Welcome to Jazz of Japan This site is dedicated to showcasing modern jazz albums from Japan and Japanese musicians. On Jazz of Japan, my motivation is to provide straightforward descriptions of jazz recordings from Japanese musicians with photos, audio clips, and links to more information. Rather than a music critic’s album reviews, these are simple, honest introductions of new music to enjoy related to Japanese jazz. ...
Audio Mix #15 “Yell” - Sumire Kuribayashi: Orbital Resonance - 0:00:00 “Brilliant Darkness” - Fumio Karashima: Great Time - 0:03:18 “朧月に谺す (Look at the Moon)” - Shikou Ito Trio Syncretia: Kakusareta Guwa - 0:06:26 “ストップ・コール (Stop Call)” - Yukari Sekiya Trio with Yuko Tanaka: It’s Ordinary Love And… - 0:09:33 “Canja” - Yukari Sekiya: Duets Till Now, From Here - 0:12:41 “di di” - Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: Blending Tone - 0:15:49 “Let’s Do It” - Asuka Watanabe: Unaffected - 0:18:57 “Listen to my Blues” - Wataru Hamasaki & Akane Matsumoto: Listen to My Blues - 0:21:25 “Rising Sun” - Yuto Komatsu Quartet: Defune - 0:24:33 “The last is the first” - Toshihiko Inoue: Fuse - 0:27:41 “Marigold” - Hitomi Aikawa & Masaki Hayashi: Ten To Sen - 0:31:44 “O Morro Não Tem Vez” - Rio Osawa: Rio - 0:34:52 “Mirage” - Maiko: Reminiscence - 0:38:00 “Karys Trance” - Ayumi Koketsu: Struttin’ - 0:41:33 “メユメユ Meyu-meyu” - Ochikochi: Ochikochi - 0:44:41 “Something Like That” - Saki Ozawa: Cheers! - 0:47:49 “These Are Soulful Days” - Koichi Hirata: Introducing Koichi Hirata - 0:50:57 “Aderante” - Yuki Ito Trio: Semendo Sementes - 0:54:05 “We Can Hardly See” - Otohito Fuse Trio: Thus Have I Heard - 0:57:13 “Blue violet” - Yudo Matsuo Quartet: Songs in Motion - 1:00:20 ...
Albums (299) | Musicians (572) | Articles (375) Albums (299) Index of albums discussed on this site 2025 Releases Davy Mooney & Ko Omura: The Word Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana Harumi Nomoto Trio: Anitya Hitomi Aikawa & Masaki Hayashi: Ten To Sen Kaito Nakamura: Invisible Diary Mayuko Katakura: The Duality of My Soul Melodies: Melodies Otohito Fuse Trio: Thus Have I Heard Shikou Ito Trio Syncretia: Kakusareta Guwa Sumire Kuribayashi: Orbital Resonance Sumire Kuribayashi / Kazuma Fujimoto / Takashi Sugawa: Tides of Blue Wataru Hamasaki & Akane Matsumoto: Listen to My Blues Yukari Sekiya: Duets Till Now, From Here Yuto Komatsu Quartet: Defune 2024 Releases Akane Matsumoto & Ayumi Koketsu: Trust Hiroyuki Yamaguchi Quintet: Mowna Hitomi Nishiyama: Echo Koichi Hirata: Introducing Koichi Hirata Maiko: Reminiscence Michiyo Matsushita Trio: Free Miyuki Moriya: Beyond the Sea Nami Kano: Mawsim Otohito Fuse Trio: Isolated Sayaka Kishi Trio: Banquet Setagaya Trio: Progress Taeko Kurita & Akira Sotoyama: Duo Takako Yamada Trio: Live at The Moment Yoshiko Saita: Back in Time to Boston Yuji Ito & Koichi Hirata Duo: Two for the Road Yuka Yanagihara Trio: Beloved Ones eFreydut: Fairway 2023 Releases Akane