Archive - Jazz of Japan

March 2025

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 •

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 •

Sunny Side jazz club, located near Takadanobaba and Nishi-waseda stations in Tokyo, Japan (website, map).

Mar 18 •

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 •

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 •

Emiko Voice & Yuka Yanagihara: Enyana

Enyana is the first collaboration album from vocalist Emiko Voice and pianist Yuka Yanagihara.

Mar 1 •

February 2025

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