old techniques\Nand gloat like it's real jazz,

It's on the verge of death.

it'll keep on dying.

They're at a level where they revel in their old tech, spinning around endlessly in their circles and labeling it jazz.

But is it not people like them\Nwho are carrying on jazz?

At that rate, jazz will die.

They're not helping.

Still, aren't they the ones who introduced us to jazz?

Not many people listen to jazz.

That is mean-ing-less.

That's why I want to win\Nwith the real sound.

There aren't many people listening to jazz.

"Win"?

That's why I want to win with my true sound.

Lead the music industry in Tokyo.

Huh, win?

Is your goal to be\Nan obscure jazz musician?

Playing music in Tokyo is like standing in a battlefied.

I shall be the greatest in the world.

Is your goal to introduce new people to the almost-dead jazz?

-Greatest in the world?\N-Yes.

I am going to become the number one jazz player in the world.

Greatest? How, specifically?

Number one?

I shall express\Nevery feeling, emotion with sound.

Yes.

You shouldn't say that so lightly.

Can you clarify what that means, specifically?

You'll rub people the wrong way.

Emotions. Speaking all of my feelings through sound.

I do not say it lightly.

That's not something you should say lightly.

Um… Would you team up with me?

It would piss me off.

You mean form a band together?

I don't mean it to be simple.

Um, Would you mind forming with me?

Form? You intend to form a band with me?

Yes.

I haven't even heard you play.

I've never even heard you play.

Please give me a listen. After that you can decide.

Then please do. You can decide thereafter.

If you suck, there's no way we'll form a band.

I'll say no if you suck.

It-It'll be okay, I think.

You won't be disappointed.

Well, it's a matter of talent.

You either have talent or you don't.

I have no time for those who are no talent, all hard work.

Without talent,\Nno matter how much you practice

What if I did have talent?

it's a waste of time.

I'd make you a stepping stone, full stop.

What if I have talent?

A stepping stone.

I'll use you as a stepping stone.

A jazz band, like rock bands, dont stay together forever.

A stepping stone?

They use each other as stepping stones to boost their names.

Unlike rock, jazz bands\Ndon't stay together forever.

Isn't that what it means to form a band?

We'd use each other\Nas stepping stones to gain fame.

Also, you quit with the formal speech.

Isn't that what it means to team up?

I'm also 18, the same age.

And stop speaking so formally with me.

18 years old with that skill?!

I'm also 18. We're the same age.

Take Two?

What? You're 18 with all that skill?

I don't get it.

-WHERE ARE YOU?\N-HERE!

Oh Yukinori! You came!

Take Two? It's hard to find.

Dai, what's with this place?

Yukinori, thanks for coming.

This is Akiko-san's bar.

What's this place?

I spoke with her and she'd let us play here.

Akiko-san's shop.\NShe's letting us use it today.

Hello.

Hi, I'm Sawabe.

Hello. I'm Sawabe.

Okay! Let's do this!

Let's do it!

Wait a minute!

Hold on. Let me at least drink some water.

Let me at least have some water first.

How long have you been playing?

Alright then, so how long did you've been playing for?

A little over three years.

Just about 3 years.

What? Just three years?

Th-three years?

Three years of dedicated practice.

Yup, 3 years exactly.

I get it. Brass band in high school?

So that means you just played in the school band?

No, I did basketball.

Nope, I played basketball

I practiced alone by the river.

I always played by myself along the river.

Until I did lessons the last six months.

In the last 6 months, I took some lessons though.

Are you serious?

You've gotta be kidding me.

How about you?

How long you've been playing, Yukinori?

-Four years?\N-Since I was four.

4 years?

Oh, my gosh! So you've been playing\Nfor 14 years. Wow.

Since age 4.

Dai, if you suck…

Woah! That means you've been playing for 14 years, wow.

I know. That's fine.

Hey, Dai. If you suck...

I'm gonna use that piano.

Yeah, that's fine.

Go ahead.

Okay, Akiko-san, I'm going to borrow that piano.

Don't bother.

All yours.

I'll play alone.

No, I'm good.

I'm sure you can judge me\Neven if I play alone.

I'll play by myself.

We can play together once we're a team.

You should be able to tell if I'm good just by my playing alone.

What do you say? Are we a team or not?

Whether or not if we're able to form a group or not.

Yukinori?

How was it? Is it good enough to form a group with?

I see… Go home for today, Dai.

Hmm, Yukinori?

Huh? Why?

I see, go home for now, Dai.

Just go home. I'll call you.

Huh!? What's that supposed to mean?

-But--\N-I need some time.

It's okay. I'll contact you again soon, alright?

Thank you, Akiko-san.

But still

Sure.

All I'm saying is to give me some time.

Yukinori, call me.

Akiko-san, thank you very much.

Okay.

No problem.

I'd never heard him play either…\Nbut he's amazing.

Yukinori, you better get in touch.

Damn it… Talent?

Yep.

No… Just three years…

That was my first time hearing him, but that boy is good.

How much… Just how much did he practice?

Damn it. Talent?

Yes, when he was a senior in high school.

No, but with just 3 years?

I taught him for about six months.

How much ... just how much has he been practicing?

He taught himself before he came to me.

It likely was his 3rd year in high school.

Though he was awful at first…

He told me that it was he's been playing sax for 6 months

his sound was fearless.

Before me, he seemed self-taught.

It only takes 30 minutes to learn\Nhow to play do-re-mi on the sax.

He was no good to a level where you could make a video of it.

But it takes years and years\Nto make really good sound.

But he played a sound so surprising, and new to me.

It's a lonely process.

Anyone within 30 minutes can learn to blow the sax.

There are no exceptions.

But to make it sound good, it will take a huge amount of time.

One winter night,\NI saw him practicing alone

It's a lonely road.

by the river in the freezing cold.

That goes without exception.

I thought, "This guy is crazy."

One winter, by the side of the river in the freezing cold,

"He's out of his mind."

I saw him playing by himself, and thought:

"He's one cool guy."

I thought: "This guy isn't normal. He must be insane ...

What was that?

This guy is pretty cool."

Was it cool?

What was that just now?

No. You totally ignored the chord!

Did I play something cool?

I was on a roll.

Nope.

Huh? You're not playing alone anymore.

You're deliberately playing completely wrong.

I know. But can't you comp?

No. I'm just going by feel.

Everything outside the frame is noise!

It's always those who only play by themselves.

Listen.

But still, shouldn't you be trying to accompany me.

Let's say this is our framework.

I'm saying that if you're outside the pocket, you'll only get bad notes.

If you stay within it,

Listen closely.

go as crazy as you want,\Nand it won't be noise!

Okay so, letting this serve as our framework.

Wow…

As long as you stay within the framework...

We need to add a rhythm section soon.

You can go as crazy as you want - without bad notes.

We need one, huh?

Woah.

Of course. The drums are like a car.

We really need a rhythm section.

As passengers in the car,\Nwe have to match its speed.

You think so?

A jazz drummer can transform\Ninto all kinds of cars.

We clearly do.

We need someone to rein you in.

The drums are our vehicle.

You think?

We ride along according to their speed.

Come on! Let's try it again!

The type of band we become depends on the drummer.

Okay!

Along with help tame your crazy playing.

The economy temporarily improved\Nwhen they took Keynes' advice

That so?

and increased public investments.

Alright, we'll go again.

But the New Deal was\Nan unsuccessful policy.

Yeah!

-Pass the ball!\N-Stop him!

Sync up! Sync up!

Hey! Over here!

Hey, I'm open!

My super long shot!\NShould we take a break?

Ahhh, my super long shoot!

Not yet!

Is it break time yet?

-I'm tired.\N-I need a drink.

Nope, not yet.

About that shot you took…

Man, I'm tired. And thirsty.

Your high school was\Ntop eight in the prefecture, right?

Senpai, about that shot you made.

Let's just enjoy the sport.

Oh, Tamada, you're high school team was top 8, right?

-Yeah, but…\N-The objective of this club

Let's take it easy.

is to foster a healthy body and spirit\Nbefore we join the workforce.

No, but...

Right…

This club is mainly for getting some exercise before we're sent off into society.

Dai! Practicing hard, huh?

I see.

Hey!

You're really going at it!

I thought you were gonna bring\Na girl home tonight.

What?

You idiot.

Didn't you have plans to take home a girl from your club tonight?

I brought leftovers.\NMainly deep-fried food.

Dummy.

You are one impressive dude.

Here's some leftovers from our drinking party.

I quit the club.

Wow, leave it to Tamada!

Huh? Something happened?

What a dependable guy

Nothing serious.

Hey so I've left the club.

I'm surprised by your dedication.

What? Something happen?

You came all the way to Tokyo,\Nbut all you do is practice here every day.

No, not really.

My mind's made up.

Anyways, you really come here a lot.

I'm gonna be the greatest jazz musician\Nin the world.

After coming to Tokyo,

Hey, I have a favor…

Day after day practicing in a place like this...

This is jazz?

It's because I've decided.

Thanks, Tamada. Great rhythm.

I said that I'm gonna be the worlds greatest jazz player.

-It's not what I thought.\N-Huh?

Oh yeah, could you do me a favor?

I don't know how to put it but…\NIt's so intense.

Did I just ... jazz?

I love jazz because\Nit's passionate and intense.

Thanks, Tamada.

Especially the solos.

Good rhythm on the can.

Solos?

It's different from what I imagined.

The improvised parts.

Don't know how to say it, but

You don't think with your brain.\NIt's free and deep…

it's rough, I guess.

In any case, soloing by top musicians\Nis so amazing.

The reason why I like jazz is because its intense and rough.

Jazz is kind of cool.

And the solos are especially nice.

I'm happy to hear you say that.

Solo?

Yeah?

It's an improvised section.

Most people don't understand jazz.

You don't have to think

But if it moves you,

It's a kind of freedom. There's a kind of depth.

I'm sure it'll move other people too.

Anyways, the solos of first-class players are so cool.

Dai…

Jazz sounds kinda fun.

Do you think I can be a drummer?

Having you understand makes me so happy.

Wow! Drums are so cool!

Really?

There're so many.

There's a lot of people, like you, who don't know about jazz.

Which is the main drum?

If the jazz got through to you, then others will be able to understand it, too.

-Try the snare first.\N-This?

Hey, Dai.

-Dai…\N-Whoa!

Would I be able ... to play the drums?

Who's that?

Woooah! The drums are so cool!

There's a lot of them, though.

Which is the main one?

First, there's the snare.

Oh this is it.

Dai. Hey Dai.

Who the hell is he?

My landlord, Tamada.

Tamada

Tamada… Do you know who Art Blakey is?

Do you know about Art Blakey?

Accel Brake?

Huh? Accel Brake?

Oh, this.

Oh this.

You know this is a critical time\Nfor us, right?

Wow

Yeah.

So, Dai... We're at an important phase here.

We have to find an amazing drummer\Nthat can rein you in, right?

Yeah

So why did you bring this idiot?

In order to achieve your delusion, we need an incredible drummer, right?

Don't call me an idiot, punk.

Then why did you bring this idiot?

If he kicks me out,\NI'll have to move in with you.

Who the hell you callin' idiot, you bastard?

Okay, okay. Yes. Step on the hi-hat pedal.

Tamada could kick me out, so I don't have a choice.

It's closed now. Try this rhythm.

K, so you close the hi-hat like this.

Now it's closed.

Then try this rhythm.

O-Okay.

Like this?

Yep, just keep doing that.

Maintain that rhythm. Okay, let's try it.

Okay, let's tie it together.

But just today, okay?

But, just for today.

They're not even sweating.

He isn't breaking a sweat.

Damn it! I have to focus.

Damn, I gotta focus.

That's all, Tamada.

Tamada, that'll be all. Good work.

Thank you.

I wish to speak alone with Dai, so please see yourself out.

You can go now. I need to talk to Dai.

Thanks, Dai

Thanks, Dai.

So, Dai, why bring along a complete beginner?

Hey…

Well everyone starts out a beginner.

Why did you bring such an amateur?

And?

Everybody's an amateur at first.

Would you say "no" to someone who wants to play music?

So?

Are you denying his desire to play music?

Tamada?

Sup

Hi.

- Sup

Hi.

Could you close it? It's bad for the vibes.

Lower it. Don't wanna\Nbother the neighbors.

It's nice ... that he wants to play.

I think it's great that he wants to play.

Tamada-san, you need to grip more softly.

Tamada-san, loosen your grip.

Yes, sensei.

Yes, sir.

Ah Hanon-chan, you're playing well! Just like Kendrick Scott!

Hanon, you're just like Kendrick Scott.

No, I like Keith Moon!

I wanna be like Keith Moon.

A man after taking out his 36th loan.

MEBAE MUSIC SCHOOL

There's no backing out now.

A 36-payment loan to make a man of myself.

Well, not like I intend to.

I can't back out now.

Oh, it's Sawabe!

Not that I intend to.

Been a while!

Hey, Sawabe!

Good work, everyone.

-Long time no see.\N-Hi.

About tonight's live, would you mind showing?

Will you join our next performance?

It'll be a trio with me, you, and Yamaguchi-san

You, me and Yamaguchi as a trio.

I'm actually just looking for a drummer.

I'm looking for a drummer.

So is Yamaguchi ... no good?

Why not Yamaguchi, then?

I just need a drummer.

He's all we have, huh?

What?! So that means you're short on talent?

He's not good enough?

You wouldn't happen know an incredible drummer on this campus?

Do you know any great drummers\Nat nearby colleges?

Oh yeah, specifically one on my level.

Someone at my level.

In the last 4 days, what could you have possibly done?

You think four days make a difference?

I took some lessons.

I took lessons.

And so?

I see. And?

There was a middle schooler, but I was the worst one.

There were elementary schoolers there.\NBut I was the worst.

But when I played with Dai, I thought jazz was fun.

But when we played jazz together,\Nit felt really good.

Tamada, how's this speed?

Tamada, how about this tempo?

I think I can manage.

I think I can do it.

Yukinori, this should work right?

Yukinori, what do you think?\NWe can comp to him.

Let's jam

Whatever you say.

Ok ok.

I get it now…

I get it.

