Seiji Endo: Piano Pieces Collection II
Piano Pieces Collection II is pianist Seiji Endo’s follow-up to his 2021 release Piano Pieces Collection. Continuing in the same...
Ten Top 10s for Live Jazz in Tokyo
“I’m going to be in Tokyo for a few days and want to catch some live jazz… where should I...
Seiji Endo: Piano Pieces Collection
Piano Pieces Collection is a 2021 album from pianist and composer Seiji Endo. For this album, Endo plays 19 solo...
Yuka Yanagihara Trio: Beloved Ones
Like pianist Yuka Yanagihara’s previous album Inner Views from 2019, her songs on this year’s release Beloved Ones are also...
Naru
Naru jazz club, located near Ochanomizu station in Tokyo, Japan
Fumie Chiba: Rougequeue
Rougequeue is a 2015 mini-album from pianist Fumie Chiba that features five of her original songs, three with jazz combos...
Someday
The jazz bar Someday in the Shinjuku Sanchome (now in Asakusa) nightlife area offers a big stage, a wide-open seating...
Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Side Two
Saxophonist and composer Ryosuke Hashizume has released six albums with the Ryosuke Hashizume Group over nearly two decades. These albums...
Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting
For many people, classical music can be very relaxing, a soothing balm at certain times, or in uncertain times. Some...
Chie Nishimura: Virtual Silence
Virtual Silence (2022) is a 38-minute experience in five chapters, a project born of a moodily lit and ambient concept...
Mabumi Yamaguchi: Viento
Like Mamoru Ishida’s Afterglow introduced previously, Mabumi Yamaguchi’s Viento is a 2023 jazz release from the Japanese jazz label Days...
Sweet Rain
Sweet Rain jazz club, located near Nakano station in Tokyo, Japan
Mamoru Ishida: Afterglow
Afterglow is the latest recording from pianist Mamoru Ishida, released in 2023 and recorded in 2022 with his trio featuring...
Kanmachi 63
Kanmachi 63 jazz club, located near Bashamichi and Kannai stations in Yokohama, Japan
Hitomi Nishiyama: Dot
Dot is the 2023 album by pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama. Until this week’s release of Echo, Dot was her latest album;...
Sumire Kuribayashi Trio: Toys
Toys is pianist Sumire Kuribayashi’s debut leader album from 2014. Since then, the spirited musician has been on a tear,...
Clepsydra: Un Jour
Clepsydra’s album Un Jour from 2011 is an eclectic collection of eleven original songs that the quartet often played at...
Apple Jump
Apple Jump jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Sayaka Kishi Trio: Banquet
On Banquet, pianist and composer Sayaka Kishi’s latest album from 2024, her piano trio brightens things up with a banquet...
Nobie: Primary
Nobie is a multi-talented artist whose musical and professional paths started at a young age. These included learning the violin...
Jazzspot J
Jazzspot J jazz club, located near Shinjuku-Sanchome and Shinjuku-Gyoemmae stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Yasumasa Kumagai & Ryu Kawamura: Ol’ School Jazz
In the style of classic apostrophe-bearing jazz album titles, pianist Yasumasa Kumagai and bassist Ryu Kawamura offer up Ol’ School...
Gate One
Gate One jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Sato: Embryo
Koichi Sato’s two-disc album Embryo is another remarkable showcase for the talented composer/arranger/pianist. Unfolding the gift-like box presents two CDs...
Banda Feliz: Boa Viagem
Banda Feliz is a group of Tokyo musicians playing festive Brazilian music, originals and covers, centered around Makiyo Sakai’s robust...
Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality
Pianist and composer Eri Chichibu released her debut album Crossing Reality in 2022. On it, she includes eight of her...
Somethin’
Somethin’ jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiko Saita: Back in Time to Boston
Singer Yoshiko Saita’s latest release is Back in Time to Boston, an album whose recording was both a homecoming and...
Motohiko Ichino: Sketches
Sketches by Motohiko Ichino is a 2007 jazz album featuring Ichino’s guitar trio and quartet playing his original music. At...
Akihiro Yoshimoto & Takashi Sugawa: Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a live recording from saxophone player Akihiro Yoshimoto and bassist Takashi Sugawa. The duo recorded a live performance...