Matsumoto & Nanami Haruta: For My Lady Ami Fukui Trio: MCY Ghost Peak: The Goat on a Peak Harumi Nomoto: I’ll Be Home for Christmas Hiro Kimura Quintet: Folds Hitomi Nishiyama: Dot Mabumi Yamaguchi: Viento Mamoru Ishida: Afterglow Mariko Maeda: Awareness Motoi Kanamori: The Live Nobie & Takayoshi Baba: Owari to Hajimari Saki Ozawa: Cheers! Seiji Endo: Piano Pieces Collection II Yosuke Sato & George Nakajima: Longing 2022 Releases Akane Matsumoto: Little Girl Blue Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: 64 Charlesgate Ami Fukui Trio: Nova Manhã Daiki Yasukagawa New Trio: The Three Roses Emiko Voice: Standard Trio Eri Chichibu: Crossing Reality FNK: Canvas Hideaki Hori: Melodies for Night & Day Magnolia: El viento y las flores Mikiko Nagatake: Solo Mikiko Nagatake Trio: Breathe Beneath the Sun Nanami Haruta: II Naoko Tanaka: Appreciation Shinpei Ruike & George Nakajima: Duo Sul Madrugada: Luar Toshiki Abe Life Memory Project: The Simplicity 2021 Releases Chie Nishimura: Virtual Silence Fe: Live at Virtuoso George Nakajima Trio: First Touch Hiro Kimura: Trees Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Calling Jabuticaba: Jabuticaba Kaori Vibes Quartet: Starry Nights Koichi Sato: Embryo Kunpei Nakabayashi Orchestra: Circles Miyuki Moriya: Uta Oto Rie Taguchi: The Gift II Rio Osawa: Rio Seiji Endo: Piano Pieces Collection Tetsuji Yoshida & Mikiko Nagatake Duo: Live at Knuttel House Toru Takahashi: Tokyo Groovin’ High! Yuichi Narita: Urban Nocturne Yukako Yamano & Yukari Inoue: Dubai Suite Yuki Ito Trio: Semendo Sementes 2020 Releases Banda Feliz: Boa Viagem Bungalow: Abstract Messages Fumika Asari: Introducin’ Hitomi Nishiyama: Vibrant Kaoru Azuma / Hitomi Nishiyama: Faces Kazumi Ikenaga & Taihei Asakawa: NordNote Mase Hiroko Quintet: First Contact Miwo: Tranquillo Polyglot: Talk, Vol. 1 Seiji Harakawa Quartet: Skipping Down the Street Sumireiko: Decision Yasumasa Kumagai & J-Jazz Homies: Last Resort 2019 Releases Akane Matsumoto: Oh, Lady Be Good Arco: Birth Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life Duo Tremolo: Resonance Erisa Ogawa: Where Have U Been? Kanoko Kitajima: Long Way to Go Keisuke Nakamura: Humadope 2 Layla Tomomi Sakai: Stolen Moments Minoru Yoshiki Soulstation: Path of Hope NHORHM: New Heritage of Real Heavy Metal -Extra Edition- Noriko Satomi: A Love Supreme Reiko Yamamoto: The Square Pyramid Sayaka Kishi Trio: Life Is Too Great The Third Tribe: Nearly Dusk Trio Export 63.1.0.X: Small Pieces for Flying Padre Yuka Yanagihara Trio: Inner Views Yuki Ito: Retattanni no Mori 2018 Releases Arco: Live At Yoncha Hitomi Aikawa: Sweet Layla Tomomi Sakai: The Island Maiko: Solo Megumi Yonezawa / Masa Kamaguchi / Ken Kobayashi: Boundary Michiyo Matsushita: Sally Gardens Mie Joké: Etrenne Motoi Kanamori: My Soul Meeting Nobie: Bénin Rio Tokyo Sanae Ishikawa: Grown-up Christmas Gift Seiji Endo: Genji Monogatari Volume 1 Seiji Tada: Workout!! Shinya Fukumori Trio: For 