First the bad news..my iPod has a cracked screen, so I can't do anything but press play and hope that it's not the 2-hour podcast on the banking crisis I mistakenly downloaded..

Well, not exactly Ornette-style revolution, but you'll notice some changes round here recently.

Ayuri, one of the staff at "Haikara Tei" in Shinjuku sent me the following. I look forwrad to the new place and will get a new profile and web address up as soon I can.
Mr.OK Jazz

Peter Brotzmann (saxes), Yagi Michiyo (koto) and Honda Tamaya (drums). Live at Aketa no Mise, Nishi-Ogikubo, Sunday Dec. 13th, 2009.

Digital camera problems so only have this crappy photo left from an awesome gig. It was a shock to see the guys in Yume-Goto ("Dreamlike") play at Tokyo Main Dining in Shibuya.

http://www.jazz-nagaya.com/jazzfes.html
Info all in Japanese but worth checking out. This is a really fun weekend if you dig New Orleans trad jazz.

This is outside the front window of the Eigakan jazz cafe. Monk would have approved.

Walked by the Haikara-Tei jazz bar last night, snapped a pic of the sign above the stairwell.

I am so curious to find out how this beer tastes..can anyone fill me in?
I took this photo in a lamb restaurant around the corner, the owner is apparently a big jazz fan..

We love the Blues too here at Tokyo Jazz Site, and were knocked out when we saw that Broomduster Kan was still at it in in Inokashira-Park, Kichijoji, Tokyo. He does blues, country&western and jazz standards on his guitar and harmonica. Just thrilled to see him again in the park after a long while. My video didn't come out well so here's an older one to check out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqfxpaI7ruw&feature=related

(Thanks to sing-or-die for the tip on Kan-san.)