You're a softie who adapts to the needies.

Aren't you kind, Dai-chan.

Tamada, you were awesome!

You can even accompany the weakling.

I tried…

Tamada, you're amazing!

Tamada, I can't accept you in the band.

Maybe I've progressed a little.

Yukinori…

Tamada, having you as an official member would be impossible.

Jazz isn't just technique\Nand all that difficult stuff.

Yukinori

It's about being moved by the music.

Jazz isn't like that.

I wasn't finished.

I think it isn't about technique or any of that hard stuff...

I can't accept you now,\Nbut you can practice with us.

as long as you can move people, that's enough

Really?

I wasn't finished speaking.

Yay!

He can't be an official member, but he can practice with us as much as he likes.

Mom? Yeah, I'm fine.

Is that for real, Yukinori?!

Can you talk now? Are your students gone?

Alright!

After the 8 beat and the 16 beat\Non the drums, what do you teach next?

Oh, mom.

Okay. Yeah. Right. The fill. Then?

Yeah, I'm well.

Isn't this that cool complicated groove?

Is now okay? Did your students leave?

It needs to be brushed up.

So, what should I teach a drummer after an 8th note and a 16th note.

Let's perform live!

Oh fill-ins.

No way! Definitely no.

Handwritten music has such a cool taste, doesn't it?

He's been practicing\Nfor three months already.

But it still needs some brushing up.

Listen. He's not an official member yet.

Let's play it live!

Plus, he'll be too nervous\Nto perform on a stage.

No way. Absolutely not.

That's true…

Tamada's been at it for 3 months now. It's about time for him.

We don't have time.

Remember, Tamada isn't an official member.

We're not even a band yet. What's the use?

Moreover, can a 3-month newbie start playing live?

We'll just embarrass ourselves.

That's a no-go.

And who'd come listen to us\Nnameless musicians?

There's no time.

You never know.

If we went without a band formed, nothing would come out of it.

I want to see what happens to us\Nthe way we are now.

We'll just embarrass ourselves and it'll be over.

Just once!

Who'd even come to see a nameless group.

Please let us perform just once.

You won't know until you try.

I'm running a business here.\NI need a crowd-puller.

I want to see what we can do in our current state.

Well, we have two college students.

One time. Just one time please let us play!

They have lots of friends in their clubs\Nwho have other friends.

We're running a business here.

I do want more young customers…

It's important to know how many customers you can bring in.

Any day of the week's fine!

Ahh, umm.

Please!

We have 2 college students! They have clubmates they can bring in, and they're young

Jazz music! Jazz music!

Well, we do want to increase our pool of younger customers.

Come and enjoy! Lots of jazz!

Thank you!

JAZZ BY 18-YEAR-OLDS

Excuse me!

Whatever you can give, we'll take.

Please!

We're playing jazz!

We're playing jazz.

Please

We're piling jazz high!

Oh, thank you very much!

Yes?

It may be a weird question, but what is the percent chance that you can make it tomorrow?

May I ask what the chances are\Nof you coming to see us?

Eh, this is tomorrow?

Huh? It's tomorrow?

Ahh, I haven't really listened to jazz before...

I've never listened to jazz before…

Maybe 10%?

Like 10%?

10%...

10%? Thank you!

Thank you very much!

We'll give it our 100%.

We're going to be putting in 100%

No, 120%! I hope to see you there!

no 125% into our performance.

I like your spirit.

So please come!

-Thanks!\N-What was that guy?

Wow.

-We'll be waiting!\N-A con artist?

Thank you very much!

How embarrassing…

- What's with the commotion?

JAZZ HOUSE SEVEN SPOT

We'll be waiting!

He's got no talent for this kind of thing.

How embarrassing.

Here, huh?

Zero talent.

Look at all these fliers.

Huh, so it's here.

Ours isn't here, huh?\NWe're being shrugged off.

It's all pinned up.

Hi!

I guess this is our start.

Sorry. I couldn't get out of work.\NHow many people are here?

How underwhelming.

Three regular customers plus the manager.

Yo.

I told you. People don't waste time\Non nameless musicians.

Sorry, work went late.

Yukinori, we're so cool.

So, how many people showed up?

Tamada, we're gonna play jazz.

Three regular customers, and the owner makes four.

We are so totally cool.

Welp, people dont have time for some nameless group.

Hey, Yukinori.

We're so cool.

Hey, Tamada. We're about to go play some jazz.

We're so unbelievably cool.

Let's go.

Huh? They're all young.

They're so young.

Didn't you see the poster in front?

Didn't you see their flier?

It said they're 18-year-old jazzers.

It said, "Jazz by 18-year-olds."

Here is your whiskey.

Here's your drink.

Thanks.

Thank you.

I'll be burning this stage in my memory.

I'll never forget\Nthis performance tonight.

The drums seem off. It's like he's already at his limit.

One, two, one, two, three.

- But, the other two.

The drummer is off. He's in over his head.

The sax and piano.

Yeah. But the other two…

They're 18 years old?

The sax and the piano… They're 18?

What a solo.

Incredible solos…

So this is jazz?

This is jazz?

Tamada,

Tamada.

Now, Cheers!

Cheers!

We start off celebrating our first show at a vending machine?

Our first wrap-up party\Nis at a vending machine.

Three audience members won't earn us anything.

Only three customers, so no pay.

That's why I'm saying you're method is wrong.

Distributing fliers\Nwas the wrong way to advertise.

Why the hell are you handing out flyers? This is Tokyo

This is Tokyo, remember?

But still.

Yeah, but…

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

My drumming was shit.

I'm a crappy drummer. I held you two back.

I was dragging you guys down.

Tamada…

Wait, Tamada.

I don't deserve to be in this band.

I think I have to leave the band

-135 times.\N-Huh?

135 mistakes.

The number of mistakes\Nin the first three songs.

Going into the third song you made 135 mistakes.

I stopped counting after that.

After that I stopped counting.

I'll be honest.

What I'm saying is...

You weren't as bad as I thought.

It wasn't as bad as I tought.

What?

Wasn't it, Dai?

Right, Dai?

Yeah. Whatever others may think...

Yeah.

It was a good performance.

No matter what anyone says,\Nit was a great performance.

Oh crap! I gotta go to my next job.

Uh-oh. I'm late for work.

- Me too! Later Tamada.

Me too! See ya, Tamada!

I told you already, that it's too early.

I told you he wasn't ready.

For everything right now, it is what it is.

It's out of our hands.

- Huh?

Tamada just needs more practice.

It's fine as long as Tamada's working hard.

We shouldn't make him feel so bad.

For our sake, is that an excuse for him to make that face?

He was smiling.

That was a forced smile.

A cold, fake smile.

Working hard is a good thing.

We practice for ourselves, don't we?

But we aren't working hard for our own sake, right?

Tamada was smiling.

But Tamada still smiled.

I have faith in him. He'll practice hard.

- Huh?

Hey, Dai…

I believe that he can pull through.

Drop dead, will you?

Dai, do me a favor and just die once.

What just happened?

Why did they do that?

I'm not being forced into this.

That's right.

I want to do it!

I'm not being forced to do this.

JASS' PROFILE

I chose to!

I cringe whenever I think about\Nour first performance.

I still get sweats thinking about my first performance.

It was also Dai's first gig\Nas a professional musician.

That was also the first performance in Dai's career too.

He played the sax\Nwith every fiber of his being.

Yes, he played with all his might.

He was all in.

I couldn't always bring out my max myself.

Yukinori and I latched on to his energy.

Because he was on full blast, Yukinori and I followed along.

That's how we arrived\Nat our final performance.

It's what brought us to our last performance together.

Yes… Those 18 months\Nwere the best time of our lives.

Yes, that year and a half was some of the best times in my life!

I still brag about it\Nto my business associates.

Even now, I brag to people:

Like, "I made music\Nwith the great Dai Miyamoto!"

"I performed with the Miamoto Dai during his greatest performance"

Ta-da!

We're JASS

BAND NAME!\NJASS

JASS?

It's JASS.

So our name is JASS!

JASS…

How many misses today?

-Hmm…\N-JASS, huh?

80?

How many mistakes did I make today?

Okay, one more time

Eighty?

"We're playing live!"

All right. Again.

Wooo! Amazing!

JASS OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

U-Umm ... Good evening.

OUR NEXT PERFORMANCE!

We're JASS.

Um… Good evening. We're JASS!

We're JASS!!

We're JASS!

Dai, how many people do you think came tonight?

Dai, guess how many people came today.

Ermm...

Uh… A lot?

A lot?

-Thirty-two.\N-That many?

Ugh, 32 people.

- That many?!

That's amazing!

And with that, we get this.

And so… What do you think this is?

Could that be?

-Wow!\N-Is it…?

Yup, it's tonight's earnings.

-Yes. We got paid.\N-Thanks!

- Thank you very much!

Our first real pay…

Ahh, our first earned pay check as musicians!

How many mistakes did I make today?

How many mistakes today?

Thirty-eight big ones.\NTwice as many small ones.

38 big ones, and double it for small ones.

Why did you start playing jazz?

So why play jazz, Dai?

I started as a kid since\Nmy family runs a piano school.

My folks teach piano in the living room. So I've been exposed to it from a small age.

Fitting for a well-to-do Tokyo boy.

Classic wealthy Tokyo boy.

Huh? No.

Huh, what's that supposed to mean?

I'm the coolest Nagano native in Japan.

I'm a citizen from the coolest prefecture in Japan: Nagano.

So what about you? Why jazz?

That's not the case for you, Dai, isn't it?

Because jazz…

Why choose jazz?

is so hot and intense.

Becasue jazz is super intense and rough.

Other music isn't?

Are other genres different?

How should I explain it?

Different... Hmm...

Jazz is about emotions.

Jazz is the music of emotions.

Emotions?

Of emotions?

You use the melody to express\Nhow you feel at that moment.

Yeah, you put your feelings from some day, some moment into a melody.

It's different every day.

For that reason, there's no limits.

So it's infinite.

You said that before about solos.

That soloing you mentioned, huh?

Dai. Isnt it time we set a goal for us three.

I think it's time we set a goal\Nfor the three of us.

Goal? Eh?

Goal? The three of us?

Wait, us three? That means Tamada's official?

You mean Tamada is…

Tamada, did you hear?

Did you hear that?

Hey, this one's burnt

Here. It's ready.

Tamada.

Tamada, you know…

What?

You're really good at cooking meat.

You're good at grilling meat.

So it's here.

I knew it.

We're going to make it onto this stage.

We'll stand on this stage in our teens.

What's this called - SoBlue

What's this place? So Blue?

It's the number one jazz club in Japan.

The best jazz club in Japan.

This place is number one?

The best in Japan?

Tamada, how much was today's admission?

Tamada, how much was today's music charge?

- 2,000 yen.

2,000 yen.

SoBlue charges 10,000 yen.

It's 10,000 at So Blue.

- Really? Woah.

What? Wow.

They cap at 250 people.

And it seats 250 people.

You're kidding

Are you serious? In our teens?

If we're going to the main stage, we got a year left.

We only have a year left.

Then we go full force.

-We have to go all out.\N-Yeah.

- Yep.

Right?

I'll blow you both out of the water!

I'll knock your socks off.

I'd like to see you try.

Let's see you try.

You guys, would you be interested in a festival?

Are you interested in a music festival?

What's going on?

What?

I just got off the phone,

I just got a call

They told me we gotta play at a festival.

with an offer to play in a music festival!

- Festival?

A festival?

What festival?

Which one?

Katsusha Jazz Festival. They'll be holding it in a month.

The Katsushika Jazz Festival\Na month from now.

A festival for the revival of historic fundamentals of jazz.

A small event\Nto revitalize the neighborhood…

There's a pianist in one of the acts named Amanema.

The main feature is Act\Nwith a pianist called Amanuma.

He's pretty famous. Amanema Kousei is a known critic and often appears in media.

He's really famous.

Oh this person.

Kousei Amanuma makes critiques\Nand appears frequently in the media.

It seems like this is the main act.

Oh, this guy.

We open for them, so we gotta amp up the crowd.

Hmm… Act is the last band to play.

Then that means the stage is gonna be huge.

They're putting us right before them\Nto pump up the audience.

So this is our make-or-break point.

So it's a big venue…

- Make-or-break?

A win-or-lose situation.

If this is a festival, then there'll be lots of people in the jazz industry.

Win or lose?

If we get labelled as no-good by them, we'll never get called again.

A lot of people from the jazz industry\Nwill be there.

But still. There'll be lots of people who will hear our music.

If they think we suck,\Nwe'll never be invited to perform again.

This is our chance to grow our audience.

But we'll be able to play\Nto a large crowd.

Regardless, it's make-or-break.

It's our chance to increase our audience.

"Katsushika Jazz Festival Performer Briefing Session"

A win-or-lose situation,\None way or another.

Alright then, let start.

SHIBAMATA STATION

Here's to hoping new friends are made here.

Looking forward to working with you.

And now everyone. Cheers!

JAZZ FESTIVAL MEETING

Let's start the party.

Does everybody have a glass? Cheers!

Cheers!

Excuse me...

Someone recommended us\Nto the committee. Thank you.

Thank you very much for inviting me here.

It wasn't me.

No, no. it wasn't me.

Hello! Can I sit here?

Hello.

Sure.

Is this seat open?

I'm the one who recommended you guys.

- Oh, yes.

Are you serious? Thank you!

The one who recommended you guys was me.

Where did you see us perform?

- Oh really?!

I've never heard or watched you guys.

Thank you very much!

But I wanted a young, energetic band\Nand your name came up.

But where did you hear us?

The audience at music festivals\Nloves the youth.

No, I haven't seen you guys or listened to you guys.

Even a few mistakes would be fascinating.

- Huh?

PERKY TEENAGERS!

Just that when I looked for young active musicians, your name came up.

Whose music do you play?

Getting accepted into this festival at your age, it's a good thing.

Mostly our own.

Though you must be afriad of making a mistake.

Modal? Cool? Bebop?

So, who's songs are you playing?

Just everything jazz.

We're a band that plays originals.

That's so vague.

Mode Kei? Cool Kei? Mappu?

