Sayaka Kishi: Featuring Te
Jazz of Japan #9 — Featuring Te, a 2014 release from pianist Sayaka Kishi, is a fun and bright collection...
Chie Nishimura: Virtual Silence
Jazz of Japan #272 — Virtual Silence (2022) is a 38-minute experience in five chapters, a project born of a...
Emiko Voice x Suga Dairo: Phase 2
Jazz of Japan #106 — Vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Dairo Suga perform jazz standards in non-standard ways on their...
First-Timer’s Guide to Live Jazz in Japan
Jazz of Japan #331 (Premium) — Introduction There are some common impressions of hurdles that newcomers need to overcome with live...
Yako Horikita: Shining Hour
Jazz of Japan #86 — Fans of vintage vocal jazz will be drawn to singer Yako Horikita’s debut album Shining...
Naoko Akimoto: No One Else
Jazz of Japan #162 — Vocalist Naoko Akimoto’s debut release No One Else is a seven-song introduction to the popular...
Yuka Ueda: Agora
Jazz of Japan #116 — Agora is the 2011 debut release from vocalist Yuka Ueda who specializes in Brazilian samba...
Yoshiko Saita: Back in Time to Boston
Jazz of Japan #254 — Singer Yoshiko Saita’s latest release is Back in Time to Boston, an album whose recording...
Yukari Sekiya Trio with Yuko Tanaka: It’s Ordinary Love And…
Jazz of Japan #353 — Yukari Sekiya (Sekichu) is a jazz pianist, composer, and free improvisationalist who released her first...
Emiko Voice: Carta
Jazz of Japan #5 — An elegant package inside and out, brimming with atmosphere. The outer package is a slim...
Sayaka Kishi Trio: Banquet
Jazz of Japan #263 — On Banquet, pianist and composer Sayaka Kishi’s latest album from 2024, her piano trio brightens...
Ginza Swing
Jazz of Japan #355 (Premium) — Ginza Swing jazz club, located near Ginza and Yurakucho stations in Tokyo, Japan
Layla Tomomi Sakai: Stolen Moments
Jazz of Japan #307 — Singer Layla Tomomi Sakai’s Stolen Moments is a 27-minute album from 2019, a follow-up to...
Sumireiko: Decision
Jazz of Japan #338 — Decision is a 2020 album from the duo of vibraphonist Reiko Yamamoto and pianist Sumire...
Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana
Jazz of Japan #295 — Enyana is the first collaboration album from vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Yuka Yanagihara. Their...
Meu Coracao: Hall Tone
Jazz of Japan #143 — As jazz fans know, Brazilian music and bossa nova tunes are frequently present on jazz...
Noriko Satomi: Project-N
Jazz of Japan #241 — Project-N is the debut album from violinist Noriko Satomi, a classically trained violinist and “Nissan...
Masako Kunisada: Wonderful Life
Jazz of Japan #122 — Masako Kunisada’s spiritual, soulful voice channels truth and joy on her first album Wonderful Life...
Azumi: Almost Like Being in Love
Jazz of Japan #96 — Jazz singer Azumi’s 2010 release Almost Like Being in Love is a cheery and ebullient...
Atomi Hamada: This is Atomi
Jazz of Japan #33 — Jazz singer Atomi Hamada releases This is Atomi, a five-track debut featuring songs she has...
Maki Fujimura: Best Wishes
Jazz of Japan #66 — Glamorous Osaka-based singer Maki Fujimura enraptures the audience with her silky voice and energetic improvisation...
Mariko Maeda: Awareness
Jazz of Japan #178 — Awareness is the inspiring title of trombonist Mariko Maeda’s debut album of newly-recorded music that...
Yuichiro Aratake: Music Make Us One
Jazz of Japan #183 — Yuichiro Aratake continues to express his compassionate vision with Music Make Us One, a live...
What's J Jazz?
Jazz of Japan #217 (Premium) — What’s J Jazz? J Jazz, or Japanese Jazz, is a classification label found in sections...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: The Island
Jazz of Japan #78 — Easy and breezy, as if dozing in a hammock between palm trees, Layla Tomomi Sakai’s...
Yuka Ueda: Dois
Jazz of Japan #129 — On Yuka Ueda’s 2013 release Dois, the Japanese singer assembles thirteen songs from her Brazilian...
Ami Fukui Trio: New Journey
Jazz of Japan #32 — Ami Fukui’s third album New Journey grabs the listener’s attention with colorful, immersive songs, 11...
Masako Kunisada: M
Jazz of Japan #71 — The deep, soulful voice of Masako Kunisada warmly embraces the listener on her 2014 recording...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: Whisper Not
Jazz of Japan #132 — Whisper Not is vocalist Layla Tomomi Sakai’s debut release from 2016. Performing here with an...
Jazzspot J
Jazz of Japan #261 (Premium) — Jazzspot J jazz club, located near Shinjuku-Sanchome and Shinjuku-Gyoemmae stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)