The Outer Rim is funky club jazz unit hailing from Tokyo Japan with members from The United States, Brazil, France and Japan. The band’s sound is a blend of jazz, rock, and funk, with elements of ambient and club music. After releasing their first self titled album in 2008, the band toured Asia and had their music featured on two internationally released compilation albums "Super Hard Extra: New School" and "Absolute: Sounds from Tokyo" as well as a video game arrangement album "No More Heroes Dark Side". 2009 has been a year of change for The Outer Rim with the exit of saxophonist Norihiko Hibino and pianist Hakuei Kim. Bassist/ bandleader Jeff Curry and drummer Fujii Nobuaki remain and new members include Gustavo Anacleto (sax) and Hiroya Morooka (keys).The band is gearing up for another push booking shows and a new recording on the horizon. http://www.jeffcurry.com/theouterrim http://www.myspace.com/theouterrimband The Outer Rim はアメリカ合衆国、ブラジル、日本出身のメンバーからなるファンキークラブジャズ・ユニットであり、東京からそのサウンドを世界中に発信している。そのサ ウンドはジャズ、ロック、ファンク、アンビエント、そしてクラブミュージックとの融合。ファーストアルバムを２００８年にリリースした後、バンドはアジア をツアーする。その後は世界各国にリリースされた二つのコンピレーション・アルバム "Super Hard Extra: New School" 、 "Absolute: Sounds from Tokyo" 、またビデオゲームのアレンジアルバム、"No More Heroes Dark Side"にその楽曲を提供した。２００９年はThe Outer Rimにとって変化の年となった。サックス-日比野則彦、ピアノ-ハクエイ・キムの脱退。現在はサックス-Gustavo Anacletoとキーボード-諸岡ひろやを新たに迎え、ベース/バンドリーダーのジェフ・カリー、ドラムの藤井伸昭の4人で再スタートを切った。バンド は新たにライブやニュー・アルバムのレコーディングなどに邁進していく予定であ

About Jeff Curry:

Jeff Curry was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia on February 6 1978. His musical journey started from age thirteen when he picked up the trumpet and shortly after the electric bass. Jeff was soon playing in bands and writing original music with other local musicians. At age sixteen, Jeff began studying the string bass and dived into the jazz world. He found himself in the bass chair of the swing/jazz band "Ghost Town Swing". After high school Jeff went to The University of North Texas and studied with famed bassists Lynn Seaton and Jeff Braditich. There Jeff had the opportunity to perform with the legendary big bands and small ensembles. While in Texas he was able to play in many situations outside of the school as well. Jeff toured the United States with "Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks" and played regularly with great Dallas musicians like Shelly Carol, Bernard Wright, Wayne Delano, and Brad Williams just to name a few. Jeff moved to Tokyo Japan in 2004. In Tokyo, Jeff has been one of the busiest bassists on the scene. He has been recorded on over fifteen albums and has released two albums of his original music. He founded and leads the band "The Outer Rim". He started "Jeff Curry Music" a business providing "Buy Out" music for producers of various types of media. Jeff is also a regular member with the Hakuei Kim trio, Coppe, Serendipity Big Band, Ko Omura trio, Neil Stalnaker's East/West Unit, and Tokyo Groove Alliance. Jeff has also performed and recorded with artists in the pop world such as "The Jill-Decoy Association" and Koyanagi Yuki. Recently Jeff arranged music and wrote lyrics for the video game Sekaiju no MeiQ 2 Super Arrange Version CD and is writing lyrics for many Japanese artists. Jeff has performed at the Tokyo Jazz Festival, The Denton Texas Arts and Jazz festival, The Fort Worth Main Street festival, Toshima Jazz cruise, and many other venues large and small in The United States, Japan, South America, Mexico, Tahiti, and Malaysia.

Jeff Curry's Discography

The Outer Rim/The Outer Rim
Sekaiju no MeiQ 2 Super Arrange Version
No More Heroes/Dark Side
Jill-Decoy Association/No name Collection
Jill-Decoy Association/JillDeco
Koyangi Yuki/Sunrise
Jeff Curry/In Pieces
Jeff Curry/Sextet
Kenjiro Okada/Kenjiro Okada
Yasuko Hirata/Cole Porter, Under my Skin
Harario/Nomad
Arrow/Chinese Lovers
Vyrna/La Elegante
Cuffy's Jukebox
Norihiko Hibino/Akashi
Metal Gear Solid 3/Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3/Soundtrack
Brad Willams/Trio
Ghost Town Swing/Reveries
Christian Parkess/Time will tell the tale
Zeudus/Mountain Foundation

