The SJC Jazz Orchestra was formed as a non-profit big band under the name of "Swing Jazz Company" in 1977. Since then we have continued the band activities for 46 years based in and around Gifu city, Japan.
In 1981, the band name was changed to "SJC Jazz Orchestra".

This twenty piece group comprised of professional free-lance and non-professional musicians who come from many musical backgrounds in Tokai area, mainly Gifu city. Some are music instructors, some have retired from music fields, and some are still active in their own professions other than music. The one thing we all have in common is ;
We love Big Band Jazz!
This is our passion.

SJC has extensive repertoire and performs the dynamic sound jazz as the well-known swing numbers, jazz samba, blues and modern high-energy jazz charts.
This band has been playing for various events ranging from auditorium and holiday mall concerts to dance / X'mas parties, to summer music festivals. All the time we bring the excitement of the big band sound to all age audience.

Since forming in 1977, SJC has gained abilities in band emsamble ranging from traditional swing to modern high-energy jazz through the major turning points.

The first point was when the current band leader, Kameyama Issei succeeded Taniguchi (the former leader) in 1981, we changed our musical band stile from "Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman" to "Count Basie / Duke Ellington". His succession brought the upper-turning in musiccaly / operationally for the SJC. Kameyama as a band leader has galvanized and unified the SJC band-members for more than couple decades. Up to this day, the continity of the band owes to his well-rounded characters.

The second point was when Horinouchi Tadashi , a great jazz musician, joined the SJC Jazz Orchestra in 1999, who is a talented jazz musician, occasionally well-experienced jazz trumpeter, occasionally bigband arranger / conductor. He has always inspired all the band menbers musically and directed the band toward the "more serious and challenging jazz".
In 2019, he passed away at the age of 83 and sorely missed by many people. Now, he is a great legacy for the SJC!!

On 2007 Oct. 20th, SJC has staged a successful 29th Autumn Concert at Nagaragawa Kokusai Kaigijo Main Hall, having a special guest, Tenor Saxophone player - Kawashima Tetsuro, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the SJC's foundation.
Subsequent the annual Autumn Concerts have been successfully done in front of a large audience.


The SJC keeps to challenge toward the JAZZ-up!!