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Cafe Cotton Club
Cafe Cotton Club jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
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Harumi Nomoto: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
The 2023 release I’ll Be Home for Christmas is a pleasant holiday collection of seasonal music from Japanese pianist Harumi Nomoto.
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Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is a 2019 jazz release from bassist Daiki Yasukagawa, pianist Hitomi Nishiyama, and violinist Maiko.
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Toru Takahashi: Tokyo Groovin’ High!
Drummer Toru Takahashi’s debut album is Tokyo Groovin’ High, a 2021 release that presents addictive jazz bebop favorites performed by long-time musical…
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Manhattan
Manhattan jazz club, located near Asagaya station in Tokyo, Japan
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November 2025

Kaoru Azuma: Footprints in New York
Vocalist Kaoru Azuma’s Japanese debut release is Footprints in New York, recorded in New York in 2008 and released in Japan that same year.
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Sumireiko: Decision
Decision is a 2020 album from the duo of vibraphonist Reiko Yamamoto and pianist Sumire Kuribayashi.
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The Third Tribe: Nearly Dusk
Almost Dusk is a 2019 album from the duo of pianist Yoko Kobayashi and drummer Kazumi Ikenaga.
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Fumie Chiba Trio: Echoes
Echoes is the title of the second album from the Fumie Chiba Trio, made up of pianist and composer Fumie Chiba, bassist Tetsuji Koji, and drummer Kaoru…
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Hitomi Nishiyama: Astrolabe
Astrolabe is an imaginative 2012 album from pianist and composer Hitomi Nishiyama.
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October 2025

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