Naru
Jazz of Japan #277 (Premium) — Naru jazz club, located near Ochanomizu station in Tokyo, Japan
Fumie Chiba: Rougequeue
Jazz of Japan #276 — Rougequeue is a 2015 mini-album from pianist Fumie Chiba that features five of her original...
Someday
Jazz of Japan #275 (Premium) — Someday jazz club, located near Asakusa/Tawaramachi and Kuramae stations in Tokyo, Japan
Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Side Two
Jazz of Japan #274 — Saxophonist and composer Ryosuke Hashizume has released six albums with the Ryosuke Hashizume Group over...
Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting
Jazz of Japan #273 — For many people, classical music can be very relaxing, a soothing balm at certain times,...
Chie Nishimura: Virtual Silence
Jazz of Japan #272 — Virtual Silence (2022) is a 38-minute experience in five chapters, a project born of a...
Mabumi Yamaguchi: Viento
Jazz of Japan #271 — Like Mamoru Ishida’s Afterglow introduced previously, Mabumi Yamaguchi’s Viento is a 2023 jazz release from...
Sweet Rain
Jazz of Japan #270 (Premium) — Sweet Rain jazz club, located near Nakano station in Tokyo, Japan
Mamoru Ishida: Afterglow
Jazz of Japan #269 — Afterglow is the latest recording from pianist Mamoru Ishida, released in 2023 and recorded in...
Kanmachi 63
Jazz of Japan #268 (Premium) — Kanmachi 63 jazz club, located near Bashamichi and Kannai stations in Yokohama, Japan
Hitomi Nishiyama: Dot
Jazz of Japan #267 — Dot is the 2023 album by pianistcomposer Hitomi Nishiyama. Until this week’s release of Echo,...
Sumire Kuribayashi Trio: Toys
Jazz of Japan #266 — Toys is pianist Sumire Kuribayashi’s debut leader album from 2014. Since then, the spirited musician...
Clepsydra: Un Jour
Jazz of Japan #265 — Clepsydra’s album Un Jour from 2011 is an eclectic collection of eleven original songs that...
Apple Jump
Jazz of Japan #264 (Premium) — Apple Jump jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Sayaka Kishi Trio: Banquet
Jazz of Japan #263 — On Banquet, pianist and composer Sayaka Kishi’s latest album from 2024, her piano trio brightens...
Nobie: Primary
Jazz of Japan #262 — Nobie is a multi-talented artist whose musical and professional paths started at a young age....
Jazzspot J
Jazz of Japan #261 (Premium) — Jazzspot J jazz club, located near Shinjuku-Sanchome and Shinjuku-Gyoemmae stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Yasumasa Kumagai & Ryu Kawamura: Ol’ School Jazz
Jazz of Japan #260 — In the style of classic apostrophe-bearing jazz album titles, pianist Yasumasa Kumagai and bassist Ryu...
Gate One
Jazz of Japan #259 (Premium) — Gate One jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Sato: Embryo
Jazz of Japan #258 — Koichi Sato’s two-disc album Embryo is another remarkable showcase for the talented composerarrangerpianist. Unfolding the...
Banda Feliz: Boa Viagem
Jazz of Japan #257 — Banda Feliz is a group of Tokyo musicians playing festive Brazilian music, originals and covers,...
Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality
Jazz of Japan #256 — Pianist and composer Eri Chichibu released her debut album Crossing Reality in 2022. On it,...
Somethin’
Jazz of Japan #255 (Premium) — Somethin’ jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiko Saita: Back in Time to Boston
Jazz of Japan #254 — Singer Yoshiko Saita’s latest release is Back in Time to Boston, an album whose recording...
Motohiko Ichino: Sketches
Jazz of Japan #253 — Sketches by Motohiko Ichino is a 2007 jazz album featuring Ichino’s guitar trio and quartet...
Akihiro Yoshimoto & Takashi Sugawa: Oxymoron
Jazz of Japan #252 — Oxymoron is a live recording from saxophone player Akihiro Yoshimoto and bassist Takashi Sugawa. The...
Hikari Ichihara: Sara Smile
Jazz of Japan #251 — Sara Smile is the second album from trumpeter Hikari Ichihara, released in 2006. This nine-track...
Kazumi Ikenaga & Taihei Asakawa: NordNote
Jazz of Japan #250 — NordNode is a 2020 album from drummer Kazumi Ikenaga and pianist Taihei Asakawa, with ten...
Yuki Ito: Retattanni no Mori
Jazz of Japan #249 — Retattanni no Mori (Birch Tree Forest) is a 2019 solo album from bassist Yuki Ito....
Reiko Yamamoto: The Square Pyramid
Jazz of Japan #248 — Reiko Yamamoto’s The Square Pyramid is a jazz record built around her vivid and precise...