A guide to Jazz bars, clubs, cafes and shops in the Tokyo and Yokohama city areas. Also home to the OK Jazz Podcast, playing World, Jazz, Soul and more, with info of events and gigs around town.
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264 Jazz Spots Visited & Counting..
While traveling recently in Nagasaki in southern Japan, i visited my 250th jazz spot, the lovely Milestone. Kept adding to that total and on...
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OK Jazz Episode #150 Parts 1 & 2
Part 1
Bruno Morais - ‘De Olhos Abertos’ (Abertura), album Poder Supremo (Brazil)
Roberto Fonseca - ‘Aggua’, album Yesun (Cuba)
J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts -...
OK Jazz Episode 149 – Charles Mingus 100th Birthday Mix!
'Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting' - album Blues & Roots
'The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers', album Let My Children Hear...
OK Jazz Episode #148
David Bowie - ‘Stay’, album Station To Station (UK)
The Duncan Brothers - ‘Dreams’, album Panama! 2 Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso (Panama)
Daniel Villareal...
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LATEST JAZZ SPOTS
1-11-17 Higashinakanobu, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
03-3785-487703-3785-4877
Jazz Snack まつ (Matsu) is a gem, a classic old spot that takes you back to the days when Japanes...
1-chōme-3-16 Minamiyukigaya, Ota City, Tokyo 145-0066
03-6421-819303-6421-8193
Slow Boat is a beautiful neighborhood jazz cafe opened only in 2019, on the first floor of an oth...
2 Chome-43-2 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
‘Modern Jazz’ Players Bar R started in June 2022 in the existing Players Bar R, with ...
Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamashita-cho 276, Hamada-Bldg 1F
JULY 2022: Minton House has been under threat of closure the last two years, and the owner is sti...