We give serious thought

Nope, we don't do those things. We play jazz.

to satisfy the needs of\Nthe diminishing jazz fans.

That's too vague

"We play jazz" is like admitting\Nyou're just greenhorns. It's teen stuff.

We have brains too.

You'll never make it big.

There needs to be a boundary to define for a jazz fan to identify.

You think so?

Saying you're just jazz, they can't tell if you mean one subgenre or another.

We're participating in this event\Nto spread our music.

That's not gonna sell.

When you hear it, you'll get it.

Do you think that's true?

So what? You think you can steal\Nour fans from us?

We may be just small fish in a big pond,

Yes!

but we seek those to listen to our music.

I like that spirit.\NTypical ignorant teenagers.

If they give us a listen, I'm sure they'll understand.

Amanuma-san.

Then what?

Yes?

You believe that our clients will become fans when they hear your music?

Please listen to our music.

- Yes!

I have to go practice. Goodbye.

That's cute, stupidly thinking you're main-stage material.

Huh? What a jerk.

Amanema-san

And?

- What is it?

I told him we'll turn Act's fans\Ninto our fans.

Please listen to our performance.

That's so you.

If you please, I have rehearsals. Excuse me.

Now we really have to win.

Huh? That Amanema guy gives bad vibes.

Let's start out by studying Act's music.

Then?

The sound the customers like?

Then I told him I'd make the other acts' fans become our fans.

Forget it.

That's like you.

If we cater to their taste,\Nwe'll lose our own music.

Well now we have to win no matter what.

What do you suggest?

First let's look into the other acts' music.

Getting stronger.

You mean find out what music the audience likes?

Each of us will empower our sound.

Trash that.

That's too vague.

If we mix in outside stuff, it's not going to be us.

We'll get stronger un-vaguely!

Then what do you plan on doing?

YUKINORI

Let's get stronger!

Yukinori? Dai went out.

Then together we'll make strong music.

Without his phone?

Isn't that too vague?

-He went jogging.\N-What?

Get physically stronger.

He's been running three hours every day

Oh Yukinori.

to strengthen his heart and lungs.

Dai left.

Are you serious?

He left is cell phone?

His sound is gonna be more powerful.

He went running.

What are you doing?

Oh did I not tell you?

I'm not that big of a dork.

For the past two weeks he's been running everyday for 3 hours

I stay cool and practice at home.

He said it's to raise the strength of his breath.

No matter how old or new,\Nno matter the genre.

Is he for real?

Good music is good music.

His sound is gonna get bigger.

KATSUSHIKA JAZZ FESTIVAL

How about you?

Wow! This place is so big!

Me, I don't do that lame stuff.

Yeah. Our biggest venue so far.

I'm cleverly holed up at home.

Yikes… I'm getting nervous.

Be it new or old, I just want to sound like any genre.

Don't worry.

If it's good, it's good.

I played in a bigger place\Nthan this in high school.

Woah, it's huge!

You're not helping.

Yeah, it's a size that we're not familliar with.

You went running, huh?

Oh crap, I'm getting nervous.

Yeah…

You don't have to worry, Tamada.

This is my only pair of shoes.

In high school, I've performed at venues several times larger than this.

-Miyamoto.\N-Hello…

Is that supposed to be comforting?

Good luck today.

Dai, you've been running.

Where's your stage outfit?

Yeah.

You're looking at it.

These are my only pair of shoes.

Oh… I see.\NYou are a young band, after all.

Miamoto-kun.

Just go out there and do your thing.\NWe'll cover for you.

Oh, hello.

Miyamoto, we got off on the wrong foot,

Looking forward to today.

but don't get so worked up. Relax.

Oh? Where are your stage clothes?

We'll really pump up the audience for you…

We'll appear like this.

so good luck to you too.

Oh really. Whatever then.

About 150 people in the audience.

Youth sure is something.

There'll be more for Act.

Well whatever, you guys seem ready.

-Tamada, focus.\N-Okay!

And that's just so we can clean house as the final act.

The audience is pretty excited.\NThey're waiting for Act.

So Miamoto-kun, for what it's worth,

I want a strong sound\Nstraight off the bat.

try not to over do it with your enthusiasm. Relax a little.

You want to change the lineup?

We're going to give it our all to pump up the crowd.

It'll really be high-stakes.

So make sure you guys ...

It's not about that.

... give it your best as well.

It's about affecting the audience.\NI'll go first.

Looks like about 150 people in the seats.

Let's kick off with "N.E.W."

More will come later in the act

Okay.

Tamada, remember to focus.

Tamada, comp the intro to Dai.

- Yeah!

Okay.

The crowd's already pretty hype, it is closer to the main act after all.

Thank you! We're Domino Five!

From the start, I want to make a big sound.

I'll give it all I got.\NI'm sure they'll get our music.

Wait, what? You want to change the setlist?

Kawakita-san.

That would make things more difficult.

You're from 21 Music.

Not what I mean. I just want to grab everyone's attention. I'll lead off.

I'm Isogai. I'm surprised to see you here.\NAre you here to see Act?

Then let's change the first song to "N.E.W."

No, I was asked to come.

Alright.

What's the matter?

Tamada, accompany Dai for the intro solo.

Are they nervous?

G-Got it.

Yeah!

Thanks! We're the Domino Files!

Yes! We did it!

Let's go all out. We'll definitely leave an impact.

I need water!

Oh Kawakita-san.

They loved us!

Oh you're from 21 Music ...

I'm sorry to bother you.\NI'm Isogai from 21 Music.

I'm Iso Gai. It's rare to see you.

Do you have a minute?

You came to view the acts?

MASARU ISOGAI\N21 MUSIC

Nope, I was called out here.

What's wrong? Is he nervous?

We really did it.

- Water! Water!

What a way to raise the crowd.

Sorry for coming right after your playing,

but I'm Iso Gai from 21 Music.

Could you spare some time to chat?

We did it.

Yep.

I guess so…

I'm certain some of the audience will remember us.

I'm sure the audience will remember us.

- We really tore it up!

They loved us! And that guy\Nfrom a record company…

And even a record company rep reached out to us!

He just said we might have a chance.

I told you they are just estimating their chances.

New bands rise and fall just as quickly.

It's not something worth counting on.

I see.

We're a long ways away.

We have a long way to go.

If making a record is like going to the moon, we're now at Atami or more like Shinagawa

If releasing an album is like a trip\Nto the moon, we're still in Atami.

Even still, this person wanted to take us to the moon.

No, Shinagawa.

I need to get better.

Still, he invited us to go to the moon.

Yeah, we're barely able to afford our train tickets

I have to get better.

Tamada included, there's still lots more we can do.

Yeah. You can't buy a ticket\Non your own yet.

We should be able to become amazing players.

Tamada has to improve but we do too.

We can be even better.

Huh? Me?

I've thought this today as well, didn't your solo today sound the same as the others?

Like today.\NYour solos are always so similar.

They're the same?

Similar?

Solos are improvised. You gotta make it different each time.

Solos are ab-libbed.

Otherwise the listeners will get bored.

Without any variation,\Nthe audience will get bored of it.

What's important now is delivering an elevated performance.

For now,\Nwe need to play high-quality music.

It's not a problem if you do a good solo.

Good solos would do the job.

We've got enough risk to handle.

-We're already taking a risk with Tamada.\N-But…

- That's why I'm saying.

What matters is a winning performance.

More than a good performance, we need a winning performance.

That was our goal today.

Wasn't that the goal of today?

At my family's piano school,

During a piano class at home as a kid,

there was a girl a bit older than me.

there was a slightly more skilled girl there.

She had so much fun playing the piano.

She was always having so much fun playing the piano.

I started the piano because\NI saw her playing.

After seeing her play, it made me want to play too.

But one day,\Nher family did a moonlight flit.

That one day, she and her parents fled from home.

When she came to say goodbye, my mom said…

The last we saw her, she came to visit and my mother said:

Aoi, keep playing the piano.

Aoi-chan, please continue to play piano.

I will.

Okay.

Bye, Yuki.

Bye, Yuki-chan

I'm sure she quit.

There's no way she could continue to play.

We have to win in order\Nto keep playing music.

There are always conditions to playing music.

So that's why we have to win.

She's still playing.

- Huh?

It's not about winning.\NI'm sure she's still playing the piano.

It's not about win or lose. She's definitely stil

Thank you for coming\Nto Katsushika the other day.

What did you think of JASS?

I was surprised. That tenor was powerful.

He drew you in and empowered you.

Thank you.

So why did you want me to be there?

Will you introduce us to So Blue?

For jazz musicians,\Nit's like the Tokyo Dome.

I know.

But I want to perform there in my teens.

You're being too cocky.

I can help you take a step forward,

but you're trying to take 100 steps here.

When I was in middle school,\Nmy mom took me to So Blue.

Since then,\NI've dreamed of performing there.

My friends wanted to be\Nsoccer and basketball stars,

but my only goal was So Blue.

I know it's a huge challenge.

But I've never taken music,

or performing at So Blue, lightly.

Uchiyama, what do you think?

He got my email address\Nfrom Kawakita-san, the guitarist.

He's sent five emails already.\NHe's still a student.

A student? He's either super confident\Nor simply stupid.

But he might be the kind of gifted youth\Nyou're always talking about.

THIS IS TAIRA OF SO BLUE

It's him!

What is it, Yukinori?

I got a reply after my fifth email.

They're coming to our next gig.

Wow.

Which girl did you woo this time?

Yeah, which?

I bet a hottie with big tits.

Aw, come on! The sax is way cooler.

All right! Let's go all out, as usual.

JASS DRESSING ROOM

The crowd loved us again.

I thought I nailed that fill.

COME TO BAR JOY\NTAIRA

What do you think?

Sorry. I have to go.

A girl, for sure.

There you are! Yukinori!

Can I have your autograph?

Sorry.

Can I have your autograph?

Of course.

Thank you.

-You're getting better.\N-What?

You've improved in the eight months\Nsince your first performance.

I came to listen to\Nyour growing drum skills.

Hello.

Um… I'm Sawabe.

I'm Taira. Nice to meet you. Take a seat.

Thank you.

Thanks for waiting.

Care for a drink?

Anything's fine.

So… what did you think?

Did you like our music?

The drummer is a beginner.

He got by with the bare minimum,\Nwithout any solos.

But he was trying so hard.

It was actually endearing.

I see… Tamada…

The tenor was intriguing.

He has the power to deliver his music,\Nand his sound is also unique.

Intriguing indeed.\NI think he has a future.

Yes. He's one in a million.

But you… were no good.

What?

You rely on finger techniques.\NCorny melodies.

A boring performance all around…

Boring?

We believe we're the best club in Japan.

Are you mocking us?

Of course not. I'm…

Are you scared?

Solos are where you can\Nexpress yourself inside and out

and bare your soul.

You're not only mocking music,\Nbut you're also mocking people.

Your flippant attitude\Ntoward the bartender…

Not properly introducing yourself to me…

Using Kawakita-san to try\Nto get an offer from us…

The utter lack of humility\Nin your demeanor and attitude…

I'm sorry, but my answer is no.

Put his drink on my check.

Wow… He was so blunt…

He told me what I needed to hear.

This place lives up to its name.

Hello.

The piano? Go ahead, but I'm going home.

We're closed tomorrow, anyway.

Can I play as long as I want?

Bare my soul, huh?

Oh, my.

You practiced for two whole days?

Yes.

And?

I'm still lost.

I have to talk to them.

It's not what I expected.

What did you expect?

Something more stylish than this.

This is me.

So what did you wanna talk about?

You see… Someone from So Blue\Nwas watching us the other night.

Are you serious?

I asked him to come.

I see. And?

You guys impressed him.

But me… He said my solo was crappy.

Is something wrong with his hearing?

He said I rely on finger techniques.

I tried to do something about it\Nthese last three days, but I couldn't.

I burned our bridge to So Blue.\NI'm so sorry.

