About Yasuo Arai & the Heavens Four

The "Heavens Four" is Japans premier jazz band.
The current official name of the band is "Yasuo Arai & The Jazz Band Heavens Four".
The band is active not only in Japan but also in the world, and many jazz lovers may know them.

The lead singer is Yasuo Arai, whose MC (MC, commentary, etc.) is very popular.
Yumi Arai, the leader of Heavens Four, plays piano (and sings while playing). The saxophone, bass, and drums are double-cast around these two.
Toshiyuki Ando plays Tenor Saxophone.
Mikio Oto and Yoshinobu Yada on Wood Bass.
Naohisa Hatakeyama on Drums.
Izumi Kato on Guitar.

Heavens Four was introduced in China by translating it as "天堂四人組" but this is a proper noun and has nothing to do with the number of people in the band.

In 2008, the band represented Asia at the Beijing Olympics, the largest sports festival in Asia, and their success was reported in 202 countries in 43 languages.

"A Japanese jazz band brings excitement to the Olympics in Beijing."

The band still performs overseas at least three times a year and is active in Tokyo and throughout Japan.
For more information, please refer to the member introduction.

• Heavens Four Members Introduction
• Heavens Four Photo Gallery
• Heavens Four Movie(YouTube)

  Take Five	NewYork State of Mine	Love Letter	Caravan Belly dance - Mika Yaguchi
  My Way	I'll Wait for You	Sentimental Journey	Sword Dance (Танец с саблями) Belly dance - Mika Yaguchi

• Yasuo Arai & the Heavens Four Music CD on sale!

  ELDORADO Vol.8 The love of grief, the departure, the remembrance. Singing of grief and love for the loss of a pet.	ELDORADO Vol.7 Includes covers of familiar classics and Japanese songs! A long-awaited album for fans!	ELDORADO Vol.6 Enjoy Bossa Nova and Latin rhythms in honor of the Brazilian Olympics!
  ELDORADO Vol.5 This is a piece of my best work, casually and gently created a soothing mood!	ELDORADO Vol.4 A selection of standard jazz and film music that everyone knows.	ELDORADO Vol.3 Brilliant, heavy-sounding works centered around ultra-standard tunes.
  ELDORADO Vol.2 The second CD with a pleasant, light bossa nova sound!	ELDORADO Vol.1 The first CD to condense the Heavens Four sound!	Singing Famous Rivers of Japan Yasuo and Yumi Arai, who have been involved in jazz for many years, sing about the Japanese flavor for the first time.