staxgroove
STAX GROOVE
Stax groove is a dance creative artist witch is formed by IZM(leader),Yossy,Shun and Mune.
Stax groove's performance concept is "We do not only dance with sounds,also our dance creates the sounds.
Formed in 1994,Stax Groove is a renowned Hip hop,House,Jazz music and Broken Beats etc Future Jazzy dance crew in Tokyo.
whichhas not only performed as the back dancer for numerous famous Japanese musicians, but also created its own dance world based on the Tokyo underground dance scene.
staging at clubs,public dance performances,jazz clubs and on the on street performances all over the world,including London to New York.

In 1999 we went to London to meet FUSION & BE BOP DANCE and then we met UK JAZZ DANCE.
Brothers in Jazz,Jerry IDJ,Gary Nurse (IDJ) ,Perry Louis(Jazz Cotech) ..we got to meet many great dancers.
We have been working to bring this style of dance to Japan.
After 2000, we realized the potential of Broken Beats music and started to explore the future of dance styles.

Tokyo Metropolitan Heven Artist Licence acqire.
World Dance Tour STAX GROOVE presents "fusion world tour2002"
Asia(Korea/Taipei),EU(France/London),US(Newyork).
Guest Dance?Performance.

2003: Taipei,Korea?
And
Mark de clive low feat Bembe Segue Japan Tour Join
Michael white&Leisei Chen, Build an Ark etc..

2004: Singapole,Hongkong,Shanghai
2005: London @Cargo performance. Dego/Benji B/Nik Weston/Vanessa Freeman band set Join.
2006 Poland Jazz Festival
2007 Indonesia Jakarta Crossover Jazz Festival
Bugz in the Attic Join!!

2016:
DEGO JAPAN TOUR 2016 Dance performance 2017:
Swingrowers featuring Stax Groove @Blue note tokyo

2019:
Kamaal Williams Japan tour @Billboard Live Tokyo


Support Dancer:
JANET JACKSON Japan Tour After Party Guest Dance Live
Nice&Smooth Japan tour Opening Dancer
INDY 500"Rogger Yasukawa"Back up Dancer
"Keyco" "PUSHIM""Namie Amuro" "Ayumi Hamasaki"Dancer
"Teikoku-Hotel"20TH Anniversary Party Guest Dancer
Photographer"Tadayuki Naitoh"LIVE

Dance Session:
SOULIVE Japan Tour 2004 in Yokohama Bay Hall
Mark de clive low feat Bembe Segue Tour at Shibuya JZ Brat 2003 Michael white&Leisei Chen, Build an Ark
Bugz in the Attic,Sleep Walker,Soil&pimp sessions/OSAKA MONORAUIL and many Jazzmen.

Concert Tour :
Namie Amuro,Ayumi Hamasaki,Max,Da-Pump,TRF,Br.Korn,S.E.S(Korea)
"Pink lady"Memorial concert tour2003 27city57times.
"Kiyoshi Hikawa"X'smas special concert2003
"Senri Ooe"concert2004

Fashion Show:
ADIDAS JAPAN 5th ANNIVERSARY
Lanvin en Blue

Record cover Model: Dirty Jazz(IRMA Records)

TV:
NHK"Pop Jam"
NHK Friday Show Time
NHK The program
TV-Asahi"music station"
TV-Asahi"Street Fighters"

CM Choreography:
"ION"corporation "Una-Kouwa"

CM Firm:
Tokyo Disney Resort ,DDI Pocket..SANYO MD Walkman,Windows2000