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Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Calling
Among the close to thirty album releases from pianist and composer Hitomi Nishiyama’s catalog, Calling (2021) is the third album recorded with one of…
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Satin Doll
Satin Doll is a legendary jazz bar in Tokyo with a long history of pairing delectable French cuisine with high-quality jazz events. The case is made…
Apr 25
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Ami Fukui: Amizm
Ami Fukui’s second album Amizm advertises “Mellow and Groovy” on the label, and delivers a nice package of funky, Electrik Band-styled jazz. Amizm, this…
Apr 19
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Seiji Endo: Sakura Meditation
Sakura Meditation from pianist Seiji Endo is a gorgeous collection of evocative solo piano pieces. Through the ten tracks, Endo searches for and finds…
Apr 13
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Bon Courage
Bon Courage is a simple and easy-going jazz room newly opened in 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The impetus for opening Bon Courage (aka…
Apr 12
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Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: Moving Color
Moving Color is the second album from saxophonist Akihiro Yoshimoto and his quartet. With eight original songs drawn from his palette, he blends serious…
Apr 5
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March 2024
eFreydut: Fairway
Fairway is a new Japanese jazz album recorded last year in New York and released in Japan just last month. Drummer Ko Omura, pianist Mikiko Nagatake…
Mar 30
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Yasumasa Kumagai: I Need a Change, Too
Yasumasa Kumagai’s debut album from 2008, I Need a Change, Too, establishes his J Jazz hip hop concept with force: From the shocking pink cover art and…
Mar 23
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Audio Mix #11
This mix is a compilation of excerpts from the albums shown below. Mariko Maeda: Awareness Hiro Kimura Quintet: Folds Hitomi Nishiyama: Vibrant Yuichiro…
Mar 22
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Expression
Jazz fans new to Japan are often surprised and pleased by the abundance of jazz in Japan. In contrast with some other regions, the jazz genre…
Mar 19
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Nami Kano: Mawsim
Saxophonist and composer Nami Kano has just released a long-awaited album mawsim with her group of the same name today in Japan. Nami Kano’s name may be…
Mar 15
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Jabuticaba: Jabuticaba
Jabuticaba is the self-titled debut record from pianist Mikiko Nagatake and saxophonist Nami Kano, two players active in the modern-day Japanese jazz…
Mar 8
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