Artist Profile
ROUTE14bandROUTE14band is a trumpet-led instrumental band from Kawasaki, Japan, founded in 2010 by trumpeter Chihiro Yamazaki. Built on the concept of "singing instruments," the band plays instrumental pop in which the trumpet takes the vocalist's seat - music that speaks without words.
Their track record spans the globe: 10 appearances at SXSW in Austin, Texas (2013-2025), and nine appearances at New Zealand's Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival, capped by a completely sold-out five-show New Zealand tour in 2026. The band has released albums through King Records, built a catalog of more than 100 songs, and reaches listeners across Asia through distribution partnerships with JinuRock Entertainment (Korea, since 2013) and Hi-Five Technology (China, since 2017).
Recent milestones include "Ghibli Reimagined" (2025), a collaborative cover album by ROUTE14band × Ryu Miho, whose track "Treasures of Time" surpassed 100,000 plays on TikTok, and supporting Japanese star MINMI at Freedom LA 2025. A new album is now in the making, with a release party at JZ Brat Sound of Tokyo on September 16, 2026.
Genre: Jazz
MEMBER
Chihiro YamazakiRole: Trumpet
Satoshi YamashitaRole: Drums
Koji YamamotoRole: Bass Guitar
Hana TakamiRole: Keybords
MizRole: Guitar, Rap
Ryota HosakaRole: Guitar
Hiroki IdakaRole: Keybords
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