Casiopea
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Japan
- Born: 1976 in Tokyo, Japan
- Active: 1976 - present
Biography
Casiopea are a Japanese jazz fusion band from Tokyo, formed in 1976 and led throughout by guitarist Issei Noro. The classic lineup with Tetsuo Sakurai, Minoru Mukaiya and Akira Jimbo recorded for #Alfa Records# in the 1980s. After a hiatus from 2006 to 2012, the band returned as Casiopea 3rd and then Casiopea-P4, and the current lineup of Noro, Yoshihiro Naruse, Yoshinori Imai and Jun Abe released 'True Blue' in 2025.
Genres
Casiopea Discography
- Super Flight (1979) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Casiopea (1979) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- Make Up City (1980) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Cross Point (1981) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Eyes of the Mind (1981) - Album - rated 3.28/5
- Four by Four (1982) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Mint Jams (1982) - Album - rated 4.11/5
- Photographs (1983) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Down Upbeat (1984) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Casiopea Live (1985) - Album - rated 4.14/5
- Halle (1985) - Album - rated 3.38/5
- Be (1998) - Album
- Material (1999) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- 20th (2000) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- True Blue (2025) - Album - rated 3.68/5
Members
- Issei Noro - guitar (1976–2006; 2012–Present)
- Yoshihiro Naruse - bass (1990–2006; 2012–Present)
- Yoshinori Imai - drums (2022–Present)
- Jun Abe - keyboards (2025–Present)
- Tetsuo Sakurai - bass (1976–1989)
- Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards (1977–2006)
- Takashi Sasaki - drums (1977–1979)
- Akira Jimbo - drums (1980–1989; 1997–2006; 2012–2022)
- Masaaki Hiyama - drums (1990–1992)
- Noriaki Kumagai - drums (1992–1996)
- Kiyomi Otaka - keyboards (2012–2024)