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Salt Peanuts
June 13, 2024
Jazz of Japan #246 (Premium) — Salt Peanuts jazz club, located near Ekoda and Shin-Egota stations in Tokyo, Japan
Asuka Watanabe: Unaffected
March 23, 2026
Jazz of Japan #357 — In Japan, Asuka Watanabe is a recognizable name for fans of old jazz standards and...
Oto-ya Hiroo
April 30, 2025
Jazz of Japan #306 (Premium) — Oto-ya Hiroo concert space, located near Hiroo station in Tokyo, Japan
Nobie & Takayoshi Baba: Owari to Hajimari
January 11, 2025
Jazz of Japan #286 — Owari to Hajimari (The End and the Beginning) is a new album from the duo...
Baby Brothers: Bb
March 23, 2020
Jazz of Japan #113 — The living music from vocal a cappella groups can be inspiring and soothing in turbulent...
Baby Brothers: Happy Christmas with Bb
December 24, 2023
Jazz of Japan #219 — This special release from Baby Brothers, entitled Happy Christmas with Bb (side b, the final...
Miwo: Tranquillo
June 14, 2024
Jazz of Japan #247 — Jazz singer MIWO’s first album is entitled Tranquillo from 2020. This fifty-one-minute album delivers a...
Gate One
August 27, 2024
Jazz of Japan #259 (Premium) — Gate One jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
Kaoru Azuma: Footprints in New York
November 29, 2025
Jazz of Japan #339 — Vocalist Kaoru Azuma’s Japanese debut release is Footprints in New York, recorded in New York...
Strings
February 27, 2025
Jazz of Japan #294 (Premium) — Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan
Emiko Voice: Standard Trio
October 15, 2023
Jazz of Japan #207 — Emiko Voice is always an interesting, active, and boundary-exploring musician, often simultaneously involved in a...
Sunny Side
March 18, 2025
Jazz of Japan #298 (Premium) — Sunny Side jazz club, located near Takadanobaba and Nishi-waseda stations in Tokyo, Japan
NHORHM: New Heritage of Real Heavy Metal
July 25, 2025
Jazz of Japan #320 — NHORHM is New Heritage of Real Heavy Metal. It’s not only a homage to the...
Nobie: Bénin Rio Tokyo
August 15, 2019
Jazz of Japan #79 — On Bénin Rio Tokyo, Japanese vocalist Nobie takes us on a musical journey spanning West...
Nobie: Primary
September 6, 2024
Jazz of Japan #262 — Nobie is a multi-talented artist whose musical and professional paths started at a young age....
Kaoru Azuma / Hitomi Nishiyama: Faces
December 29, 2023
Jazz of Japan #220 — The album Faces from 2020 is the follow-up to vocalist Kaoru Azuma and pianist Hitomi...
Koto ha, To: Shiro o Matoeba
July 12, 2025
Jazz of Japan #318 — “Koto ha, To” is a three-member musical project made up of vocalist Ayako Tsuchiya, pianist...
Natural
July 19, 2025
Jazz of Japan #319 (Premium) — Natural music salon, located near Mitaka station in Tokyo, Japan
Fumie Chiba: Beautiful Days
May 27, 2021
Jazz of Japan #138 — On her fourth and latest album Beautiful Days (2017), pianist Fumie Chiba records eleven new...
Seiji Endo: Tsutaete Ikou
March 11, 2018
Jazz of Japan #30 — In memory of the lives taken by the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March...
Apple Jump
September 16, 2024
Jazz of Japan #264 (Premium) — Apple Jump jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Organ Jazz Club Abecafe
October 30, 2025
Jazz of Japan #334 (Premium) — Organ Jazz Club Abecafe, located near Numabukuro Station in Tokyo, Japan
Yoyogi Naru
May 4, 2023
Jazz of Japan #154 (Premium) — Yoyogi Naru jazz club, located near Yoyogi station in Tokyo, Japan
Water Me!: Water Me!
February 26, 2021
Jazz of Japan #130 — Inspiring contrasts like strong and warm, comforting and demanding, smoky and silky, the dual vocal...
Meu Coracao: A Tempo
March 14, 2018
Jazz of Japan #31 — The Japanese vocal-guitar duo Meu Coração releases the stunning A Tempo as a return to...
Sanae Ishikawa: Grown-up Christmas Gift
December 24, 2018
Jazz of Japan #64 — Enterprising singer Sanae Ishikawa presents us with her passionate voice on Grown-up Christmas Gift from...
P's Bar
May 12, 2023
Jazz of Japan #158 (Premium) — P’s Bar jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Naoko Akimoto: No One Else
May 15, 2023
Jazz of Japan #162 — Vocalist Naoko Akimoto’s debut release No One Else is a seven-song introduction to the popular...
Azumi: Almost Like Being in Love
February 3, 2020
Jazz of Japan #96 — Jazz singer Azumi’s 2010 release Almost Like Being in Love is a cheery and ebullient...
Layla Tomomi Sakai: Stolen Moments
May 3, 2025
Jazz of Japan #307 — Singer Layla Tomomi Sakai’s Stolen Moments is a 27-minute album from 2019, a follow-up to...
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