Composer/Arranger/Lyricist Bio（作曲・アレンジ・歌詞提供）

2000
Greyhound Bus Inc. radio commercial (theme music) Dallas, Texas

2001
Channel 6 news (Theme music) Corpus Christi, Texas

2002
Prodecy Studios (Jazz arrangements for students) Denton, Texas

2005
Norihiko Hibino（日比野　則彦） "Akashi" (lyrics for "Against this World Prologue ") Tokyo, Japan

2006
Partners in Rhyme "Authentic Jazz" Collection CD Tokyo, Japan

2006
Various tracks for Jeff Curry Music and Shock Wave Sound Tokyo, Japan

2006
Yasuko Hirata（平田やすこ） "Cole Porter, Under my Skin" (Additional lyrics on "Night and Day") Tokyo, Japan

2007
Extra (Hyper Game music Event) Official Mini Album (Lyrics for "In Peace") Tokyo, Japan

2007
The Outer Rim "The Outer Rim" (Music for tracks 3-8. Lyrics for track 9) Tokyo, Japan

2008
Tomiyamachi town song (lyrics for English Version) Tokyo, Japan

2008
Sekaiju no MeiQ2 スーパーアレンジバージョン (Lyrics and Arrangement for "Battlefield - Inspecting the Resounding Weapons" and "Battlefield - Shiver") Tokyo, Japan

1978年 2月6日ウエスト・ヴァージニアのルイスバーグ生まれ。
13歳の時、手にしたトランペットをきっかけに彼の音楽という旅が始まる事になるが、その後すぐエレキベースへと目覚め、地元のミュージシャンと演奏そして作曲活動に励むようになる。
16歳の頃ストリング・ベースを学び始めジャズの世界へと導かれ気付くと"Ghost Town Swing".というスゥイング/ジャズバンドのリーダーとなっていた。
高校卒業後、ジェフは The University of North Texas（ノーステキサス州立大学）に入学。Lynn Seaton そしてJeff Braditichに師事し、広く名高いビッグバンドやその他のスモール・アンサンブルで演奏する機会を得る。
また大学外でも"Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks"というバンドでのUSツアー参加やShelly Carol, Bernard Wright, Wayne Delano, and Brad Williams等ダラスで活躍するミュージシャン達との演奏の機会に恵まれる。

その後2004年に東京に移住し演奏活動を続け、15作品以上のアルバム制作に参加。
そのうちの２枚はジェフのオリジナル作品である。
また彼は"The Outer Rim"というバンドを結成しリーダーを勤める。
"Jeff Curry Music"ではプロデューサーや様々なタイプのメディアに向けた "Buy Out" ビジネスを提供している。

Jeffの主な共演者（バンド）は、the Hakuei Kim trio, Coppe, Serendipity Big Band, Ko Omura trio, Neil Stalnaker's East/West Unit, and Tokyo Groove Allianceが挙げられる。
また、"The Jill-Decoy Association" や小柳ゆきなどのポップ界のアーティストとの共演、レコーディングにも参加。
最近ではビデオゲームSekaiju no MeiQ 2 Super Arrange Version CD への歌詞・曲提供、その他多くの日本のアーティストに歌詞提供している。

Tokyo Jazz フェスティバル, Denton Texas Arts and Jazz festival, フォートワース・メインストリート・フェスティバル, 豊島ジャズクルーズで活躍中。
アメリカ, 日本, 南アメリカ, メキシコ, タヒチ, マレーシアなど規模・国境を問わず演奏活動を続けるミュージシャンである。

Jeff Curry　ディスコグラフィー

The Outer Rim/The Outer Rim
Sekaiju no MeiQ 2 Super Arrange Version
No More Heroes/Dark Side
Jill-Decoy Association/No name Collection
Jill-Decoy Association/JillDeco
Koyangi Yuki（小柳ゆき）/Sunrise
Jeff Curry/In Pieces
Jeff Curry/Sextet
Kenjiro Okada/Kenjiro Okada
Yasuko Hirata（平田やすこ）/Cole Porter, Under my Skin
Harario/Nomad
Arrow/Chinese Lovers
Vyrna/La Elegante
Cuffy's Jukebox
Norihiko Hibino（日比野則彦）/Akashi
Metal Gear Solid 3/Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3/Soundtrack
Brad Willams/Trio
Ghost Town Swing/Reveries
Christian Parkess/Time will tell the tale
Zeudus/Mountain Foundation

Composer/Arranger/Lyricist Bio（作曲・アレンジ・歌詞提供）

2000
Greyhound Bus Inc. radio commercial (theme music) Dallas, Texas

2001
Channel 6 news (Theme music) Corpus Christi, Texas

2002
Prodecy Studios (Jazz arrangements for students) Denton, Texas

2005
Norihiko Hibino（日比野　則彦） "Akashi" (lyrics for "Against this World Prologue ") Tokyo, Japan

2006
Partners in Rhyme "Authentic Jazz" Collection CD Tokyo, Japan

2006
Various tracks for Jeff Curry Music and Shock Wave Sound Tokyo, Japan

2006
Yasuko Hirata（平田やすこ） "Cole Porter, Under my Skin" (Additional lyrics on "Night and Day") Tokyo, Japan

2007
Extra (Hyper Game music Event) Official Mini Album (Lyrics for "In Peace") Tokyo, Japan

2007
The Outer Rim "The Outer Rim" (Music for tracks 3-8. Lyrics for track 9) Tokyo, Japan

2008
Tomiyamachi town song (lyrics for English Version) Tokyo, Japan

2008
Sekaiju no MeiQ2 スーパーアレンジバージョン (Lyrics and Arrangement for "Battlefield - Inspecting the Resounding Weapons" and "Battlefield - Shiver") Tokyo, Japan