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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362 Jazz Spots Visited & Counting..
362 and counting, with still more to visit....!
It's been another good year so far in 2025, with evermore jazz joints scouted, visited and now...
LATEST PODCASTS
OK Jazz Episode #195
Ibrahim Maalouf (feat. Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, MonoNeon, Pedrito Martinez, Weedie Braimah, Anthony Evans & his gospel choir), ‘Bring The Light’, album Trumpets Of...
OK Jazz Episode #194
Mandinga Beat - ‘Mae Me Diz’, album Mandinga Beat Novo (Brazil)
Asian Dub Foundation - ‘Return To Jericho (Dub Version), album Facts & Fictions (UK)
The...
OK Jazz Episode #193 – Give It Up For The Rhythm Section!
World Trio (Dave Holland/Kevin Eubanks/Mino Cinélu) - ‘Will’O The Wisp’, album World Trio (UK/USA/France)
The Meters - ‘Just Kissed My Baby’, album Rejuvenation (New Orleans,...
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LATEST JAZZ SPOTS
3 Chome-10-4 Nishi-Arai, Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan
03-3840-483203-3840-4832
Altec (officially Jazz 喫茶 Altec) is a wonderful jazz cafe in distant Adachi Ward, north Tokyo, ...
1 Chome-19-30 Gakuen Nishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0045
Opened in early 2020 (right before the long COVID shut down in Japan) Crescent is a spot that cou...
Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
Located in the coastal beach town of Zushi, Sidewinder is a wonderful little jazz kissa that̵...
Kanamechō, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan
A lovely recent addition to the jazz bar scene in Tokyo (with the perfect slogan (Music Starting ...