Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Acoustic Fluid
The title of the album Acoustic Fluid from the Ryosuke Hashizume Group captures the essence of moving, flowing sounds that...
Boozy Muse
Boozy Muse jazz club, located near Okubo and Shin-Okubo stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Akane Matsumoto & Nanami Haruta: For My Lady
For My Lady is a relaxing package of jazz standards performed by a sensitive trombone and piano duo. Akane Matsumoto,...
Jazz Bird
Jazz Bird jazz club, located near Omote-Sando station in Tokyo, Japan
Independence
Independence jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Seiji Harakawa Quartet: Skipping Down the Street
Phrases like good honest work and good clean fun convey the simple and satisfying rewards that result from high levels...
Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: 64 Charlesgate
Saxophonist Akihiro Yoshimoto’s 62 Charlesgate is a 2022 album where he showcases both his original music and a group of...
Intro
Intro jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
Yuichiro Aratake: Music Make Us One
Yuichiro Aratake continues to express his compassionate vision with Music Make Us One, a live concert recorded in 2010 and...
Donfan
Donfan jazz club, located near Otsuka station in Tokyo, Japan
Hitomi Nishiyama: Vibrant
Vibrant is a 2020 solo piano recording from Hitomi Nishiyama, her second solo album after 2013’s Crossing and her 20th...
Soultrane
Soultrane jazz club, located near Asakusa station in Tokyo, Japan
Hiro Kimura Quintet: Folds
The full title of this 2023 album sets the stage: “Folds - Live at 100Ban Hall by the Hiro Kimura...
Mariko Maeda: Awareness
Awareness is the inspiring title of trombonist Mariko Maeda’s debut album of newly-recorded music that her jazz quartet is currently...
Body & Soul
Body & Soul jazz club, located near Shibuya and Harajuku stations in Tokyo, Japan
JZ Brat
JZ Brat jazz club, located near Shibuya station in Tokyo, Japan
A-Un
A-Un jazz club, located near Shinjuku and Nishi-shinjuku stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
George Nakajima Trio: First Touch
On his debut album First Touch from 2021, George Nakajima delivers the curated sound of his jazz piano trio, thoughtfully...
Bully's
Bully’s jazz club, located near Yotsuya Sanchome and Akebonobashi stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Porto
Porto jazz club, located near Nippori station in Tokyo, Japan
Cafe Beulmans
Cafe Beulmans jazz club, located near Seijogakuen-mae and Nakano-Sakaue stations in Tokyo, Japan
Apollo
Apollo jazz club, located near Shimo-Kitazawa station in Tokyo, Japan
Rie Taguchi: The Gift II
Vocalist and pianist Rie Taguchi delivers a follow-up to her debut album The Gift with her 2021 album naturally titled...
Barbra
Barbra jazz club, located near Ginza and Shimbashi stations in Tokyo, Japan
The Deep
The Deep jazz club, located near Ginza and Shimbashi stations in Tokyo, Japan
Shunichi Yanagi Trio: Slope
Jazz pianist Shunichi Yanagi’s Slope is his second trio release, a 2015 followup to his 2012 debut Bubble Fish. The...
Polka Dots
Polka Dots jazz club, located near Shinjuku-Sanchome station in Tokyo, Japan
All of Me
All of Me jazz club, located near Roppongi and Nogizaka stations in Tokyo, Japan
Hot House
Hot House jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Naoko Akimoto: No One Else
Vocalist Naoko Akimoto’s debut release No One Else is a seven-song introduction to the popular singer, a presentation of standard...