Yukinori…

You agree with him, don

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Aw man
You can't really hear the sound too well in the snow.
I will...
I will... I will...
... become a jazz player.
I'll become one for sure.
I will be the greatest jazz player in the world.
Oh? You're also alone?
If I follow this road, will I find your friends?
This is gonna work. I know it.
Then, I'll be off.
Yeah.\NC'mon Ayaka.
Here, it's from Ayaka.
Oh! Its rice balls! Thanks
And this is?
Thats from me. Make sure you get something to eat over there.
Masa ... Thank you.
Knowing him, he'll probably be back in a week.
He's not coming.
Brother isn't going to come back.
Huh, what's this?
Letter: "Dear Older Brother,  Stuuuuupid  From Mayaka"
What's with her?
Where was Shinjuku Sanchoume Station again?
Woah, he's sleeping.
Tch, put down your bags.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Can't do it here.
Here's also no good.
Oh crap!
Where's a good spot?
Wow...
There are boatloads of people here.
You seem hungry.
Here!
I made it at last...\Nto Tokyo.
Yes? Dai??!
Yo, Tamada!\NI asked your Thai friends for your address.
That was during our graduation ceremony!
Whats up all of a sudden?
I've been taking advantage of this!
Oh yeah!
But what's with that luggage?
Please, Tamada! Put me up for 2-3 days!
Huh!? Normally people let you know before coming to move in?
Well, if I contacted you before, you could've refused, right?
Heh, C'mon in.
Thank you, Tamada.
Woah-oh!
Am I a professional or what?
Nah, I'm pretty sure I just got really good at this.
Let's dig in.
It's so good!
How is it? Is it good?
It's good..
Right?!!
Are we married?
If not married, then what? Lovers living together?
It's already been two weeks!
Tamada...
You're accent is entirely gone!
It's like you're from Tokyo!
The reason I moved to Tokyo was freedom.
And Women!
I've planned the perfect campus life.
That's why I endured hell to ensure my escape from there.
But yet, I'm still stuck spending every single day with useless you.
Why did I even leave Sendai?
Alright!
I'll find another room within a month.
That's fishy, from the way you say it
Don't spend all day every day practicing!
Seriously! Make it happen
I'm telling you I get it.
Now, eat up before it gets cold!
Woah, one apartment goes for 80,000?
Sendai is way cheaper, huh.
I should really find some work.
Oh!? 25,000 yen?
C-Construction work....
How many kilos is this thing?
T-This is for jazz.
You really worked hard today.
We'll count on you again
Thanks!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Alright!
For Tamada, 10,000 should be good.
Tomorrow, I'll see some Tokyo jazz.
So loud.
Hey, Dai.
Just for today, I'll let him off the hook.
"Tamada-sama, here's some rent. Sorry for everything. I love you! - Dai"
This place is it.
Excuse me.
Yes?
Welcome.
Ummm... Is there today....
Having a drink?
Oh, I'll have an Oolong tea
Okay.
Here you go.
Ah, thanks.
Excuse me... is there a live performance tonight?
Tonight, there's ... nothing.
Do you like it?
Huh?
Do you like jazz?
I do.
I love it, jazz.
Is a record okay?
Yes!
We haven't held any live performances lately
Was it still raining outside?
Yes. It was spotty.
Wow
If this person belives in jazz...
Woah!
What a sound!
Ahh So cool!
Sonny!
You're familliar?
Well, Sonny is Sonny.
It isn't Sonny Rollins, but Sonny Stitt.
Isn't it nice?
The song is kinda fitting for the current weather!
Okay, so you want to see live music, right?
I suggest visiting this place.
They're still having shows.
Oh! Thank you very much!
That boy... How did he know?
How did he know I picked based on the weather?
Just who are these guys?
Call-and-Response with the guitar and piano?
So cool!!
Sawabe-chan!
That was incredible!
Thank you very much.
So young and talented.
You revitalize the rest of us. And even make us look inferior.
You're too kind.
I was desparate to join you.
Coming from someone with a pair usable of hands.
Seriously consider it.
We'll get your name out there.
Okay, please let me think on it.
There's some really talented people in Tokyo alright.
So big!
That's really huge!
W-W-What are you saying suddenly?
Was it really that big?
You an Alto? Tenor?
With the callous on your thumb, you're a sax player right?
Oh you meant this.
Umm hey.
Yes?
Can we chat?
Here.
Thanks.
My name is Miamoto Dai.
I'm from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture
I'm 18.
Ohh, that's a name for someone with a big dick.
I apologize for misunderstanding.
My name is Sawabe Yukinori.
So, which sax you play?
Tenor.
I moved here straight after high school and play while working part time.
What about you, Yukinori?
College, but I don't go at all.
College?! With that playing?
Ho ho? What do you mean?
I only heard one song, but ..
the elegance in your hands,
the speed and tightness of the rhythm,
a melody I never heard before.
In other words, it was all great all at once.
What did you think of the others.
I'm not really one to say, but
they were all great.
Especially the guitarist, he had a good presence.
- That's no good.
Jazz is currently in a recession.
It's on the verge of death.
They're at a level where they revel in their old tech, spinning around endlessly in their circles and labeling it jazz.
At that rate, jazz will die.
Still, aren't they the ones who introduced us to jazz?
That is mean-ing-less.
There aren't many people listening to jazz.
That's why I want to win with my true sound.
Huh, win?
Playing music in Tokyo is like standing in a battlefied.
Is your goal to introduce new people to the almost-dead jazz?
I am going to become the number one jazz player in the world.
Number one?
Yes.
Can you clarify what that means, specifically?
Emotions. Speaking all of my feelings through sound.
That's not something you should say lightly.
It would piss me off.
I don't mean it to be simple.
Um, Would you mind forming with me?
Form? You intend to form a band with me?
Yes.
I haven't even heard you play.
Please give me a listen. After that you can decide.
If you suck, there's no way we'll form a band.
It-It'll be okay, I think.
Well, it's a matter of talent.
I have no time for those who are no talent, all hard work.
What if I did have talent?
I'd make you a stepping stone, full stop.
A stepping stone.
A jazz band, like rock bands, dont stay together forever.
They use each other as stepping stones to boost their names.
Isn't that what it means to form a band?
Also, you quit with the formal speech.
I'm also 18, the same age.
18 years old with that skill?!
Take Two?
I don't get it.
Oh Yukinori! You came!
Dai, what's with this place?
This is Akiko-san's bar.
I spoke with her and she'd let us play here.
Hello.
Hi, I'm Sawabe.
Okay! Let's do this!
Wait a minute!
Let me at least have some water first.
Alright then, so how long did you've been playing for?
Just about 3 years.
Th-three years?
Yup, 3 years exactly.
So that means you just played in the school band?
Nope, I played basketball
I always played by myself along the river.
In the last 6 months, I took some lessons though.
You've gotta be kidding me.
How long you've been playing, Yukinori?
4 years?
Since age 4.
Woah! That means you've been playing for 14 years, wow.
Hey, Dai. If you suck...
Yeah, that's fine.
Okay, Akiko-san, I'm going to borrow that piano.
All yours.
No, I'm good.
I'll play by myself.
You should be able to tell if I'm good just by my playing alone.
Whether or not if we're able to form a group or not.
How was it? Is it good enough to form a group with?
Hmm, Yukinori?
I see, go home for now, Dai.
Huh!? What's that supposed to mean?
It's okay. I'll contact you again soon, alright?
But still
All I'm saying is to give me some time.
Akiko-san, thank you very much.
No problem.
Yukinori, you better get in touch.
Yep.
That was my first time hearing him, but that boy is good.
Damn it. Talent?
No, but with just 3 years?
How much ... just how much has he been practicing?
It likely was his 3rd year in high school.
He told me that it was he's been playing sax for 6 months
Before me, he seemed self-taught.
He was no good to a level where you could make a video of it.
But he played a sound so surprising, and new to me.
Anyone within 30 minutes can learn to blow the sax.
But to make it sound good, it will take a huge amount of time.
It's a lonely road.
That goes without exception.
One winter, by the side of the river in the freezing cold,
I saw him playing by himself, and thought:
I thought: "This guy isn't normal. He must be insane ...
This guy is pretty cool."
What was that just now?
Did I play something cool?
Nope.
You're deliberately playing completely wrong.
No. I'm just going by feel.
It's always those who only play by themselves.
But still, shouldn't you be trying to accompany me.
I'm saying that if you're outside the pocket, you'll only get bad notes.
Listen closely.
Okay so, letting this serve as our framework.
As long as you stay within the framework...
You can go as crazy as you want - without bad notes.
Woah.
We really need a rhythm section.
You think so?
We clearly do.
The drums are our vehicle.
We ride along according to their speed.
The type of band we become depends on the drummer.
Along with help tame your crazy playing.
That so?
Alright, we'll go again.
Yeah!
Sync up! Sync up!
Hey, I'm open!
Ahhh, my super long shoot!
Is it break time yet?
Nope, not yet.
Man, I'm tired. And thirsty.
Senpai, about that shot you made.
Oh, Tamada, you're high school team was top 8, right?
Let's take it easy.
No, but...
This club is mainly for getting some exercise before we're sent off into society.
I see.
You're really going at it!
What?
Didn't you have plans to take home a girl from your club tonight?
Dummy.
Here's some leftovers from our drinking party.
Wow, leave it to Tamada!
What a dependable guy
Hey so I've left the club.
What? Something happen?
No, not really.
Anyways, you really come here a lot.
After coming to Tokyo,
Day after day practicing in a place like this...
It's because I've decided.
I said that I'm gonna be the worlds greatest jazz player.
Oh yeah, could you do me a favor?
Did I just ... jazz?
Thanks, Tamada.
Good rhythm on the can.
It's different from what I imagined.
Don't know how to say it, but
it's rough, I guess.
The reason why I like jazz is because its intense and rough.
And the solos are especially nice.
Solo?
It's an improvised section.
You don't have to think
It's a kind of freedom. There's a kind of depth.
Anyways, the solos of first-class players are so cool.
Jazz sounds kinda fun.
Having you understand makes me so happy.
Really?
There's a lot of people, like you, who don't know about jazz.
If the jazz got through to you, then others will be able to understand it, too.
Hey, Dai.
Would I be able ... to play the drums?
Woooah! The drums are so cool!
There's a lot of them, though.
Which is the main one?
First, there's the snare.
Oh this is it.
Dai. Hey Dai.
Who the hell is he?
My landlord, Tamada.
Tamada
Do you know about Art Blakey?
Huh? Accel Brake?
Oh this.
Wow
So, Dai... We're at an important phase here.
Yeah
In order to achieve your delusion, we need an incredible drummer, right?
Then why did you bring this idiot?
Who the hell you callin' idiot, you bastard?
Tamada could kick me out, so I don't have a choice.
K, so you close the hi-hat like this.
Now it's closed.
Then try this rhythm.
O-Okay.
Like this?
Yep, just keep doing that.
Okay, let's tie it together.
But, just for today.
He isn't breaking a sweat.
Damn, I gotta focus.
Tamada, that'll be all. Good work.
I wish to speak alone with Dai, so please see yourself out.
Thanks, Dai
So, Dai, why bring along a complete beginner?
Well everyone starts out a beginner.
And?
Would you say "no" to someone who wants to play music?
Tamada?
Sup
- Sup
Could you close it? It's bad for the vibes.
It's nice ... that he wants to play.
Tamada-san, you need to grip more softly.
Yes, sensei.
Ah Hanon-chan, you're playing well! Just like Kendrick Scott!
No, I like Keith Moon!
A man after taking out his 36th loan.
There's no backing out now.
Well, not like I intend to.
Oh, it's Sawabe!
Been a while!
Good work, everyone.
About tonight's live, would you mind showing?
It'll be a trio with me, you, and Yamaguchi-san
I'm actually just looking for a drummer.
So is Yamaguchi ... no good?
I just need a drummer.
What?! So that means you're short on talent?
You wouldn't happen know an incredible drummer on this campus?
Oh yeah, specifically one on my level.
In the last 4 days, what could you have possibly done?
I took some lessons.
And so?
There was a middle schooler, but I was the worst one.
But when I played with Dai, I thought jazz was fun.
Tamada, how's this speed?
I think I can manage.
Yukinori, this should work right?
Let's jam
Ok ok.
I get it.
Aren't you kind, Dai-chan.
You can even accompany the weakling.
Tamada, you're amazing!
Maybe I've progressed a little.
Tamada, having you as an official member would be impossible.
Yukinori
Jazz isn't like that.
I think it isn't about technique or any of that hard stuff...
as long as you can move people, that's enough
I wasn't finished speaking.
He can't be an official member, but he can practice with us as much as he likes.
