FNK: Canvas
Jazz of Japan #202 — FNK is a group featuring pianist Fumie Chiba, guitarist Nao Teraya, and drummer Kaoru Suzuki,...
Harumi Nomoto: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Jazz of Japan #343 — The 2023 release I’ll Be Home for Christmas is a pleasant holiday collection of seasonal...
Hideaki Hori & Wataru Hamasaki: Encounter
Jazz of Japan #293 — Encounter is the first album from co-leaders pianist Hideaki Hori and saxophonist Wataru Hamasaki, released...
Bungalow: Abstract Messages
Jazz of Japan #200 — Abstract Messages is the final record from the group Bungalow, an album created under unique...
Seiji Endo: Genji Monogatari Volume 1
Jazz of Japan #77 — Through a beautiful piano sound with deep reverberations, Seiji Endo’s latest solo album releases atmospheric...
Hitomi Nishiyama: Astrolabe
Jazz of Japan #335 — Astrolabe is an imaginative 2012 album from pianist and composer Hitomi Nishiyama. Nishiyama created the...
Yukiko Hayakawa Trio: Gallery
Jazz of Japan #135 — Gallery is the 2008 debut release from jazz pianist Yukiko Hayakawa’s trio, an all-original outing...
Yuichi Narita: Urban Nocturne
Jazz of Japan #197 — With many jazz bars and performance opportunities reduced during the pandemic period, musicians used novel...
Hiro Kimura: Trees
Jazz of Japan #282 — Drummer Hiro Kimura’s debut album from 2022 is Trees, a 61-minute modern jazz album recorded...
Miki Hayama: Prelude to a Kiss
Jazz of Japan #88 — Jazz pianist Miki Hayama’s 2006 album Prelude to a Kiss features beautiful piano jazz improvisation...
Seiji Endo: Tsutaete Ikou
Jazz of Japan #30 — In memory of the lives taken by the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March...
Yasumasa Kumagai & Ryu Kawamura: Ol’ School Jazz
Jazz of Japan #260 — In the style of classic apostrophe-bearing jazz album titles, pianist Yasumasa Kumagai and bassist Ryu...
Keisuke Nakamura: Humadope 2
Jazz of Japan #225 — Humadope 2 from trumpeter Keisuke Nakamura features his quintet playing modern jazz originals with unsupressible...
Tetsuji Yoshida & Mikiko Nagatake Duo: Live at Knuttel House
Jazz of Japan #195 — Trumpeter Tetsuji Yoshida and pianist Mikiko Nagatake create new music in old town surroundings on...
Manabu Ohishi Trio: Gift
Jazz of Japan #110 — With the jazz album Gift from 2012, pianist and composer Manabu Ohishi reunites the trio...
Taeko Kurita & Akira Sotoyama: Duo
Jazz of Japan #316 — Pianist Taeko Kurita and drummer Akira Sotoyama present us with Duo, a 2024 live album...
Sachiko Ikuta Trio: Haru No Kaze
Jazz of Japan #26 — A jazz pianist who balances lyricism with boldness, Sachiko Ikuta leads a piano trio on...
Hakuei Kim Trio: Open the Green Door
Jazz of Japan #54 — Modern to the point of futuristic, Open the Green Door features an exciting jazz piano...
Yasumasa Kumagai: J-Straight Ahead
Jazz of Japan #7 — The jazz style of pianistcomposer Yasumasa Kumagai has always been pinned to the leading edge...
Sayaka Kishi Trio: Life Is Too Great
Jazz of Japan #81 — Expressing an exuberance for life with an original jazz spirit, Life Is Too Great from...
Takayuki Yagi: New Departure
Jazz of Japan #127 — Pianist Takayuki Yagi’s 2018 release New Departure brings him together with stars of the New...
Michiyo Matsushita: Sally Gardens
Jazz of Japan #60 — Pianist Michiyo Matsushita’s Sally Gardens is a lively solo piano album featuring original compositions set...
Taihei Asakawa: Waltz for Debby
Jazz of Japan #63 — Although it may seem overly-ambitious to reinvent the classic 1961 Bill Evans Trio live recordings...
Strings
Jazz of Japan #294 (Premium) — Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan
Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: I’m Missing You
Jazz of Japan #300 — Rewinding from the previous article on Hitomi Nishiyama’s Echo from 2024, and connecting the dots...
Taihei Asakawa: Catastrophe in Jazz
Jazz of Japan #46 — Jazz pianist Taihei Asakawa pushes boundaries on his 2011 release Catastrophe in Jazz. This modern...
Shunichi Yanagi Trio: Slope
Jazz of Japan #166 — Jazz pianist Shunichi Yanagi’s Slope is his second trio release, a 2015 followup to his...
Michiyo Matsushita Trio: Free
Jazz of Japan #322 — Free is the third album from the Michiyo Matsushita Trio. With the members active in...
Chihiro Yamanaka Trio: Madrigal
Jazz of Japan #133 — On her third album Madrigal, jazz pianist Chihiro Yamanaka continues on her upward arc, working...
Mikiko Nagatake Trio: Breathe Beneath the Sun
Jazz of Japan #345 — From 2022, Breathe Beneath the Sun is pianist Mikiko Nagatake’s second release, a jazz piano...