Soultrane
Jazz of Japan #180 (Premium) — Soultrane jazz club, located near Asakusa station in Tokyo, Japan
Hiro Kimura Quintet: Folds
Jazz of Japan #179 — The full title of this 2023 album sets the stage: “Folds - Live at 100Ban...
Mariko Maeda: Awareness
Jazz of Japan #178 — Awareness is the inspiring title of trombonist Mariko Maeda’s debut album of newly-recorded music that...
Body & Soul
Jazz of Japan #177 (Premium) — Body & Soul jazz club, located near Shibuya and Harajuku stations in Tokyo, Japan
JZ Brat
Jazz of Japan #176 (Premium) — JZ Brat jazz club, located near Shibuya station in Tokyo, Japan
A-Un
Jazz of Japan #175 (Premium) — A-Un jazz club, located near Shinjuku and Nishi-shinjuku stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
George Nakajima Trio: First Touch
Jazz of Japan #174 — On his debut album First Touch from 2021, George Nakajima delivers the curated sound of...
Bully's
Jazz of Japan #173 (Premium) — Bully’s jazz club, located near Yotsuya Sanchome and Akebonobashi stations in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Porto
Jazz of Japan #172 (Premium) — Porto jazz club, located near Nippori station in Tokyo, Japan
Cafe Beulmans
Jazz of Japan #171 (Premium) — Cafe Beulmans jazz club, located near Seijogakuen-mae and Nakano-Sakaue stations in Tokyo, Japan
Apollo
Jazz of Japan #170 (Premium) — Apollo jazz club, located near Shimo-Kitazawa station in Tokyo, Japan
Rie Taguchi: The Gift II
Jazz of Japan #169 — Vocalist and pianist Rie Taguchi delivers a follow-up to her debut album The Gift with...
Barbra
Jazz of Japan #168 (Premium) — Barbra jazz club, located near Ginza and Shimbashi stations in Tokyo, Japan
The Deep
Jazz of Japan #167 (Premium) — The Deep jazz club, located near Ginza and Shimbashi stations in Tokyo, Japan
Shunichi Yanagi Trio: Slope
Jazz of Japan #166 — Jazz pianist Shunichi Yanagi’s Slope is his second trio release, a 2015 followup to his...
Polka Dots
Jazz of Japan #165 (Premium) — Polka Dots jazz club, located near Shinjuku-Sanchome station in Tokyo, Japan
All of Me
Jazz of Japan #164 (Premium) — All of Me jazz club, located near Roppongi and Nogizaka stations in Tokyo, Japan
Hot House
Jazz of Japan #163 (Premium) — Hot House jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed)
Naoko Akimoto: No One Else
Jazz of Japan #162 — Vocalist Naoko Akimoto’s debut release No One Else is a seven-song introduction to the popular...
Our Delight
Jazz of Japan #161 (Premium) — Our Delight jazz club, located near Warabi station in Tokyo, Japan (permanently closed, now Re:Delight)
Birdland
Jazz of Japan #160 (Premium) — Birdland jazz club, located near Kitasenju station in Tokyo, Japan
Paco
Jazz of Japan #159 (Premium) — Paco jazz club, located near Kojimachi and Hanzomon stations in Tokyo, Japan
P's Bar
Jazz of Japan #158 (Premium) — P’s Bar jazz club, located near Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, Japan
Into the Blue
Jazz of Japan #157 (Premium) — Into the Blue jazz club, located near Machida station in Tokyo, Japan
Chihiro Yamanaka: Outside by the Swing
Jazz of Japan #156 — Chihiro Yamanaka’s Outside By The Swing (2005) is her fourth piano trio album and continues...
Alfie
Jazz of Japan #155 (Premium) — Alfie jazz club, located near Roppongi station in Tokyo, Japan
Yoyogi Naru
Jazz of Japan #154 (Premium) — Yoyogi Naru jazz club, located near Yoyogi station in Tokyo, Japan
Introduction to Jazz of Japan
Jazz of Japan #153 (Premium) — Picture this: a dazzling city, clean and modern yet old-fashioned and traditional – a city...
Yasumasa Kumagai: Pray
Jazz of Japan #152 — Yasumasa Kumagai’s Pray (2010) is a stylishly straight ahead affair, a cool and groovy collection...
Yukako Yamano: 3rd Stage
Jazz of Japan #151 — Yukako Yamano’s 3rd Stage is the third album in her live set series, following her...