Yosuke Sato & George Nakajima: Longing
Longing is the title of a 2023 jazz duo album from saxophonist Yosuke Sato and pianist George Nakajima. This is...
Thelonious
Thelonious jazz club, located near Higashi-nakano and Ochiai stations in Tokyo, Japan
Setagaya Trio: Progress
Pianist Yusei Takahashi, bassist Keigo Iwami, and drummer Sota Kira are the three co-leaders of Setagaya Trio, a contemporary jazz...
Kanoko Kitajima: Long Way to Go
Long Way to Go is the title of pianist Kanoko Kitajima’s debut album, recorded and released in 2019. The sound...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: Stolen Moments
Singer Layla Tomomi Sakai’s Stolen Moments is a 27-minute album from 2019, a follow-up to her two previous releases from...
Oto-ya Hiroo
Oto-ya Hiroo concert space, located near Hiroo station in Tokyo, Japan
Shinya Fukumori Trio: For 2 Akis
For 2 Akis is a 2018 release from the trio of Japanese drummer Shinya Fukumori, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave, and...
Kaito Nakamura: Invisible Diary
Invisible Diary, released in March 2025, is the latest release from drummer Kaito Nakamura. On this sixty-three minute, nine-track album,...
Nardis
Nardis jazz club, located near Kashiwa station in Kashiwa, Japan
Akane Matsumoto & Ayumi Koketsu: Trust
Trust is a 2024 release from the duo of pianist Akane Matsumoto and saxophonist Ayumi Koketsu. These two musicians are...
Fe: Live at Virtuoso
The 2021 album Live at Virtuoso by the quartet Fe was released by the jazz club Virtuoso in the nightlife...
Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: I’m Missing You
Rewinding from the previous article on Hitomi Nishiyama’s Echo from 2024, and connecting the dots (re: Dot, 2023), relistening to...
Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo
Echo, from 2024, is pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama’s latest album and a response to her previous release Dot from 2023. The...
Sunny Side
Sunny Side jazz club, located near Takadanobaba and Nishi-waseda stations in Tokyo, Japan
Hikari Ichihara Group: Unity
Unity is the sixth album from trumpeter Hikari Ichihara and the second album from the Hikari Ichihara Group band name,...
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...
Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana
Enyana is the first collaboration album from vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Yuka Yanagihara. Their new group and album name,...
Strings
Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan
Hideaki Hori & Wataru Hamasaki: Encounter
Encounter is the first album from co-leaders pianist Hideaki Hori and saxophonist Wataru Hamasaki, released in 2008. Since then, in...
Ami Fukui Trio: MCY
It was a surprise when Ami Fukui released even more new songs and arrangements with her trio on her release...
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...
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...
Velvet Sun
Velvet Sun jazz club, located near Ogikubo and Asagaya stations in Tokyo, Japan
Motoi Kanamori: The Live
Bassist Motoi Kanamori released his third album The Live in 2023. This is a double CD album with a title...
Daiki Yasukagawa New Trio: The Three Roses
Renowned jazz bassist Daiki Yasukagawa is actively engaged in a variety of fascinating projects within the Japanese jazz scene. One...
Nobie & Takayoshi Baba: Owari to Hajimari
Owari to Hajimari (The End and the Beginning) is a new album from the duo of vocalist Nobie and guitarist...
Megumi Yonezawa / Masa Kamaguchi / Ken Kobayashi: Boundary
Boundary is the 2018 release from the trio of pianist Megumi Yonezawa, bassist Masa Kamaguchi, and drummer Ken Kobayashi. This...
Jazz Nutty
Jazz Nutty jazz cafe, located near Wadeda station in Tokyo, Japan
Akane Matsumoto: Oh, Lady Be Good
Oh, Lady Be Good is a piano trio album from Tokyo-based jazz pianist Akane Matsumoto. She’s been releasing trio recordings...
Hiro Kimura: Trees
Drummer Hiro Kimura’s debut album from 2022 is Trees, a 61-minute modern jazz album recorded with two of his regular...