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Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo
Echo, from 2024, is pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama’s latest album and a response to her previous release Dot from 2023.
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Sunny Side
Sunny Side jazz club, located near Takadanobaba and Nishi-waseda stations in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).
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Hikari Ichihara Group: Unity
Unity is the sixth album from trumpeter Hikari Ichihara and the second album from the Hikari Ichihara Group band name, following their excellent debut…
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Ghost Peak: The Goat on a Peak
The Goat on a Peak is a 2023 album from Ghost Peak, a band formed in 2022 by guitarist Shinji Miyazaki with Natsuki Tamura on trumpet, Taeko Kurita on…
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Audio Mix #17
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Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana
Enyana is the first collaboration album from vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Yuka Yanagihara.
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February 2025

Strings
Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).
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Hideaki Hori & Wataru Hamasaki: Encounter
Encounter is the first album from co-leaders pianist Hideaki Hori and saxophonist Wataru Hamasaki, released in 2008.
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Ami Fukui Trio: MCY
It was a surprise when Ami Fukui released even more new songs and arrangements with her trio on her release MCY (2023) so soon after her previous trio…
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Miyuki Moriya: Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea is saxophonist Miyuki Moriya’s fourth album as a leader, which she released in 2024 with her regular quartet of Mamoru Ishida (piano…
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Magnolia: El viento y las flores
Magnolia is a trio made up of vibraphone, piano, and percussion, and their debut album, El viento y las flores was released in 2022.
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January 2025

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