Our Delight
Our Delight jazz club, located near Warabi station in Tokyo, Japan
Birdland
Birdland jazz club, located near Kitasenju station in Tokyo, Japan
Paco
Paco jazz club, located near Kojimachi and Hanzomon stations in Tokyo, Japan
P's Bar
P’s Bar jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Into the Blue
Into the Blue jazz club, located near Machida station in Tokyo, Japan
Chihiro Yamanaka: Outside by the Swing
Chihiro Yamanaka’s Outside By The Swing (2005) is her fourth piano trio album and continues her annual series of releases...
Alfie
Alfie jazz club, located near Roppongi station in Tokyo, Japan
Yoyogi Naru
Yoyogi Naru jazz club, located near Yoyogi station in Tokyo, Japan
Introduction to Jazz of Japan
Picture this: a dazzling city, clean and modern yet old-fashioned and traditional – a city of the future and of...
Yasumasa Kumagai: Pray
Yasumasa Kumagai’s Pray (2010) is a stylishly straight ahead affair, a cool and groovy collection of the pianist’s original tunes...
Yukako Yamano: 3rd Stage
Yukako Yamano’s 3rd Stage is the third album in her live set series, following her 1st Stage and 2nd Stage...
Harumi Nomoto Trio: Another Ordinary Day
Another Ordinary Day from 2002 is pianist Harumi Nomoto’s debut album as a leader of her own jazz trio… actually,...
Bungalow: Unseen Scenes
Like explorers on a caravan, Bungalow produces imaginative music on their third album Unseen Scenes from 2015, carving their unique...
Yukako Yamano & Yukari Inoue: Dubai Suite
Pianists Yukako Yamano and Yukari Inoue make music with two pianos on this mini-album of cheerful exuberance. Dubai Suite is...
Ami Fukui Trio: Urban Clutter
The twinkling chords which open Ami Fukui’s debut album Urban Clutter from 2010 shine like a crystalline spotlight, signaling the...
Ruriko Kawamura: Blossoms
Vocalist Ruriko Kawamura released Blossoms in 2016, her second album following her 2011 debut record Loo Loo. The album is...
Trigraph: Fever
Fever is the 2014 debut release from Trigraph, a band that takes an eclectic approach to their music, focusing on...
Toshihiko Inoue & Masaki Hayashi: Mistral
Mistral is a soulful live jazz album from sax and piano duo Toshihiko Inoue and Masaki Hayashi, recorded in 2008...
Meu Coracao: Hall Tone
As jazz fans know, Brazilian music and bossa nova tunes are frequently present on jazz albums, playlists, and jazz bars,...
Protean: Protean
Protean is the first release from jazz pianist Naoko Tanaka, who self-produced and released this album in 2009 under the...
Shigeo Fukuda & Toshiki Nunokawa: Childhood’s Dream
Childhood’s Dream is a 10-song, hour-long studio recording from pianist Shigeo Fukuda and guitarist Toshiki Nunokawa. Both leading veteran players,...
Shinichi Kato & Masahiko Sato: Duet
On Duet from 2001, bassist Shinichi Kato and pianist Masahiko Sato put forth a misty and stimulating collection of duets....
Fumiko Yamazaki: Here Goes!
From vibraphonist Fumiko Yamazaki, the aptly titled Here Goes! is an enthusiastic introduction to her music with her jazz quartet...
Fumie Chiba: Beautiful Days
On her fourth and latest album Beautiful Days (2017), pianist Fumie Chiba records eleven new compositions with a jazz sextet,...
Naoko Sakata Trio: Flower Clouds
The Naoko Sakata Trio’s second album Flower Clouds from 2013 describes modern jazz in ethereal form, summoning images like glaciers...
Yoshihito “P” Koizumi P-Project: By Coincidence
Jazz, soul, and funk bassist Yoshihito “P” Koizumi is an active member of a number of Japanese jazz groups and...
Yukiko Hayakawa Trio: Gallery
Gallery is the 2008 debut release from jazz pianist Yukiko Hayakawa’s trio, an all-original outing with seven tracks clocking in...
Arco: Live At Yoncha
The piano and cello duo Arco released Live at Yoncha in 2018, a performance recorded at a live music cafe...
Chihiro Yamanaka Trio: Madrigal
On her third album Madrigal, jazz pianist Chihiro Yamanaka continues on her upward arc, working her magic on jazz standards...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: Whisper Not
Whisper Not is vocalist Layla Tomomi Sakai’s debut release from 2016. Performing here with an intimate guitar and trumpet combo,...