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Fe: Live at Virtuoso
The 2021 album Live at Virtuoso by the quartet Fe was released by the jazz club Virtuoso in the nightlife district of Akasaka in Tokyo, Japan.
Apr 6
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Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: I'm Missing You
Rewinding from the previous article on Hitomi Nishiyama’s Echo from 2024, and connecting the dots (re: Dot, 2023), relistening to Hitomi Nishiyama…
Mar 30
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Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo
Echo, from 2024, is pianist/composer Hitomi Nishiyama’s latest album and a response to her previous release Dot from 2023.
Mar 23
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Sunny Side
Sunny Side jazz club, located near Takadanobaba and Nishi-waseda stations in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).
Mar 18
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Hikari Ichihara Group: Unity
Unity is the sixth album from trumpeter Hikari Ichihara and the second album from the Hikari Ichihara Group band name, following their excellent debut…
Mar 16
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Ghost Peak: The Goat on a Peak
The Goat on a Peak is a 2023 album from Ghost Peak, a band formed in 2022 by guitarist Shinji Miyazaki with Natsuki Tamura on trumpet, Taeko Kurita on…
Mar 9
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Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana
Enyana is the first collaboration album from vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Yuka Yanagihara.
Mar 1
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Strings
Strings jazz club, located near Kichijoji station in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).
Feb 27
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Hideaki Hori & Wataru Hamasaki: Encounter
Encounter is the first album from co-leaders pianist Hideaki Hori and saxophonist Wataru Hamasaki, released in 2008.
Feb 23
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Ami Fukui Trio: MCY
It was a surprise when Ami Fukui released even more new songs and arrangements with her trio on her release MCY (2023) so soon after her previous trio…
Feb 15
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Miyuki Moriya: Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea is saxophonist Miyuki Moriya’s fourth album as a leader, which she released in 2024 with her regular quartet of Mamoru Ishida (piano…
Feb 9
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Magnolia: El viento y las flores
Magnolia is a trio made up of vibraphone, piano, and percussion, and their debut album, El viento y las flores was released in 2022.
Feb 3
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Velvet Sun
Velvet Sun jazz club, located near Ogikubo and Asagaya stations in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).
Jan 29
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Motoi Kanamori: The Live
Bassist Motoi Kanamori released his third album The Live in 2023.
Jan 25
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