Noriko Satomi: Project-N
Noriko Satomi: Project-N Jazz of Japan #241 • May 24, 2024 • Brian McCrory Project-N is the debut album from violinist Noriko Satomi, a classically trained...
Noriko Satomi: A Love Supreme
Noriko Satomi: A Love Supreme Jazz of Japan #95 • Jan 30, 2020 • Brian McCrory Noriko Satomi brings the passion and vibrancy of jazz violin to an acclaimed...
Maiko Trio: Live! Three
Maiko Trio: Live! Three Jazz of Japan #92 • Jan 23, 2020 • Brian McCrory Jazz violinist Maiko trio live! Three captures a night in Tokyo in 2016, recorded...
Oto-ya Hiroo
Oto-ya Hiroo Jazz of Japan #306 • Apr 30, 2025 • Brian McCrory Oto-ya Hiroo concert space, located near Hiroo station in Tokyo, Japan A markedly different...
Yuichiro Aratake: Music Make Us One
Yuichiro Aratake: Music Make Us One Jazz of Japan #183 • Jun 30, 2023 • Brian McCrory Yuichiro Aratake continues to express his compassionate vision with...
Emiko Voice: Standard Trio
Emiko Voice: Standard Trio Jazz of Japan #207 • Oct 15, 2023 • Brian McCrory Emiko Voice is always an interesting, active, and boundary-exploring musician,...
Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo
Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo Jazz of Japan #299 • Mar 23, 2025 • Brian McCrory Echo, from 2024, is pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama’s latest album and a response...
Koichi Sato: Embryo
Koichi Sato: Embryo Jazz of Japan #258 • Aug 23, 2024 • Brian McCrory Koichi Sato’s two-disc album Embryo is another remarkable showcase for the talented...
Strings
Strings Jazz of Japan #294 • Feb 27, 2025 • Brian McCrory Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan Strings is a friendly jazz bar in...
Motoi Kanamori: The Live
Motoi Kanamori: The Live Jazz of Japan #288 • Jan 25, 2025 • Brian McCrory Bassist Motoi Kanamori released his third album The Live in 2023. This is a double...
Nami Kano: Mawsim
Nami Kano: Mawsim Jazz of Japan #234 • Mar 15, 2024 • Brian McCrory Saxophonist and composer Nami Kano has just released a long-awaited album /*mawsim* /with...
Apple Jump
Apple Jump Jazz of Japan #264 • Sep 16, 2024 • Brian McCrory Apple Jump jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan Hideaki Hori (piano) Trio...
Erisa Ogawa: Where Have U Been?
Erisa Ogawa: Where Have U Been? Jazz of Japan #243 • May 31, 2024 • Brian McCrory Erisa Ogawa (ERiSA) is a flutist, voice percussionist, and composer whose...
Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life
Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life Jazz of Japan #342 • Dec 13, 2025 • Brian McCrory The Tree of Life is a 2019 jazz release from...
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Welcome to Jazz of Japan This site is dedicated to showcasing modern jazz albums from Japan and Japanese musicians. On Jazz of Japan, my motivation is to...
Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting
Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting Jazz of Japan #273 • Nov 1, 2024 • Brian McCrory For many people, classical music can be very relaxing, a soothing balm at...
Maiko: Solo
Maiko: Solo Jazz of Japan #107 • Feb 28, 2020 • Brian McCrory Jazz violinist Maiko pours her heart and soul out on her 2018 release Solo, brimming with...
Rie Taguchi: The Gift II
Rie Taguchi: The Gift II Jazz of Japan #169 • May 26, 2023 • Brian McCrory Vocalist and pianist Rie Taguchi delivers a follow-up to her debut album The Gift...
Hitomi Nishiyama: Dot
Hitomi Nishiyama: Dot Jazz of Japan #267 • Oct 4, 2024 • Brian McCrory Dot is the 2023 album by pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama. Until this week’s release...
Yuri Hirota: Magical Moonlight
Yuri Hirota: Magical Moonlight Jazz of Japan #348 • Jan 25, 2026 • Brian McCrory Yuri Hirota’s album Magical Moonlight was released in 2017 as a petite jazz...
Ruriko Kawamura: Blossoms
Ruriko Kawamura: Blossoms Jazz of Japan #146 • Oct 19, 2021 • Brian McCrory Vocalist Ruriko Kawamura released Blossoms in 2016, her second album following...
Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality
Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality Jazz of Japan #256 • Aug 9, 2024 • Brian McCrory Pianist and composer Eri Chichibu released her debut album Crossing Reality...
Harumi Nomoto Trio: Virgo
Harumi Nomoto Trio: Virgo Jazz of Japan #73 • Apr 3, 2019 • Brian McCrory Pianist Harumi Nomoto’s 2014 release Virgo is a constellation of grooves, moods,...
Emiko Voice: Carta
Emiko Voice: Carta Jazz of Japan #5 • Jan 30, 2018 • Brian McCrory An elegant package inside and out, brimming with atmosphere. The outer package is a slim...
Rie Taguchi: The Gift
Rie Taguchi: The Gift Jazz of Japan #21 • Feb 21, 2018 • Brian McCrory Vocalist Rie Taguchi leads a swinging sextet on her first full-length album, The Gift....
Rabbitoo: The Torch
Rabbitoo: The Torch Jazz of Japan #208 • Oct 22, 2023 • Brian McCrory Opening with a single-tone drone, electronic jazz music group Rabbitoo continues their...
Cafe Beulmans
Cafe Beulmans Jazz of Japan #171 • May 30, 2023 • Brian McCrory Cafe Beulmans jazz club, located near Seijogakuen-mae and Nakano-Sakaue stations in Tokyo,...
B-flat
B-flat Jazz of Japan #228 • Feb 5, 2024 • Brian McCrory B-flat jazz club, located near Akasaka station in Tokyo, Japan B-flat is a solid jazz bar located...
Nobie: Primary
Nobie: Primary Jazz of Japan #262 • Sep 6, 2024 • Brian McCrory Nobie is a multi-talented artist whose musical and professional paths started at a young age....