Is that for real, Yukinori?!
Alright!
Oh, mom.
Yeah, I'm well.
Is now okay? Did your students leave?
So, what should I teach a drummer after an 8th note and a 16th note.
Oh fill-ins.
Handwritten music has such a cool taste, doesn't it?
But it still needs some brushing up.
Let's play it live!
No way. Absolutely not.
Tamada's been at it for 3 months now. It's about time for him.
Remember, Tamada isn't an official member.
Moreover, can a 3-month newbie start playing live?
That's a no-go.
There's no time.
If we went without a band formed, nothing would come out of it.
We'll just embarrass ourselves and it'll be over.
Who'd even come to see a nameless group.
You won't know until you try.
I want to see what we can do in our current state.
One time. Just one time please let us play!
We're running a business here.
It's important to know how many customers you can bring in.
Ahh, umm.
We have 2 college students! They have clubmates they can bring in, and they're young
Well, we do want to increase our pool of younger customers.
Excuse me!
Whatever you can give, we'll take.
Please!
We're playing jazz!
We're playing jazz.
Please
We're piling jazz high!
Oh, thank you very much!
Yes?
It may be a weird question, but what is the percent chance that you can make it tomorrow?
Eh, this is tomorrow?
Ahh, I haven't really listened to jazz before...
Maybe 10%?
10%...
Thank you very much!
We're going to be putting in 100%
no 125% into our performance.
So please come!
Wow.
Thank you very much!
- What's with the commotion?
We'll be waiting!
How embarrassing.
Zero talent.
Huh, so it's here.
It's all pinned up.
I guess this is our start.
How underwhelming.
Yo.
Sorry, work went late.
So, how many people showed up?
Three regular customers, and the owner makes four.
Welp, people dont have time for some nameless group.
Hey, Yukinori.
We're so cool.
Hey, Tamada. We're about to go play some jazz.
We're so unbelievably cool.
Let's go.
Huh? They're all young.
Didn't you see the poster in front?
It said they're 18-year-old jazzers.
Here is your whiskey.
Thanks.
I'll be burning this stage in my memory.
The drums seem off. It's like he's already at his limit.
- But, the other two.
The sax and piano.
They're 18 years old?
What a solo.
So this is jazz?
Tamada,
Now, Cheers!
We start off celebrating our first show at a vending machine?
Three audience members won't earn us anything.
That's why I'm saying you're method is wrong.
Why the hell are you handing out flyers? This is Tokyo
But still.
I'm sorry.
My drumming was shit.
I was dragging you guys down.
Wait, Tamada.
I think I have to leave the band
135 mistakes.
Going into the third song you made 135 mistakes.
After that I stopped counting.
What I'm saying is...
It wasn't as bad as I tought.
Wasn't it, Dai?
Yeah. Whatever others may think...
It was a good performance.
Oh crap! I gotta go to my next job.
- Me too! Later Tamada.
I told you already, that it's too early.
For everything right now, it is what it is.
- Huh?
It's fine as long as Tamada's working hard.
For our sake, is that an excuse for him to make that face?
He was smiling.
That was a forced smile.
Working hard is a good thing.
But we aren't working hard for our own sake, right?
But Tamada still smiled.
- Huh?
I believe that he can pull through.
Dai, do me a favor and just die once.
Why did they do that?
That's right.
I'm not being forced to do this.
I chose to!
I still get sweats thinking about my first performance.
That was also the first performance in Dai's career too.
Yes, he played with all his might.
I couldn't always bring out my max myself.
Because he was on full blast, Yukinori and I followed along.
It's what brought us to our last performance together.
Yes, that year and a half was some of the best times in my life!
Even now, I brag to people:
"I performed with the Miamoto Dai during his greatest performance"
Ta-da!
We're JASS
JASS?
So our name is JASS!
How many misses today?
80?
Okay, one more time
"We're playing live!"
Wooo! Amazing!
U-Umm ... Good evening.
We're JASS.
We're JASS!!
Dai, how many people do you think came tonight?
Ermm...
A lot?
Ugh, 32 people.
- That many?!
That's amazing!
And with that, we get this.
Could that be?
Yup, it's tonight's earnings.
- Thank you very much!
Ahh, our first earned pay check as musicians!
How many mistakes today?
38 big ones, and double it for small ones.
So why play jazz, Dai?
My folks teach piano in the living room. So I've been exposed to it from a small age.
Classic wealthy Tokyo boy.
Huh, what's that supposed to mean?
I'm a citizen from the coolest prefecture in Japan: Nagano.
That's not the case for you, Dai, isn't it?
Why choose jazz?
Becasue jazz is super intense and rough.
Are other genres different?
Different... Hmm...
Jazz is the music of emotions.
Of emotions?
Yeah, you put your feelings from some day, some moment into a melody.
It's different every day.
For that reason, there's no limits.
You said that before about solos.
Dai. Isnt it time we set a goal for us three.
Goal? Eh?
Wait, us three? That means Tamada's official?
Tamada, did you hear?
Hey, this one's burnt
Tamada.
What?
You're really good at cooking meat.
So it's here.
We're going to make it onto this stage.
What's this called - SoBlue
It's the number one jazz club in Japan.
This place is number one?
Tamada, how much was today's admission?
-  2,000 yen.
SoBlue charges 10,000 yen.
-  Really? Woah.
They cap at 250 people.
You're kidding
If we're going to the main stage, we got a year left.
Then we go full force.
-  Yep.
Right?
I'll blow you both out of the water!
I'd like to see you try.
You guys, would you be interested in a festival?
What's going on?
I just got off the phone,
They told me we gotta play at a festival.
-  Festival?
What festival?
Katsusha Jazz Festival. They'll be holding it in a month.
A festival for the revival of historic fundamentals of jazz.
There's a pianist in one of the acts named Amanema.
He's pretty famous. Amanema Kousei is a known critic and often appears in media.
Oh this person.
It seems like this is the main act.
We open for them, so we gotta amp up the crowd.
Then that means the stage is gonna be huge.
So this is our make-or-break point.
-  Make-or-break?
If this is a festival, then there'll be lots of people in the jazz industry.
If we get labelled as no-good by them, we'll never get called again.
But still. There'll be lots of people who will hear our music.
This is our chance to grow our audience.
Regardless, it's make-or-break.
"Katsushika Jazz Festival Performer Briefing Session"
Alright then, let start.
Here's to hoping new friends are made here.
And now everyone. Cheers!
Cheers!
Excuse me...
Thank you very much for inviting me here.
No, no. it wasn't me.
Hello.
Is this seat open?
-  Oh, yes.
The one who recommended you guys was me.
- Oh really?!
Thank you very much!
But where did you hear us?
No, I haven't seen you guys or listened to you guys.
-  Huh?
Just that when I looked for young active musicians, your name came up.
Getting accepted into this festival at your age, it's a good thing.
Though you must be afriad of making a mistake.
So, who's songs are you playing?
We're a band that plays originals.
Mode Kei? Cool Kei? Mappu?
Nope, we don't do those things. We play jazz.
That's too vague
We have brains too.
There needs to be a boundary to define for a jazz fan to identify.
Saying you're just jazz, they can't tell if you mean one subgenre or another.
That's not gonna sell.
Do you think that's true?
We may be just small fish in a big pond,
but we seek those to listen to our music.
If they give us a listen, I'm sure they'll understand.
Then what?
You believe that our clients will become fans when they hear your music?
-  Yes!
That's cute, stupidly thinking you're main-stage material.
Amanema-san
-  What is it?
Please listen to our performance.
If you please, I have rehearsals. Excuse me.
Huh? That Amanema guy gives bad vibes.
Then?
Then I told him I'd make the other acts' fans become our fans.
That's like you.
Well now we have to win no matter what.
First let's look into the other acts' music.
You mean find out what music the audience likes?
Trash that.
If we mix in outside stuff, it's not going to be us.
Then what do you plan on doing?
Let's get stronger!
Then together we'll make strong music.
Isn't that too vague?
Get physically stronger.
Oh Yukinori.
Dai left.
He left is cell phone?
He went running.
Oh did I not tell you?
For the past two weeks he's been running everyday for 3 hours
He said it's to raise the strength of his breath.
Is he for real?
His sound is gonna get bigger.
How about you?
Me, I don't do that lame stuff.
I'm cleverly holed up at home.
Be it new or old, I just want to sound like any genre.
If it's good, it's good.
Woah, it's huge!
Yeah, it's a size that we're not familliar with.
Oh crap, I'm getting nervous.
You don't have to worry, Tamada.
In high school, I've performed at venues several times larger than this.
Is that supposed to be comforting?
Dai, you've been running.
Yeah.
These are my only pair of shoes.
Miamoto-kun.
Oh, hello.
Looking forward to today.
Oh? Where are your stage clothes?
We'll appear like this.
Oh really. Whatever then.
Youth sure is something.
Well whatever, you guys seem ready.
And that's just so we can clean house as the final act.
So Miamoto-kun, for what it's worth,
try not to over do it with your enthusiasm. Relax a little.
We're going to give it our all to pump up the crowd.
So make sure you guys ...
... give it your best as well.
Looks like about 150 people in the seats.
More will come later in the act
Tamada, remember to focus.
-  Yeah!
The crowd's already pretty hype, it is closer to the main act after all.
From the start, I want to make a big sound.
Wait, what? You want to change the setlist?
That would make things more difficult.
Not what I mean. I just want to grab everyone's attention. I'll lead off.
Then let's change the first song to "N.E.W."
Alright.
Tamada, accompany Dai for the intro solo.
G-Got it.
Thanks! We're the Domino Files!
Let's go all out. We'll definitely leave an impact.
Oh Kawakita-san.
Oh you're from 21 Music ...
I'm Iso Gai. It's rare to see you.
You came to view the acts?
Nope, I was called out here.
What's wrong? Is he nervous?
We really did it.
- Water! Water!
What a way to raise the crowd.
Sorry for coming right after your playing,
but I'm Iso Gai from 21 Music.
Could you spare some time to chat?
We did it.
Yep.
I'm certain some of the audience will remember us.
-  We really tore it up!
And even a record company rep reached out to us!
I told you they are just estimating their chances.
It's not something worth counting on.
I see.
We're a long ways away.
If making a record is like going to the moon, we're now at Atami or more like Shinagawa
Even still, this person wanted to take us to the moon.
I need to get better.
Yeah, we're barely able to afford our train tickets
Tamada included, there's still lots more we can do.
We should be able to become amazing players.
Huh? Me?
I've thought this today as well, didn't your solo today sound the same as the others?
They're the same?
Solos are improvised. You gotta make it different each time.
Otherwise the listeners will get bored.
What's important now is delivering an elevated performance.
It's not a problem if you do a good solo.
We've got enough risk to handle.
-  That's why I'm saying.
More than a good performance, we need a winning performance.
Wasn't that the goal of today?
During a piano class at home as a kid,
there was a slightly more skilled girl there.
She was always having so much fun playing the piano.
After seeing her play, it made me want to play too.
That one day, she and her parents fled from home.
The last we saw her, she came to visit and my mother said:
Aoi-chan, please continue to play piano.
Okay.
Bye, Yuki-chan
There's no way she could continue to play.
There are always conditions to playing music.
So that's why we have to win.
She's still playing.
-  Huh?
It's not about win or lose. She's definitely still playing piano.
Thank you very much for coming out to the Katsusha Festival last month.
What did you think of JASS?
Well, I was surprised.
That tenor sure was good.
And you've gotten better on your own too.
Thank you very much.
So, what's your motive after showing me that?
Please connect us to someone from SoBlue.
To a jazz man, that's the Tokyo Dome.
I am aware.
Moreover, we wish to play on the main stage.
Sawabe-kun.
You're greatly underestimating SoBlue.
When you climb the ranks, and get to my position, you'll get it.
What your saying is beyond foolish.
In middle school, my mother took me to see my first SoBlue performance.
Ever since then, I've always idolized that club.
While others in the soccer or basketball clubs aimed for nationals,
I've always aimed to enter SoBlue.
I know you think it's a crazy thing to say.
But, I have not once ever underestimated music or SoBlue.
Uchiyama, what do you think of this?
It appears someone who knows the guitarist Kawakita knows our email address too.
The sender is a student, and this is the fifth mail he's sent.
