Reikan Kobayashi: Gakudan Hitori
A novel album in several ways, Gakudan Hitori from musician Reikan Kobayashi contains interesting dimensions and juxtapositions. Kobayashi is proficient...
Fumio Karashima Trio: It’s Just Beginning
Veteran jazz pianist Fumio Karashima was well-known in Japan for his quick, hard bop style and authentic feel which excited...
Daiki Yasukagawa Trio: Trios II
Similar in concept to Ray Brown’s Some Of My Best Friends Are… album series in which the legendary bassist plays...
Yudo Matsuo: Bonanza
Bonanza, from 2012, is the debut release from guitarist Yudo Matsuo, whose kinetic quartet performs original songs with influences from...
Hiromi Miura: We Don’t Know Yet
Modern jazz albums like saxophonist Hiromi Miura’s We Don’t Know Yet occupy a special place, offering original compositions with creative...
Azumi: Almost Like Being in Love
Jazz singer Azumi’s 2010 release Almost Like Being in Love is a cheery and ebullient jazz album filled with fresh...
Noriko Satomi: A Love Supreme
Noriko Satomi brings the passion and vibrancy of jazz violin to an acclaimed jazz composition on her 2019 homage to...
Hideaki Kanazawa & Sumire Kuribayashi: Nijuso
Veteran bassist Hideaki Kanazawa and stellar pianist Sumire Kuribayashi join up for a calm and lyrical jazz duo on Nijuso...
Rabbitoo: National Anthem of Unknown Country
The textured sound of Rabbitoo makes a lasting first impression on their debut album National Anthem of Unknown Country from...
Maiko Trio: Live! Three
Jazz violinist Maiko trio live! Three captures a night in Tokyo in 2016, recorded live at The Glee concert hall...
Routine Jazz Sextet: Routine Jazz Sextet
Routine Jazz Sextet from 2008 promotes genuine jazz from Tokyo with the flavor of 1950/60’s era jazz giants such as...
Hideaki Hori Trio: In My Words
Pianist Hideaki Hori lets his dexterous fingers do the talking on In My Words from 2010, a solid jazz trio...
Seiji Tada: Workout!!
Seiji “Taddy” Tada cooks with bebop, blues, and ballads on Workout!! from 2018. This album, his 13th as leader, is...
Miki Hayama: Prelude to a Kiss
Jazz pianist Miki Hayama’s 2006 album Prelude to a Kiss features beautiful piano jazz improvisation over smart compositions with a...
NHORHM: New Heritage of Real Heavy Metal -Extra Edition-
An unlikely fusion of heavy metal and modern jazz strikes all the right chords on NHORHM’s fourth album New Heritage...
Yako Horikita: Shining Hour
Fans of vintage vocal jazz will be drawn to singer Yako Horikita’s debut album Shining Hour, a swinging collection of...
Mabumi Yamaguchi: Let Your Mind Alone
The silvery tones of masterful jazz sax glide and soar through dynamically modern jazz on Mabumi Yamaguchi’s 2017 recording Let...
Mie Joké: Etrenne
Jazz vocalist Mie Joké’s 2018 release Etrenne is a fun and fancy swing jazz outing, a fresh throwback to classic...
Shinichi Kato: Bass on Cinema
With a vintage romantic feel inspired by classic cinema, Shinichi Kato’s 2011 release Bass on Cinema is a well-crafted collection...
Minoru Yoshiki Soulstation: Path of Hope
Special Guest Contribution // Press Release The birth of a world of visual sound! SOULSTATION will spark your own creative...
Sayaka Kishi Trio: Life Is Too Great
Expressing an exuberance for life with an original jazz spirit, Life Is Too Great from the Sayaka Kishi Trio is...
Daiki Yasukagawa Trio: Kanmai
Like the expansive cover depicting a peaceful blue ocean and sky, jazz bassist Daiki Yasukagawa’s trio on Kanmai creates a...
Nobie: Bénin Rio Tokyo
On Bénin Rio Tokyo, Japanese vocalist Nobie takes us on a musical journey spanning West Africa, Brazil, and Tokyo with...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: The Island
Easy and breezy, as if dozing in a hammock between palm trees, Layla Tomomi Sakai’s The Island stirs up visions...
Seiji Endo: Genji Monogatari Volume 1
Through a beautiful piano sound with deep reverberations, Seiji Endo’s latest solo album releases atmospheric music as if arising from...
Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Sympathy
The sympathetic joy of listening to three accomplished musicians improvising and creating beautiful music together is aroused on Sympathy from...
Hikari Ichihara Group: Move On
Hikari Ichihara’s fifth album Move On features the trumpeter’s quintet performing finely-tuned compositions with jazz integrity and a vibrant sound...
Yuichiro Aratake: The Light Flows In
Yuichiro Aratake’s The Light Flows In is a solo piano collection which sets a calm, relaxing mood, offering peace through...
Harumi Nomoto Trio: Virgo
Pianist Harumi Nomoto’s 2014 release Virgo is a constellation of grooves, moods, and textures, boldly incorporating inter-genre approaches as piano...
Zephyr: Zephyr
Through jazz, folk, rock, and imagination, the music on Zephyr unfurls like smoke rising from fragrant incense, floating and curling...