2 Akis Taihei Asakawa: Waltz for Debby Takayuki Yagi: New Departure Yudo Matsuo Quartet: Songs in Motion Yukako Yamano: Imperial 2017 Releases Akane Matsumoto: Night & Day Akihiro Yoshimoto & Takashi Sugawa: Oxymoron Arco: Asymmetry Atomi Hamada: This is Atomi Bungalow: You Already Know Emiko Voice: Carta Fumie Chiba: Beautiful Days Hideaki Kanazawa & Sumire Kuribayashi: Nijuso Hiroco Nagano: Okurimono Kazumi Ikenaga: Niwatazumi Koto ha, To: Shiro o Matoeba Mabumi Yamaguchi: Let Your Mind Alone Noriko Satomi: Project-N Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Incomplete Voices TCQ: Memories of T Yako Horikita: Shining Hour Yukako Yamano: 3rd Stage Yuri Hirota: Magical Moonlight 2016 Releases Akiko Suda: Flowers On The Hill Ami Fukui Trio: New Journey Ayumi Koketsu: Art Blue Dot: Halo Hitomi Nishiyama Trio “Parallax”: Live Junichiro Ohkuchi Trio: Invisible Kaori Vibes Quartet: Cross Point Koichi Sato: Melancholy of a Journey Layla Tomomi Sakai: Whisper Not Maiko Trio: Live! Three Makiyo Sakai: Silver Painting Meu Coracao: A Tempo Rabbitoo: The Torch Rie Taguchi: The Gift Ruriko Kawamura: Blossoms Seiji Endo: Circle for Peace Toshihiko Inoue: Vayu 2015 Releases Akane Matsumoto: Memories of You Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: Moving Color Bungalow: Unseen Scenes Daiki Yasukagawa Trio: Trios II Fumie Chiba: Rougequeue Les Komatis: Les Komatis Mayuko Katakura: The Echoes of Three NHORHM: New Heritage of Real Heavy Metal Naoko Tanaka Trio: Memories Seiji Endo: Tsutaete Ikou Shunichi Yanagi Trio: Slope Sohnosuke Imaizumi: Rin Sumito Oi: Sumitty & The Funfair Tomoka Miwa: Colors in Silence Yasumasa Kumagai: J-Straight Ahead 2014 Releases Harumi Nomoto Trio: Virgo Hideaki Hori Trio: Unconditional Love Hiroshi Fukutomi: Memory Stones Keisuke Nakamura: Humadope Masako Kunisada: M Rabbitoo: National Anthem of Unknown Country Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Side Two Sayaka Kishi: Featuring Te Shinpei Ruike & George Nakajima: N.40° Sumire Kuribayashi Trio: Toys Trigraph: Fever Water Me!: Water Me! 2013 Releases Ami Fukui: Amizm Bungalow: Past Life Fumie Chiba Trio: Echoes Hiromi Miura: We Don’t Know Yet Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Sympathy Kaori Vibes Quartet: Flying Mind Maki Fujimura: Best Wishes Miki Hirose: Scratch Naoko Sakata Trio: Flower Clouds Ryosuke Hashizume Group: VisibleInvisible Taihei Asakawa Trio: Touch of Winter Takako Yamada: The Flow of Time Toshihiko Inoue & Masaki Hayashi: Mistral Wataru Hamasaki Meets Akane Matsumoto Trio: Big Catch Yuka Ueda: Dois Yukako Yamano: 1st Stage Yuya Wakai: Images Zephyr: Zephyr 2012 Releases Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: Blending Tone Ayumi Koketsu: Rainbow Tales Daiki Yasukagawa Trio: Kanmai Hitomi Nishiyama: Astrolabe Manabu Ohishi Trio: Gift Masako Kunisada: Wonderful Life Naoko Akimoto: No One Else Ochikochi: Ochikochi Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Acoustic