A student? He sure seems confident. Or stupid.
But your always saying that youth is incredible. So it's possible this is a hit.
Oh, it came!
What's up, Yukinori?
I finally got a reply after my fifth mail!
They said they would come see our next show.
Woah.
The fact that you'd go this far means it's probably a girl
Yeah! Yeah!
Definitely a babe with huge tits.
What the hell, the sax is way cooler though.
Alright! Today we're going to the max!
Ahh. We played great today.
That drum fill went pretty well I thought, what'd you think?
My bad, but I gotta go.
It's a woman.
It's Yukinori!
U-Um could I get your auto-
Excuse me.
Ah Miamoto-kun, could I get a signature?
Yes! With pleasure!
Thank you very much!
You've gotten better.
From your first show until August, I've seen your drum skills get better and better.
I've come to see how much you're drums are continuing to grow.
Welcome
I'm Sawabe.
Nice to meet you, I'm Tyler. Have a seat.
Thank you.
I apologize for the wait.
-  What will you drink?
Whatever is fine. I'll leave it to you.
What did you think? How were we?
The drummer, he's pretty new isn't he?
No solos, he played the bare minimum of what's needed.
But he gave all his might.
It was a decent performance.
-  Ah, you thought Tamada was good.
I thought the tenor was interesting.
There was a certian power he had while blowing full force in front.
The sound was surprising.
Very interesting. I'm curious towards his future.
He is indeed very talented.
You.
You were absolutely no good.
Huh?
You relied on finger tricks and played a piano that sit just under the nose.
No part of the performance was interesting.
Not interesting?
I'm sure you know we're the best club in Japan.
But are you trying to insult us?
I had no intention. I-
Are you a coward?
You make every effort to draw attention to yourself. To the degree of turning yourself inside out.
But you should be making those efforts during your solo instead.
Moreover, you seem to not only insulting music, but other people as well.
Not only have you done so in the way you ordered a drink,
but you also didn't say "Nice yo meet you" to me.
We had faith in Kawakita-san's recommendation, but now are having our doubts.
You act without a single ounce of modesty.
So with that, I'll pretend I have no association with you.
Excuse me, could you please put my drink on his bill.
Wow.
They would go that far.
They would go out of their way to say that for me.
This club sure is incredible.
Good evening.
For the piano. I'm going home, but you can help yourself.
Tomorrow we're closed as well.
Could I keep playing until then?
Turn myself inside out, huh.
Oh?
You kept playing for the entire two days?
I did.
How'd it go.
No good.
I need to talk to them.
This is completely different from what I imagined.
What is?
We imagined a more stylish room than this.
"The room is me"
So, what did you want to talk to us about?
The reality is, a staff member from SoBlue saw our last show.
Huh? What do you mean?
Rather I should say I made him come.
Oh I see. Then?
He had a good impression of you and Tamada.
But he said my playing, my solo was shit.
What? Is there something wrong with his ears?
He said my solo was just finger tricks
These past three days, I tried to do something about it but...
it was no good.
I've closed our door to reaching SoBlue.
I'm sorry.
Yukinori.
Do you think what that person said is right?
Yeah.
Then I think he's right too.
What?
Tamada. We're leaving.
Right now, there's nothing we can do.
What are you saying?
Can't you see Yukinori's depressed?
He's not depressed.
He's gotta find a way to stand out.
When I play my solos, I play like I'm the best player in the world.
You were told you were shit. And you accepted it.
There's nothing more to say.
Cowards can't achieve anything.
That's not right! There's gotta be something we can do.
This is Yukinori's problem.
Aren't we friends?
Jazz band members don't always stick. Some members usually end up get replaced.
That's just how it is.
Dai, you want to become best in the world.
Yukinori wants to win with Jazz. That's good enough.
But me...
I just want to play with you guys.
Helping when a friend needs it, that's what a friend is for.
Being that nice won't make their solos better.
Then why the hell weren't you this strict with me?
I'm the worst one here. Why didn't you tell me I'm shit!?
Hey, Tamada.
What's that for? Are you trying to patronize me?
You think we can play jazz in this broken state?
Shuunji, is it true you have to repeat the school year?
Yeah, ummm yeah.
What happened? I was so worried you were caught up in some trouble
No, it's not something like that.
Then, why?
I'm sorry, I'll have to explain later. Gotta go to school.
You've gotten so many scratches.
But, you can still make some good music.
Okay! Maintenance finished.
Okayy. The red car on my side is the last one.
Got it.
Hey Sawabe! Let the cars through!
Ah, sorry.
Kaneda Tofu Shop.
It's here.
I knew it. It's that person.
Excuse me.
Wait, you're-
Sorry for interrupting, but please accept this.
Well well, thank you for going out of your way.
Wait. Do you live around here? Just passing by?
No, I just wanted to apologize.
Please come by to another one of our shows.
I'm going to play even better than before.
Very well. We will contact you as soon as possible.
Does it appear hopeless?
Yeah. I would like to find a pianist from the agency.
No way! The show is the day after tomorrow!
I wonder if Itta-kun is in Tokyo.
If I recall, Waza is also in Tokyo.
We could also call...
Are we being fair?
What was that?
This club relies on first-rate musicians.
I wonder if we're being fair.
That's a hard question.
Hey, could you be the tenor from JASS?
Oh, yes.
I've actually seen one of your shows.
Ohh! Thank you for calling out to me.
I'm starting to feel like a celebrity.
What did you think of the show?
It was interesting.
Wow! I feel so happy!
Yes. You guys were very interesting.
It was intense, rough.
How is the pianist doing?
Oh, Yukinori?
He seems to hit a wall.
It seems like a tall and tough one.
I see.
But it's okay.
Yukinori will definitely overcome it.
JASS is doing fine.
Its starting soon.
I gotta get going.
Bye.
Oh, wait.
We aim to play this venue someday. So please come when we do.
Excuse me.
Tyler, who was that young man just now?
Who was he?
He's the jazz of tomorrow.
Hello?
It's Tyler.
What's the occaison?
Sorry for the sudden call...
The day after tomorrow, we're supposed host a bill for Fred Silver.
Their pianist got sick, and is unable to play.
We're looking for an emergency pianist to take his place as a guest.
Sawabe-kun, would you be able to fill in?
If you can't, you need to immediately let me know.
I need to know if I have to continue searching.
There's no one here, and he still plays like that.
Yeah.
This is jazz.
Tamada, even if we're in a broken state,
I realize I want to play with him.
Yeah.
Oh! Yukinori! Tamada!
What's his deal?
Yo, Dai.
'Sup
So why'd you bring us here suddenly?
I just got off the phone with the person from SoBlue.
They said I'm the only one to substitute a sick musician.
They asked if I could appear as a guest pianist.
I feel if I left us, you'd kick me out.
But still. Could I leave JASS just once?
You did it, Yukinori!
Knock 'em dead.
Alright! You're so cool Yukinori!
Could we still get tickets now?
Oh, mother. It's me, Shuunji.
Truthfully, I've been playing the drums
Right now, I feel like if I don't do this, I'm gonna regret the rest of my life.
So please let me continue to play.
Is Yukinori gonna be okay?
In a big like this?
And with a band like that?
Aren't they super super famous?
He's been able to do it with us.
He's going to be fine, for sure.
Here comes Yukinori!
W-Wow. That sax.
Yeah, but I can't look away from Yukinori.
We've been playing with an unbelievable pianist, haven't we?
Nice going!
The sax is insane!
It's going to be Yukinori's solo soon.
They're doing another round.
[Dai]: "Go ahead and die by the piano."
I'll turn myself inside out.
[Dai]: "Go and die a million times!"
Woooah.
Amazing!
If Yukinori got a huge picture like this...
That means I'll get the main cover!
Huh? What are you talking about?
Akiko-san
I have something I want to report.
Oh, what could it be?
It's 4 months from now, but we sealed a spot at SoBlue.
Oh? I'm glad.
Huh?
What what?
Yesterday, I got a call from Tyler.
Really?!
It's going to be one year since we started rehearsing in this store.
I should tell it first to the person who's been the most helpful to us.
Alright! Breathtaking!
Are you serious?! Are you serious?!
Yukinori, your dream came true!
Congratulations, you guys.
I'm so glad.
Yes, I let them practice as much as they wanted.
But I never let them have a show here.
If I did, I'd be afraid of what would happen.
But they got into SoBlue.
I've always believed in jazz, but...
These boys were truly believers in it.
It's gonna be the day after tomorrow.
Yeah.
Cya later, gonna go to work.
Tamada.
You've gotten good.
What?!
W-What's wrong with you?
You've gotten good at drumming.
What was that just now?
The cold-hearted Yukinori just dished a compliment.
I've always given them.
Are you sure?
I've always liked solos.
But I've also liked composed songs just as much.
I like the creative process of thinking on ideas, then sleeping on them.
Your songs are good, though.
I'll acknowledge your talent.
Right? I'm so scared of my talent that I can't sleep
Stuuupid.
But you're the opposite.
I am?
You're the type who shouldn't think.
Go everyday without thinking or stopping.
How ever many times, or 10,000 times, you need to die in front of the audience.
Yeah.
Welp, whatever you do, it's bad for you to use your head.
Eat a turd, Yukinori.
Later. I got work.
Okay. Later.
It's going to be the day after tomorrow.
I'm going to be in SoBlue.
Oh yeah, I met Dai in the bathroom.
As for Tamada, I didn't believe in him in the beginning.
Because of us 3 together, we were able to make it here.
Otherwise, we couldn't have done a single thing.
I'm so glad I formed with him.
Hey! Can you hear me? Sawabe!
He's conscious! Where's the ambulance!
M-My
What? What did you say?
My right-
Right pocket.
Cell phone.
Yukinori?
Dai, sorry. I can't perform.
Dai!
How's Yukinori?
He's undergoing surgery right now.
Huh!? What condition is he in?
His life is going to be saved.
But.
Spit it out!
His right arm ... is all messed up.
Why .... Why would something like this?
It's might be possible that the driver was driving drunk.
Right now, his mother from Nagano is coming to visit.
Tamada, let's go.
Where?
Let's go.
Hey, Dai. Akiko-san isn't here.
Don't tell me you intend to practice.
Yeah. No matter the state we're in, we're playing.
But Yukinori...
Right now, I feel like we shouldn't stop.
Everyday, I feel like I should never stop.
Oh, I see.
But Miamoto-kun, the customers might not be happy with this.
Please let the two of us play.
Please.
Gather everyone. We're going to have an emergency meeting.
- Okay
Good morning.
You're finally awake.
They said maybe it can be healed.
Just maybe, it'll heal just fine.
Uchiyama, we're going to do everything we can.
Yes.
Huh? I never heard of a sax and drum duo.
"Attention: The pianist Sawabe Yukinori is unable to appear. The performance will be a sax and drum duo."
Is there a reason?
Good evening. Welcome to SoBlue.
We sincerely apologize for the change in tonight's program.
You have full right to be disappointed with the show.
Last night, the pianist that was supposed to appear was found in critical condition after an accident.
Yuki-chan.
The result is that these two have to overcome the unheard-of.
From when I decided to host his band, I've always looked forward to this day.
There may be only two now, but this is the moment for them.
I will introduce them. Tenor sax, Miamoto Dai.
Drums. Tamada Shuunji.
They are JASS.
Thank you very much. And now for our next song.
Good evening. We're JASS.
We apologize that we've suddenly become a two-piece.
Glad to see you two! Miamoto!!
Drums. Tamada Shuunji.
Tenor. Miamoto Dai.
And tonight's songs were all composed by our only pianist.
Piano! Sawabe Yukinori!
JASS is the best!
Thank you very much for coming tonight.
Yukinori?
Yo, did you know?
The hospital isn't forced to keep you there.
Yukinori, we've made it.
Playing with just you two, you both gotta be stupid.
For the encore, I'll appear too.
Idiot! You almost died. And your hand.
My left hand is perfectly fine.
Can you play?
Yeah.
Dai, you know right?
This is ... our last show.
Yeah.
Last?
It means JASS is disbanding.
This guy's going to be number one in the world.
Dai, don't you dare stop.
Yeah.
Tamada. Yukinori.
We were the best, weren't we?
In the past when I was young,
in our group there was an incredible jazz player.
We took to calling him "Blue Giant".
With such a hot temperature, to the degree of the limits one can take,
he was like a bright, blue, shining star.
That show was very blue.
Yo, you're already at the airport?
Yeah.
Yukinori,
I'm in love with your piano.
It might be that I'm your number one fan.
Heal up soon.
I know already, stupid!
Alright, I'll be heading out.
Dai. Go!
Okay! Let's play some jazz!

