Leslie Kong founded Island Records.
Live under the sky was an annual jazz festival held in summer , July and August , at the Denen Coliseum and Yomiuriland in Tokyo and other areas in Japan .. jazz festival. List of jazz festivals. Denen Coliseum. Denen Coliseum. Yomiuriland. Yomiuriland. The multiple day festival featured musicians from Japan and other countries performing on different stages .. It was held from 1977 -- 1992 .. Notable artists at Live under the sky were Buzz Feiten , Kimiko Kasai , `` V.S.O.P. '' quintet , Pedro Aznar , Masahiko Togashi , Terumasa Hino , Sadao Watanabe , McCoy Tyner , Ron Carter , Elis Regina , Chick Corea , John McLaughlin , Stanley Clarke , Toshiyuki Honda , Sonny Rollins , Paco de Lucia , Carlos Santana , Weather Report , The Crusaders , Gil Evans , Black Uhuru , Sly and Robbie , Miles Davis , John Scofield , Roberta Flack , Al Di Meola , Branford Marsalis , Ornette Coleman , Miles Davis , Ryuichi Sakamoto , Samul nori , Wayne Shorter , Jack DeJohnette , Kazumi Watanabe , Eugene Pao , Eddie Gomez , Marlon Jordan , Pat Metheny , David Sanborn , Don Alias , Sun Ra , Marshall Allen , Danny Thompson , Billy Bang , Marilyn Mazur , Michael Brecker , Mike Stern , Leon `` Ndugu '' Chancler , Don Grolnick , Yoshio Suzuki , Gunther Schuller , Roberta Flack , Masahiko Satoh , Alex Acuna , Nana Vasconcelos , Kazutoki Umezu , Al Jarreau , Philippe Saisse , Steve Gadd , Michel Godard , Milton Nascimento , Omar Hakim , Marcus Miller , Lalah Hathaway , Dean Brown , Everette Harp , Larry Coryell , Billy Cobham , Paul Wertico , Harold Smiley Davis土肥晃 .. Buzz Feiten. Buzz Feiten. Kimiko Kasai. :ja :笠井紀美子. Pedro Aznar. Pedro Aznar. Masahiko Togashi. :ja :富樫雅彦. Terumasa Hino. :ja :日野皓正. Sadao Watanabe. Sadao Watanabe ( musician ). McCoy Tyner. McCoy Tyner. Ron Carter. Ron Carter. Elis Regina. Elis Regina. Chick Corea. Chick Corea. John McLaughlin. John McLaughlin ( musician ). Stanley Clarke. Stanley Clarke. Toshiyuki Honda. :ja :本多俊之. Sonny Rollins. Sonny Rollins. Paco de Lucia. Paco de Lucia. Carlos Santana. Carlos Santana. Weather Report. Weather Report. The Crusaders. The Crusaders. Gil Evans. Gil Evans. Black Uhuru. Black Uhuru. Sly and Robbie. Sly and Robbie. Miles Davis. Miles Davis. John Scofield. John Scofield. Roberta Flack. Roberta Flack. Al Di Meola. Al Di Meola. Branford Marsalis. Branford Marsalis. Ornette Coleman. Ornette Coleman. Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto. Samul nori. Samul nori. Wayne Shorter. Wayne Shorter. Jack DeJohnette. Jack DeJohnette. Kazumi Watanabe. Kazumi Watanabe. Eugene Pao. Eugene Pao. Eddie Gomez. Eddie Gomez ( musician ). Marlon Jordan. Marlon Jordan. Pat Metheny. Pat Metheny. David Sanborn. David Sanborn. Don Alias. Don Alias. Sun Ra. Sun Ra. Marshall Allen. Marshall Allen. Danny Thompson. Danny Thompson. Billy Bang. Billy Bang. Marilyn Mazur. Marilyn Mazur. Michael Brecker. Michael Brecker. Mike Stern. Mike Stern. Don Grolnick. Don Grolnick. Yoshio Suzuki. :ja :鈴木良雄. Gunther Schuller. Gunther Schuller. Masahiko Satoh. :ja :佐藤允彦. Alex Acuna. Alex Acuna. Nana Vasconcelos. Nana Vasconcelos. Kazutoki Umezu. :ja :梅津和時. Al Jarreau. Al Jarreau. Philippe Saisse. Philippe Saisse. Steve Gadd. Steve Gadd. Michel Godard. Michel Godard. Milton Nascimento. Milton Nascimento. Omar Hakim. Omar Hakim. Marcus Miller. Marcus Miller. Lalah Hathaway. Lalah Hathaway. Dean Brown. Dean Brown ( guitarist ). Everette Harp. Everette Harp. Larry Coryell. Larry Coryell. Billy Cobham. Billy Cobham. Paul Wertico. Paul Wertico. Live under the sky -LRB- established in 1977 -RRB- , Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao -LRB- established in 1982 -RRB- and Mount Fuji Jazz Festival -LRB- established in 1986 -RRB- are the big 3 jazz festivals in the history of jazz in Japan .. Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao. Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao. Mount Fuji Jazz Festival. Mount Fuji Jazz Festival