Nujabes

Hip Hop in a jazzy vein that is so smooth you won't want to stop listening. He collaborates with a number of artists to produce awesome pieces worthy of the time it takes to listen to. According to Wiki, "Jun Seba (せば　じゅん, Seba Jun?) is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ who records under the name Nujabes. Nujabes's genre-blending music style is known for a strong cool jazz and soul influence. He most typically uses samples from artists such as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, and Yusef Lateef and adds live instrumentation to create warm, mellow tracks. Despite his role as DJ, Nujabes rarely plays live and does not make many media appearances, which adds to his enigmatic charisma." Ii was introduced to this artist by jdiggityd.