Tokyo Jazz Site (TJS) was born in late 2007 as a blog devoted to the hidden jazz world in Tokyo. Focusing on the smaller, less well known clubs, bars and cafes, slowly record shop information, musician profiles, photos from jazz events around town, and upcoming gig information was added. The blog was an immediate success and has since been featured in publications including the Japan Times, the Asia Wall St. Journal and The Tokyo Journal. In fall 2008 TJS founder Mr. OK Jazz acted as a consultant and was interviewed for the TV program "Jazz in the City: Tokyo", produced by and broadcast on Dutch national broadcaster NPS.

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The Wall Street Journal (2009/09/18) In the words of Mr. OK Jazz, a transplanted Brooklyn native who operates the lovingly researched Web site www.tokyojazzsite.com and is planning to catalog the jazz coffee shops in a book, "While New York is the place to go for jazz musicians, when it comes to jazz fans, it just doesn't get any better than Tokyo." ...read more

The Japan Times (2008/02/06) Brooklyn-born Mr. OK Jazz runs Tokyo Jazz Site, a blog that documents the capital's extensive jazz scene. ...read more

If you have any burning Qs and you can't wait for any replies to come to the Forum, then you can email Mr. OK Jazz at mrokjazztokyo@gmail.com Perhaps he will take some time away from his Bobby Hutcherson albums and bottle of sake to respond to your email..perhaps...