Fluid Sachiko Ikuta Trio: Haru No Kaze Seiji Endo: Sakura Meditation Shunichi Yanagi Trio: Bubble Fish Taeko Kurita: Ko-tsu-ko-tsu Takuji Yamada: Lite Blue Yudo Matsuo: Bonanza Yukari Inoue: Sakura 2011 Releases Aquapit: Aquapit Bungalow: Metropolitan Oasis Clepsydra: Un Jour Fumiko Yamazaki: Here Goes! Hikari Ichihara Group: Unity Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Music in You Ko Omura: Introspect Koichi Sato: Utopia Mamoru Ishida: Ishida Mamoru 4 feat. Mike Rivett Nobie: Primary Reikan Kobayashi: Gakudan Hitori Shigeo Fukuda & Toshiki Nunokawa: Childhood’s Dream Shinichi Kato: Bass on Cinema Taihei Asakawa: Catastrophe in Jazz Takumi Seino & Motohiko Ichino: Frozen Dust Tokuhiro Doi Quartet: Amalthea Yoshihito “P” Koizumi P-Project: By Coincidence Yuka Ueda: Agora Yukari Sekiya Trio with Yuko Tanaka: It’s Ordinary Love And… Yuko Miyawaki: Song of Flower 2010 Releases Akane Matsumoto: Playing New York Ami Fukui Trio: Urban Clutter Ayumi Koketsu: Struttin’ Azumi: Almost Like Being in Love Eriko Shimizu: Sora Hideaki Hori Trio: In My Words Hikari Ichihara Group: Move On Hiroshi Fukutomi Quintet: Rings of Saturn Manabu Ohishi Trio: Wish Mayuko Katakura: Faith Miyuki Moriya: Cat’s Cradle Trispace: Trispace Yasumasa Kumagai: Pray Yuichiro Aratake: Music Make Us One 2009 Releases Emiko Voice x Suga Dairo: Phase 2 Fumie Chiba Trio: Tip of Dream Hara Dairiki Trio: You’ve Changed Ken’ichiro Shinzawa: Piano Works Mayuko Katakura: Inspiration Meu Coracao: Hall Tone Miki Hayama Trio: Wide Angle Protean: Protean Ryosuke Hashizume: Needful Things Satoshi Kosugi: Bass on Times Sayaketts: Colors Yasumasa Kumagai & Ryu Kawamura: Ol’ School Jazz 2008 Releases Hideaki Hori & Wataru Hamasaki: Encounter Kaoru Azuma: Footprints in New York Routine Jazz Sextet: Routine Jazz Sextet Ryosuke Hashizume Group: As We Breathe Yasumasa Kumagai: I Need a Change, Too Yukiko Hayakawa Trio: Gallery 2007 Releases Baby Brothers: Happy Christmas with Bb Chihiro Yamanaka: Abyss Fuse: Live Fuse Harumi Nomoto Trio: Belinda Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: Many Seasons Motohiko Ichino: Sketches Sanae Ishikawa: Feel Like Makin’ Love 2006 Releases Chihiro Yamanaka: Lach Doch Mal Fumio Karashima: Great Time Hikari Ichihara: Sara Smile Miki Hayama: Prelude to a Kiss Ryosuke Hashizume Group: Wordless 2005 Releases Chihiro Yamanaka: Outside by the Swing Hakuei Kim Trio: Open the Green Door Yuichiro Aratake: The Light Flows In 2004 Releases Asuka Watanabe: Unaffected Chihiro Yamanaka Trio: Madrigal Fumio Karashima Trio: It’s Just Beginning Hitomi Nishiyama Trio: I’m Missing You 2003 Releases Hideaki Hori: Horizon 2002 Releases Chihiro Yamanaka Trio: When October Goes Harumi Nomoto Trio: Another Ordinary Day 2001 Releases Chihiro Yamanaka Trio: Living Without Friday Shinichi Kato & Masahiko Sato: Duet 1999 Releases Toshihiko Inoue: Fuse 1993 Releases Kohsuke Mine Quintet: Major to Minor ...