Index
Albums, musicians, and articles discussed on Jazz of Japan
Noriko Satomi: Project-N
Project-N is the debut album from violinist Noriko Satomi, a classically trained violinist and “Nissan Presents Jazz Japan 2019” award...
Maiko: Reminiscence
Jazz violinist maiko’s new album Reminiscence is a milestone release for the Tokyo-based musician. It’s both a look back at...
Noriko Satomi: A Love Supreme
Noriko Satomi brings the passion and vibrancy of jazz violin to an acclaimed jazz composition on her 2019 homage to...
Maiko Trio: Live! Three
Jazz violinist Maiko trio live! Three captures a night in Tokyo in 2016, recorded live at The Glee concert hall...
Oto-ya Hiroo
Oto-ya Hiroo concert space, located near Hiroo 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...
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...
Emiko Voice: Standard Trio
Emiko Voice is always an interesting, active, and boundary-exploring musician, often simultaneously involved in a number of projects. Emphasizing her...
Erisa Ogawa: Where Have U Been?
Erisa Ogawa (ERiSA) is a flutist, voice percussionist, and composer whose second album, /Where Have U Been? (/2019) is a...
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...
Apple Jump
Apple Jump jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Strings
Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan
Nami Kano: Mawsim
Saxophonist and composer Nami Kano has just released a long-awaited album mawsim with her group of the same name today...
Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is a 2019 jazz release from bassist Daiki Yasukagawa, pianist Hitomi Nishiyama, and violinist Maiko. These...
Motoi Kanamori: The Live
Bassist Motoi Kanamori released his third album The Live in 2023. This is a double CD album with a title...
Ruriko Kawamura: Blossoms
Vocalist Ruriko Kawamura released Blossoms in 2016, her second album following her 2011 debut record Loo Loo. The album is...
Yuri Hirota: Magical Moonlight
Yuri Hirota’s album Magical Moonlight was released in 2017 as a petite jazz gallery of some of her favorite songs...
Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting
For many people, classical music can be very relaxing, a soothing balm at certain times, or in uncertain times. Some...
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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;...
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...
Maiko: Solo
Jazz violinist Maiko pours her heart and soul out on her 2018 release Solo, brimming with graceful elegance and drama...
B-flat
B-flat jazz club, located near Akasaka station in Tokyo, Japan
Nobie: Primary
Nobie is a multi-talented artist whose musical and professional paths started at a young age. These included learning the violin...
Cafe Beulmans
Cafe Beulmans jazz club, located near Seijogakuen-mae and Nakano-Sakaue stations in Tokyo, Japan
Rie Taguchi: The Gift
Vocalist Rie Taguchi leads a swinging sextet on her first full-length album, The Gift. Her sultry voice seems to crack...
Yoyogi Naru
Yoyogi Naru jazz club, located near Yoyogi station in Tokyo, Japan
Emiko Voice: Carta
An elegant package inside and out, brimming with atmosphere. The outer package is a slim booklet, containing photography, a poem,...
Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality
Pianist and composer Eri Chichibu released her debut album Crossing Reality in 2022. On it, she includes eight of her...