Archive - Jazz of Japan

Duo Tremolo: Resonance

Pianist Hideaki Hori and guitarist Takayoshi Baba create beautiful music together on Resonance, their first studio recording as the unit “Duo Tremolo”.

Mar 3, 2021 •

Shinpei Ruike & George Nakajima: Duo

Duo is the latest album from trumpeter Shinpei Ruike and pianist George Nakajima, two Tokyo-based jazz musicians who hail from the same area in northern…

Nov 10, 2023 •

Tetsuji Yoshida & Mikiko Nagatake Duo: Live At Knuttel House

Trumpeter Tetsuji Yoshida and pianist Mikiko Nagatake create new music in old town surroundings on 2021’s Live at Knuttel House. Yoshida’s original…

Aug 11, 2023 •

Yosuke Sato & George Nakajima: Longing

Longing is the title of a 2023 jazz duo album from saxophonist Yosuke Sato and pianist George Nakajima.

May 30 •

Akane Matsumoto & Ayumi Koketsu: Trust

Trust is a 2024 release from the duo of pianist Akane Matsumoto and saxophonist Ayumi Koketsu.

Apr 12 •

Meu Coracao: A Tempo

The Japanese vocal-guitar duo Meu Coração releases the stunning A Tempo as a return to an earlier form.

Mar 14, 2018 •

Toshihiko Inoue & Masaki Hayashi: Mistral

Mistral is a soulful live jazz album from sax and piano duo Toshihiko Inoue and Masaki Hayashi, recorded in 2008 and released in 2013.

Jul 16, 2021 •

Hideaki Kanazawa & Sumire Kuribayashi: Nijuso

Veteran bassist Hideaki Kanazawa and stellar pianist Sumire Kuribayashi join up for a calm and lyrical jazz duo on Nijuso from 2017.

Jan 28, 2020 •

Arco: Live At Yoncha

The piano and cello duo Arco released Live at Yoncha in 2018, a performance recorded at a live music cafe bar in Tokyo.

Mar 23, 2021 •

The piano and cello duo Arco released their second album Birth in 2019, two years after their debut Asymmetry, showing grace and refinement in a matured…

May 3, 2020 •

Emiko Voice x Suga Dairo: Phase 2

Vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Dairo Suga perform jazz standards in non-standard ways on their 2009 release Phase 2~Twist & Shout~, a followup to…

Feb 26, 2020 •

Nobie & Takayoshi Baba: Owari to Hajimari

Owari to Hajimari (The End and the Beginning) is a new album from the duo of vocalist Nobie and guitarist Takayoshi Baba.

Jan 11 •

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