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Uh-oh…
I can't hear the sound in the snow.
I…
I will…
become a musician…
I'll become the greatest jazz musician\Nin the world.
What? You're alone too?
Do you have friends over there?
I'll make it… I'm sure.
I'm going now.
Okay. Ayaka, come on.
This is from Ayaka.
Rice balls? Thanks.
What's this?
That's from me.\NEat something when you get there.
Thanks, big bro.
Heh! He might be back next week.
He won't.
He's gone for good.
What's this?
YOU'RE A BIG DUMMY.\NAYAKA
What's with her?
SHINJUKU BUS TERMINAL
Where's Shinjuku 3-Chome?
Huh? He's asleep?
Put your bag down.
Sorry. I'm sorry.
Can't play here.
Not here either.
Oh, no!
Where can I go?
Wow… Just how many people live here?
You must be hungry too.
Perfect.
I'm finally in Tokyo.
Yes? Dai!
Hi, Tamada. I got your address from Taizo.
Long time no see!\NWhy're you in town, anyway?
To play jazz, of course.
Yeah, of course.\NWhat's with the huge backpack?
Let me stay with you for a few days!
Huh? You should've called\Nand asked me first.
You might've said no if I called first.
Come on in.
Thanks, Tamada.
Oh, yeah! Am I a pro or what?
I'm finally getting used to that stove.
Thank you for the food.
Yum.
What do you think? Good, huh?
-Yeah.\N-I knew it.
-Are we married?\N-Huh?
If we're not married, are we a couple?
You've been here for two weeks already!
You're getting good at the Tokyo accent.
What I seek in Tokyo is freedom!\NAnd girls!
A great time on campus!
That's why I studied hard\Nto get into the college of my choice.
But I'm spending all my time\Nwith a lame guy like you.
I didn't leave Sendai for this.
Okay. I'll find my own place\Nby the end of this month.
But will you really?\NYou say that but never do…
Stop practicing all day long\Nand look for a place, okay?
I will.
Now, eat before it gets cold.
What? 80,000 yen for this tiny apartment?
I could rent a house in Sendai.
The prices are the same as the websites.
Oh! 25,000 yen?
PARKING 25,000 YEN/MONTH
A parking space…
How much does this weigh?
I'm jazzing…
Good job! Come work for us again.
Thank you!
It's finally here!
Yes!
10,000 yen to Tamada…\NThat's enough, right?
I'll go listen to Tokyo jazz tomorrow.
He's so loud.
Hey, Dai.
I'll let him off the hook today.
RENT MONEY. THANK YOU!\NI LOVE YOU. DAI
I'll try this place.
Huh?
Good evening!
Yes?
Hello.
Um… Is there…
What would you like to drink?
-Uh… Oolong tea.\N-Sure.
-Here you go.\N-Thanks.
Is there a performance today?
Today… Nope.
You're a fan?
Excuse me? You like jazz?
Yes. I like jazz.
Is a record okay?
Sure.
I don't book live musicians these days.
Was it still raining outside?
Yes, a little.
I see.
Wow. She believes in jazz.
Whoa! Great sound.
He's so cool!
-Sonny!\N-You know this music?
It's Sonny, but…
Sonny Stitt, not Rollins.
I love it.\NThis song is like today's weather.
You wanna hear live music, right?
Go to this place. They're still playing.
Thank you!
How'd he know that I chose this album\Nbecause it suits the weather?
JAZZSPOT\N251
Whoa, who is this guy?
He's trading with the guitar?
They're awesome!
Sawabe! You were terrific!
Thank you.
You're still young but very good.
You were able to hold your own.
You're flattering me.\NI was struggling to keep up.
You didn't even use both hands.
I hope you'll join our tour.
Let's make you famous.
Let me think on it.
There are amazing musicians in Tokyo.
-Huge!\N-Huh?
It's huge!
Wait… Excuse me?
Is it that big?
-Alto? Tenor?\N-What?
That callus. You play sax, right?
Yes! This, huh?
Um…
Yeah?
Do you have a minute?
-Here you are.\N-Thanks.
I am Dai Miyamoto from Sendai, Miyagi.\N18 years of age.
A name befitting a big penis.
My apologies about that.
I'm Yukinori Sawabe.
So which do you play?
Tenor.
I came here after high school\Nand play while working part time.
How about you?
I'm a college student.\NBut I never go to school.
A college student? With such skill?
What kind of skill?
I only heard you play one song,
but those crisp low keys…\NThat accurate tempo and rhythm…
A melody line unlike any I have heard.
It was simply awesome.
What did you think about the other guys?
From an amateur's viewpoint,\NI thought they were excellent.
Especially the guitarist.
-They're no good.\N-Huh?
Jazz is dying. It's on the brink of death.
If old guys like them
use the same old techniques\Nand gloat like it's real jazz,
it'll keep on dying.
But is it not people like them\Nwho are carrying on jazz?
They're not helping.
Not many people listen to jazz.
That's why I want to win\Nwith the real sound.
"Win"?
Lead the music industry in Tokyo.
Is your goal to be\Nan obscure jazz musician?
I shall be the greatest in the world.
-Greatest in the world?\N-Yes.
Greatest? How, specifically?
I shall express\Nevery feeling, emotion with sound.
You shouldn't say that so lightly.
You'll rub people the wrong way.
I do not say it lightly.
Um… Would you team up with me?
You mean form a band together?
Yes.
I've never even heard you play.
Then please do. You can decide thereafter.
I'll say no if you suck.
You won't be disappointed.
You either have talent or you don't.
Without talent,\Nno matter how much you practice
it's a waste of time.
What if I have talent?
I'll use you as a stepping stone.
A stepping stone?
Unlike rock, jazz bands\Ndon't stay together forever.
We'd use each other\Nas stepping stones to gain fame.
Isn't that what it means to team up?
And stop speaking so formally with me.
I'm also 18. We're the same age.
What? You're 18 with all that skill?
-WHERE ARE YOU?\N-HERE!
Take Two? It's hard to find.
Yukinori, thanks for coming.
What's this place?
Akiko-san's shop.\NShe's letting us use it today.
Hello.
Hello. I'm Sawabe.
Let's do it!
Hold on. Let me at least drink some water.
How long have you been playing?
A little over three years.
What? Just three years?
Three years of dedicated practice.
I get it. Brass band in high school?
No, I did basketball.
I practiced alone by the river.
Until I did lessons the last six months.
Are you serious?
How about you?
-Four years?\N-Since I was four.
Oh, my gosh! So you've been playing\Nfor 14 years. Wow.
Dai, if you suck…
I know. That's fine.
I'm gonna use that piano.
Go ahead.
Don't bother.
I'll play alone.
I'm sure you can judge me\Neven if I play alone.
We can play together once we're a team.
What do you say? Are we a team or not?
Yukinori?
I see… Go home for today, Dai.
Huh? Why?
Just go home. I'll call you.
-But--\N-I need some time.
Thank you, Akiko-san.
Sure.
Yukinori, call me.
Okay.
I'd never heard him play either…\Nbut he's amazing.
Damn it… Talent?
No… Just three years…
How much… Just how much did he practice?
Yes, when he was a senior in high school.
I taught him for about six months.
He taught himself before he came to me.
Though he was awful at first…
his sound was fearless.
It only takes 30 minutes to learn\Nhow to play do-re-mi on the sax.
But it takes years and years\Nto make really good sound.
It's a lonely process.
There are no exceptions.
One winter night,\NI saw him practicing alone
by the river in the freezing cold.
I thought, "This guy is crazy."
"He's out of his mind."
"He's one cool guy."
What was that?
Was it cool?
No. You totally ignored the chord!
I was on a roll.
Huh? You're not playing alone anymore.
I know. But can't you comp?
Everything outside the frame is noise!
Listen.
Let's say this is our framework.
If you stay within it,
go as crazy as you want,\Nand it won't be noise!
Wow…
We need to add a rhythm section soon.
We need one, huh?
Of course. The drums are like a car.
As passengers in the car,\Nwe have to match its speed.
A jazz drummer can transform\Ninto all kinds of cars.
We need someone to rein you in.
You think?
Come on! Let's try it again!
Okay!
The economy temporarily improved\Nwhen they took Keynes' advice
and increased public investments.
But the New Deal was\Nan unsuccessful policy.
-Pass the ball!\N-Stop him!
Hey! Over here!
My super long shot!\NShould we take a break?
Not yet!
-I'm tired.\N-I need a drink.
About that shot you took…
Your high school was\Ntop eight in the prefecture, right?
Let's just enjoy the sport.
-Yeah, but…\N-The objective of this club
is to foster a healthy body and spirit\Nbefore we join the workforce.
Right…
Dai! Practicing hard, huh?
Hey!
I thought you were gonna bring\Na girl home tonight.
You idiot.
I brought leftovers.\NMainly deep-fried food.
You are one impressive dude.
I quit the club.
Huh? Something happened?
Nothing serious.
I'm surprised by your dedication.
You came all the way to Tokyo,\Nbut all you do is practice here every day.
My mind's made up.
I'm gonna be the greatest jazz musician\Nin the world.
Hey, I have a favor…
This is jazz?
Thanks, Tamada. Great rhythm.
-It's not what I thought.\N-Huh?
I don't know how to put it but…\NIt's so intense.
I love jazz because\Nit's passionate and intense.
Especially the solos.
Solos?
The improvised parts.
You don't think with your brain.\NIt's free and deep…
In any case, soloing by top musicians\Nis so amazing.
Jazz is kind of cool.
I'm happy to hear you say that.
Yeah?
Most people don't understand jazz.
But if it moves you,
I'm sure it'll move other people too.
Dai…
Do you think I can be a drummer?
Wow! Drums are so cool!
There're so many.
Which is the main drum?
-Try the snare first.\N-This?
-Dai…\N-Whoa!
Who's that?
My landlord, Tamada.
Tamada… Do you know who Art Blakey is?
Accel Brake?
Oh, this.
You know this is a critical time\Nfor us, right?
Yeah.
We have to find an amazing drummer\Nthat can rein you in, right?
So why did you bring this idiot?
Don't call me an idiot, punk.
If he kicks me out,\NI'll have to move in with you.
Okay, okay. Yes. Step on the hi-hat pedal.
It's closed now. Try this rhythm.
Like this?
Maintain that rhythm. Okay, let's try it.
But just today, okay?
They're not even sweating.
Damn it! I have to focus.
That's all, Tamada.
Thank you.
You can go now. I need to talk to Dai.
Thanks, Dai.
Hey…
Why did you bring such an amateur?
Everybody's an amateur at first.
So?
Are you denying his desire to play music?
Tamada?
Hi.
Hi.
Lower it. Don't wanna\Nbother the neighbors.
I think it's great that he wants to play.
Tamada-san, loosen your grip.
Yes, sir.
Hanon, you're just like Kendrick Scott.
I wanna be like Keith Moon.
MEBAE MUSIC SCHOOL
A 36-payment loan to make a man of myself.
I can't back out now.
Not that I intend to.
Hey, Sawabe!
-Long time no see.\N-Hi.
Will you join our next performance?
You, me and Yamaguchi as a trio.
I'm looking for a drummer.
Why not Yamaguchi, then?
He's all we have, huh?
He's not good enough?
Do you know any great drummers\Nat nearby colleges?
Someone at my level.
You think four days make a difference?
I took lessons.
I see. And?
There were elementary schoolers there.\NBut I was the worst.
But when we played jazz together,\Nit felt really good.
Tamada, how about this tempo?
I think I can do it.
Yukinori, what do you think?\NWe can comp to him.
Whatever you say.
I get it now…
You're a softie who adapts to the needies.
Tamada, you were awesome!
I tried…
Tamada, I can't accept you in the band.
Yukinori…
Jazz isn't just technique\Nand all that difficult stuff.
It's about being moved by the music.
I wasn't finished.
I can't accept you now,\Nbut you can practice with us.
Really?
Yay!
Mom? Yeah, I'm fine.
Can you talk now? Are your students gone?
After the 8 beat and the 16 beat\Non the drums, what do you teach next?
Okay. Yeah. Right. The fill. Then?
Isn't this that cool complicated groove?
It needs to be brushed up.
Let's perform live!
No way! Definitely no.
He's been practicing\Nfor three months already.
Listen. He's not an official member yet.
Plus, he'll be too nervous\Nto perform on a stage.
That's true…
We don't have time.
We're not even a band yet. What's the use?
We'll just embarrass ourselves.
And who'd come listen to us\Nnameless musicians?
You never know.
I want to see what happens to us\Nthe way we are now.
Just once!
Please let us perform just once.
I'm running a business here.\NI need a crowd-puller.
Well, we have two college students.
They have lots of friends in their clubs\Nwho have other friends.
I do want more young customers…
Any day of the week's fine!
Please!
Jazz music! Jazz music!
Come and enjoy! Lots of jazz!
Thank you!
JAZZ BY 18-YEAR-OLDS
Excuse me!
Yes?
May I ask what the chances are\Nof you coming to see us?
Huh? It's tomorrow?
I've never listened to jazz before…
Like 10%?
10%? Thank you!
We'll give it our 100%.
No, 120%! I hope to see you there!
I like your spirit.
-Thanks!\N-What was that guy?
-We'll be waiting!\N-A con artist?
How embarrassing…
JAZZ HOUSE SEVEN SPOT
He's got no talent for this kind of thing.
Here, huh?
Look at all these fliers.
Ours isn't here, huh?\NWe're being shrugged off.
Hi!
Sorry. I couldn't get out of work.\NHow many people are here?
Three regular customers plus the manager.
I told you. People don't waste time\Non nameless musicians.
Yukinori, we're so cool.
Tamada, we're gonna play jazz.
We are so totally cool.
Let's go.
They're so young.
Didn't you see their flier?
It said, "Jazz by 18-year-olds."
Here's your drink.
Thank you.
I'll never forget\Nthis performance tonight.
One, two, one, two, three.
The drummer is off. He's in over his head.
Yeah. But the other two…
The sax and the piano… They're 18?
Incredible solos…
This is jazz?
Tamada.
Cheers!
Our first wrap-up party\Nis at a vending machine.
Only three customers, so no pay.
Distributing fliers\Nwas the wrong way to advertise.
This is Tokyo, remember?
Yeah, but…
Sorry.
I'm a crappy drummer. I held you two back.
Tamada…
I don't deserve to be in this band.
-135 times.\N-Huh?
The number of mistakes\Nin the first three songs.
I stopped counting after that.
I'll be honest.
You weren't as bad as I thought.
What?
Right, Dai?
Yeah.
No matter what anyone says,\Nit was a great performance.
Uh-oh. I'm late for work.
Me too! See ya, Tamada!
I told you he wasn't ready.
It's out of our hands.
Tamada just needs more practice.
We shouldn't make him feel so bad.
He was smiling.
A cold, fake smile.
We practice for ourselves, don't we?
Tamada was smiling.
I have faith in him. He'll practice hard.
Hey, Dai…
Drop dead, will you?
What just happened?
I'm not being forced into this.
I want to do it!
JASS' PROFILE
I cringe whenever I think about\Nour first performance.
It was also Dai's first gig\Nas a professional musician.
He played the sax\Nwith every fiber of his being.
He was all in.
Yukinori and I latched on to his energy.
That's how we arrived\Nat our final performance.
Yes… Those 18 months\Nwere the best time of our lives.
I still brag about it\Nto my business associates.
Like, "I made music\Nwith the great Dai Miyamoto!"
Ta-da!
BAND NAME!\NJASS
It's JASS.
JASS…
-Hmm…\N-JASS, huh?
How many mistakes did I make today?
Eighty?
All right. Again.
JASS OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
OUR NEXT PERFORMANCE!
Um… Good evening. We're JASS!
We're JASS!
Dai, guess how many people came today.
Uh… A lot?
-Thirty-two.\N-That many?
That's amazing!
And so… What do you think this is?
-Wow!\N-Is it…?
-Yes. We got paid.\N-Thanks!
Our first real pay…
How many mistakes did I make today?
Thirty-eight big ones.\NTwice as many small ones.
Why did you start playing jazz?
I started as a kid since\Nmy family runs a piano school.
Fitting for a well-to-do Tokyo boy.
Huh? No.
I'm the coolest Nagano native in Japan.
So what about you? Why jazz?
Because jazz…
is so hot and intense.
Other music isn't?
How should I explain it?
Jazz is about emotions.
Emotions?
You use the melody to express\Nhow you feel at that moment.
It's different every day.
So it's infinite.
That soloing you mentioned, huh?
I think it's time we set a goal\Nfor the three of us.
Goal? The three of us?
You mean Tamada is…
Did you hear that?
Here. It's ready.
Tamada, you know…
What?
You're good at grilling meat.
I knew it.
We'll stand on this stage in our teens.
What's this place? So Blue?
The best jazz club in Japan.
The best in Japan?
Tamada, how much was today's music charge?
2,000 yen.
It's 10,000 at So Blue.
What? Wow.
And it seats 250 people.
Are you serious? In our teens?
We only have a year left.
-We have to go all out.\N-Yeah.
Right?
I'll knock your socks off.
Let's see you try.
Are you interested in a music festival?
What?
I just got a call
with an offer to play in a music festival!
A festival?
Which one?
The Katsushika Jazz Festival\Na month from now.
A small event\Nto revitalize the neighborhood…
The main feature is Act\Nwith a pianist called Amanuma.
He's really famous.
Kousei Amanuma makes critiques\Nand appears frequently in the media.
Oh, this guy.
Hmm… Act is the last band to play.
They're putting us right before them\Nto pump up the audience.
So it's a big venue…
A win-or-lose situation.
Win or lose?
A lot of people from the jazz industry\Nwill be there.
If they think we suck,\Nwe'll never be invited to perform again.
But we'll be able to play\Nto a large crowd.
It's our chance to increase our audience.
A win-or-lose situation,\None way or another.
SHIBAMATA STATION
Looking forward to working with you.
JAZZ FESTIVAL MEETING
Let's start the party.
Does everybody have a glass? Cheers!
Cheers!
Someone recommended us\Nto the committee. Thank you.
It wasn't me.
Hello! Can I sit here?
Sure.
I'm the one who recommended you guys.
Are you serious? Thank you!
Where did you see us perform?
I've never heard or watched you guys.
But I wanted a young, energetic band\Nand your name came up.
The audience at music festivals\Nloves the youth.
Even a few mistakes would be fascinating.
PERKY TEENAGERS!
Whose music do you play?
Mostly our own.
Modal? Cool? Bebop?
Just everything jazz.
That's so vague.
We give serious thought
to satisfy the needs of\Nthe diminishing jazz fans.
"We play jazz" is like admitting\Nyou're just greenhorns. It's teen stuff.
You'll never make it big.
You think so?
We're participating in this event\Nto spread our music.
When you hear it, you'll get it.
So what? You think you can steal\Nour fans from us?
Yes!
I like that spirit.\NTypical ignorant teenagers.
Amanuma-san.
Yes?
Please listen to our music.
I have to go practice. Goodbye.
Huh? What a jerk.
And?
I told him we'll turn Act's fans\Ninto our fans.
That's so you.
Now we really have to win.
Let's start out by studying Act's music.
The sound the customers like?
Forget it.
If we cater to their taste,\Nwe'll lose our own music.
What do you suggest?
Getting stronger.
Each of us will empower our sound.
That's too vague.
We'll get stronger un-vaguely!
YUKINORI
Yukinori? Dai went out.
Without his phone?
-He went jogging.\N-What?
He's been running three hours every day
to strengthen his heart and lungs.
Are you serious?
His sound is gonna be more powerful.
What are you doing?
I'm not that big of a dork.
I stay cool and practice at home.
No matter how old or new,\Nno matter the genre.
Good music is good music.
KATSUSHIKA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Wow! This place is so big!
Yeah. Our biggest venue so far.
Yikes… I'm getting nervous.
Don't worry.
I played in a bigger place\Nthan this in high school.
You're not helping.
You went running, huh?
Yeah…
This is my only pair of shoes.
-Miyamoto.\N-Hello…
Good luck today.
Where's your stage outfit?
You're looking at it.
Oh… I see.\NYou are a young band, after all.
Just go out there and do your thing.\NWe'll cover for you.
Miyamoto, we got off on the wrong foot,
but don't get so worked up. Relax.
We'll really pump up the audience for you…
so good luck to you too.
About 150 people in the audience.
There'll be more for Act.
-Tamada, focus.\N-Okay!
The audience is pretty excited.\NThey're waiting for Act.
I want a strong sound\Nstraight off the bat.
You want to change the lineup?
It'll really be high-stakes.
It's not about that.
It's about affecting the audience.\NI'll go first.
Let's kick off with "N.E.W."
Okay.
Tamada, comp the intro to Dai.
Okay.
Thank you! We're Domino Five!
I'll give it all I got.\NI'm sure they'll get our music.
Kawakita-san.
You're from 21 Music.
I'm Isogai. I'm surprised to see you here.\NAre you here to see Act?
No, I was asked to come.
What's the matter?
Are they nervous?
Yeah!
Yes! We did it!
I need water!
They loved us!
I'm sorry to bother you.\NI'm Isogai from 21 Music.
Do you have a minute?
MASARU ISOGAI\N21 MUSIC
We did it.
I guess so…
I'm sure the audience will remember us.
They loved us! And that guy\Nfrom a record company…
He just said we might have a chance.
New bands rise and fall just as quickly.
I see.
We have a long way to go.
If releasing an album is like a trip\Nto the moon, we're still in Atami.
No, Shinagawa.
Still, he invited us to go to the moon.
I have to get better.
Yeah. You can't buy a ticket\Non your own yet.
Tamada has to improve but we do too.
We can be even better.
Huh? Me?
Like today.\NYour solos are always so similar.
Similar?
Solos are ab-libbed.
Without any variation,\Nthe audience will get bored of it.
For now,\Nwe need to play high-quality music.
Good solos would do the job.
-We're already taking a risk with Tamada.\N-But…
What matters is a winning performance.
That was our goal today.
At my family's piano school,
there was a girl a bit older than me.
She had so much fun playing the piano.
I started the piano because\NI saw her playing.
But one day,\Nher family did a moonlight flit.
When she came to say goodbye, my mom said…
Aoi, keep playing the piano.
I will.
Bye, Yuki.
I'm sure she quit.
We have to win in order\Nto keep playing music.
She's still playing.
It's not about winning.\NI'm sure she's still playing the piano.
Thank you for coming\Nto Katsushika the other day.
What did you think of JASS?
I was surprised. That tenor was powerful.
He drew you in and empowered you.
Thank you.
So why did you want me to be there?
Will you introduce us to So Blue?
For jazz musicians,\Nit's like the Tokyo Dome.
I know.
But I want to perform there in my teens.
You're being too cocky.
I can help you take a step forward,
but you're trying to take 100 steps here.
When I was in middle school,\Nmy mom took me to So Blue.
Since then,\NI've dreamed of performing there.
My friends wanted to be\Nsoccer and basketball stars,
but my only goal was So Blue.
I know it's a huge challenge.
But I've never taken music,
or performing at So Blue, lightly.
Uchiyama, what do you think?
He got my email address\Nfrom Kawakita-san, the guitarist.
He's sent five emails already.\NHe's still a student.
A student? He's either super confident\Nor simply stupid.
But he might be the kind of gifted youth\Nyou're always talking about.
THIS IS TAIRA OF SO BLUE
It's him!
What is it, Yukinori?
I got a reply after my fifth email.
They're coming to our next gig.
Wow.
Which girl did you woo this time?
Yeah, which?
I bet a hottie with big tits.
Aw, come on! The sax is way cooler.
All right! Let's go all out, as usual.
JASS DRESSING ROOM
The crowd loved us again.
I thought I nailed that fill.
COME TO BAR JOY\NTAIRA
What do you think?
Sorry. I have to go.
A girl, for sure.
There you are! Yukinori!
Can I have your autograph?
Sorry.
Can I have your autograph?
Of course.
Thank you.
-You're getting better.\N-What?
You've improved in the eight months\Nsince your first performance.
I came to listen to\Nyour growing drum skills.
Hello.
Um… I'm Sawabe.
I'm Taira. Nice to meet you. Take a seat.
Thank you.
Thanks for waiting.
Care for a drink?
Anything's fine.
So… what did you think?
Did you like our music?
The drummer is a beginner.
He got by with the bare minimum,\Nwithout any solos.
But he was trying so hard.
It was actually endearing.
I see… Tamada…
The tenor was intriguing.
He has the power to deliver his music,\Nand his sound is also unique.
Intriguing indeed.\NI think he has a future.
Yes. He's one in a million.
But you… were no good.
What?
You rely on finger techniques.\NCorny melodies.
A boring performance all around…
Boring?
We believe we're the best club in Japan.
Are you mocking us?
Of course not. I'm…
Are you scared?
Solos are where you can\Nexpress yourself inside and out
and bare your soul.
You're not only mocking music,\Nbut you're also mocking people.
Your flippant attitude\Ntoward the bartender…
Not properly introducing yourself to me…
Using Kawakita-san to try\Nto get an offer from us…
The utter lack of humility\Nin your demeanor and attitude…
I'm sorry, but my answer is no.
Put his drink on my check.
Wow… He was so blunt…
He told me what I needed to hear.
This place lives up to its name.
Hello.
The piano? Go ahead, but I'm going home.
We're closed tomorrow, anyway.
Can I play as long as I want?
Bare my soul, huh?
Oh, my.
You practiced for two whole days?
Yes.
And?
I'm still lost.
I have to talk to them.
It's not what I expected.
What did you expect?
Something more stylish than this.
This is me.
So what did you wanna talk about?
You see… Someone from So Blue\Nwas watching us the other night.
Are you serious?
I asked him to come.
I see. And?
You guys impressed him.
But me… He said my solo was crappy.
Is something wrong with his hearing?
He said I rely on finger techniques.
I tried to do something about it\Nthese last three days, but I couldn't.
I burned our bridge to So Blue.\NI'm so sorry.
Yukinori…
You agree with him, don't you?
Yeah.
Me too.
Tamada…
Let's get out of here.\NThere's nothing we can do right now.
What do you mean?
Yukinori's depressed.
He has to get over it.
I play as if I'm the best in the world\Nwhen I'm soloing.
You accept it when people call you crappy.\NYou're hopeless.
There's nothing a wimp can do.
No! There must be something we can do!
It's Yukinori's problem.
We're a team, aren't we?
A jazz band doesn't stay together forever.\NThe members change.
That's how it is.
Dai, you want to be the best in the world.
Yukinori wants to win in jazz.\NThat's fine.
But I…\NI just want to play music with you guys.
Friends help each other\Nin times of need, right?
Being kind won't improve his solos.
Then why are you so soft on me?
I'm a lousy drummer!\NTell me how crappy I am!
Tamada…
This is ridiculous! Are you belittling me?
How can we play jazz\Nwhen we're so disconnected?
COURSES
Shunji, did you really flunk?
Oh… Um, yeah…
What happened?
I'm worried that you might be in trouble.
No, Mom… Nothing like that.
Then why?
I'll explain later. Sorry.
I'm at school right now.
You're all scratched up.
But you still sound great.
All right, you're good to go.
The small red car is the last one.
Okay.
Sawabe! Let the cars pass!
Sorry.
KANEDA TOFU SHOP
Kaneda Tofu Shop…
Here.
KANEDA TOFU SHOP
It's him.
Ow…
Um…
Oh… You're…
I'm sorry about the other day.
You said you wanted my autograph, so…
Really? Thank you.
Do you live around here?\NJust happened to pass by?
I wanted to apologize.
Please come see us perform again.
I'll be better. I promise.
All right. I'll be in touch soon.
Is it bad?
They want us to look for\Na pianist to replace him.
What? They're playing in two days!
Mita is in Tokyo…
Wada too. Who else is there?
-Are we being fair?\N-What?
CONTACTS
Top-notch players can perform\Non our stage,
but to the rest of the players,
are we being fair?
That's a tough question.
YUKINORI SAWABE
Are you the tenor sax of JASS?
Yes.
I've watched you guys once.
Thank you for recognizing me!\NI feel like a celebrity.
How did you like our music?
It was intriguing.
Wow. What a compliment.
Indeed… You guys were intriguing.
So strong and intense…
How's your pianist?
Yukinori? He's hit a wall.
A really big, thick one.
-I see.\N-But he'll be fine.
He'll overcome it. We'll be fine.
It's time.
I have to go.
Okay.
Um…
We'll perform here one day.\NPlease come and watch us.
Bye!
Who was that young man?
He's…
the jazz of the future.
Hello?
Taira here.
Oh… Sorry about that, sir…
Sorry for calling out of the blue.
In two days, Fred Silver is performing\Nat one of our sister stores, Cotton's,
but his pianist got sick\Nand can't come to Japan.
We're looking for a pianist\Nto replace him urgently.
Will you do it?
I need your answer ASAP.
If you can't,\NI'll have to ask someone else.
Incredible, huh?\NHe's not even playing to an audience.
Yeah.
This is… jazz.
Tamada… I don't care\Nif we're disconnected.
I want to keep playing with him.
Me too.
Yukinori! Tamada!
Man, that guy…
-Hi, Dai.\N-Hi.
So anyway, what's up?
I got an offer from So Blue
to replace a sick member of a band\Nplaying at The Cotton's.
I'm not deserting you guys.
But will you let me\Nstep out of JASS just once?
Go get 'em, Yukinori.
Blow them away!
Yes! This is amazing, Yukinori!
Can we still get tickets?
Mom? Hi, it's me.
I've been playing the drums lately.
If I quit now, I'll regret it\Nfor the rest of my life.
So, let me continue for now.
I hope he'll be okay.
Look at this place.
And the band is super famous, right?
He's been playing with us.\NOf course he'll be fine.
There he is!
Fred!
The saxophonist's awesome.
Yeah, but…\NI can't take my eyes off Yukinori.
We have a monster pianist in our band.
He's amazing.
The sax is so good!
Yukinori's solo is coming up.
Another round.
DAI: PLAY TILL YOU DROP. I MEAN,
I'll bare my soul!
DAI: GO AHEAD DROP DEAD, MAN.
Yeah!
A NEW PIANO STAR
Look at that!
If Yukinori's photo is this big,
I'll be on the front cover!
Huh? You wish!
Akiko-san, we have some news.
Yeah? What is it?
Four months from now,\Nwe're performing at So Blue.
That's great.
-Huh?\N-What?
I got a call from Taira-san yesterday.
Really?
I wanted to announce it to Akiko-san first
since she's been letting us\Npractice here for a year now.
-Yes!\N-Wow!
Seriously?
One of your dreams came true!
Congratulations, you guys.
-Unbelievable!\N-Stop laughing.
I'm so happy for you.
JASS is the best!
Yes. I let them practice here\Nbut I never let them perform live.
I was afraid that it'd be meaningless,\Nthat nothing would happen.
But when they were booked at So Blue…
I thought I believed in jazz,
but maybe I was believing in them.
It's in two days.
Yeah.
I have to go to work.
Okay.
Tamada.
You've improved.
Huh? What did you say?
Your drumming improved.
-What was that about?\N-Huh?
You never give compliments like that.
Isn't that normal?
You think?
I've…
always dreamed of doing solos.
Yeah?
But I also like writing music.
I like to play a piece\Nafter ruminating about it.
I like the songs you write.
I admit you have talent.
My talent scares me\Nand keeps me up all night.
You idiot.
But you're different.
Me?
You shouldn't think.
You should keep barging forward
and die thousands of times\Nin front of the audience.
Either way, you're not smart\Nenough to think.
Screw you, Yukinori.
See ya. I have to go to work.
Okay, see ya!
I'm playing at So Blue in two days.
Come to think of it,\NI met him in the bathroom.
I didn't believe in Tamada.
We made it this far together.
We would've been helpless\Nif we hadn't been together.
I'm so glad I teamed up with them.
Hey! Can you hear me?
Sawabe!
-He's conscious!\N-Ambulance!
The truck driver's fine!
What did you say?
Right pocket… My phone…
Yukinori?
Dai… Sorry…
I can't perform…
Dai!
How's Yukinori?
In surgery right now.
What's his condition?
He'll live.
-But…\N-But what?
They said his right arm was messed up…
Why…
Why did this happen?
The driver was likely asleep at the wheel.
His mom is on her way from Nagano.
Tamada, let's go.
Where?
Let's go.
Dai, Akiko-san left already.
Are we gonna practice?
Yeah. Until something works.
But Yukinori is--
I have a feeling\Nwe shouldn't stop right now.
We should keep barging forward.
Okay. I see.
But Miyamoto, I don't know\Nif the audience would accept that.
Please let us perform as a duo.
I'm begging you.
Get everyone here for an urgent meeting.
Yes, sir.
Hi there.
You're finally awake.
They said it might heal.
Maybe it might heal.
Uchiyama, let's do everything we can.
Yes, sir.
What happened to Yukinori?
A sax and drums duo? That's a first.
THE PIANIST IS UNABLE TO PERFORM TONIGHT.
Is it even possible?
ONSTAGE SOON
WHAT A STAGE! WILL MY BROTHER BE OKAY?
Good evening. Welcome to So Blue.
I apologize for this change in our program\Nwithout prior notice.
I welcome any complaints\Nafter the performance.
The group's pianist was critically\Ninjured in a traffic accident last night.
Yuki…
It'll be an unprecedented performance\Nby a saxophonist and a drummer,
but I've been looking forward to this day
ever since I booked them.
Even now, with only the two of them.
Here they are!
Dai Miyamoto on tenor sax!
Shunji Tamada on the drums!
JASS!
-JASS!\N-Dai!
Tamada!
Thank you.
Here's our next song.
-Yay!\N-Awesome!
-JASS!\N-Miyamoto!
Good evening. We're JASS.
I'm sorry it's just the two of us tonight.
-You guys were stunning!\N-Miyamoto!
Shunji Tamada on drums!
Yes!
I'm Dai Miyamoto on tenor sax!
-Dai!\N-Awesome!
The songs we played tonight
were written by our pianist.
Yukinori Sawabe on the piano!
-Yukinori!\N-Yes!
JASS is the best!
Thank you for coming tonight!
JASS!
-Yay!\N-JASS!
Yukinori…
Hey. Did you know that
you can leave the hospital\Nwhenever you want?
We did it, Yukinori.
I can't believe you guys performed\Nwithout me.
I'm gonna join you for the encore.
Don't be stupid. You almost died.\NPlus, your hand…
My left hand is unharmed.
-Can you play?\N-Yeah.
You know, don't you?
This is our… last performance together.
-Yeah.\N-Last?
JASS is disbanding.
He's climbing to the top of the world.
Dai… Don't stop.
I won't.
Tamada, Yukinori, we were awesome.
What?
-Sawabe?\N-Yukinori!
Yuki!
In my youth, my friends and I called\Na great jazz musician…
a Blue Giant.
A star in space that burns so hot\Nthat it goes from red to blue.
That performance was very blue.
DAI
Hey. Are you at the airport?
Yeah.
Yukinori, I love your piano playing.
I think I'm your number one fan.
Get well soon.
I will, stupid.
I'm going now.
Dai… Go get 'em.
All right! Let's jazz.

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