6-13-9 Minami Aoyama, Minato-Ku
Shibakōen 1 Chome 5-25
Minato-ku
Tōkyō-to
105-0011
JP
03-5466-334803-5466-3348
Body & Soul is one of the most historically important jazz clubs in Tokyo. Featuring many of the top local musicians but also regular groups from the US and Europe, B&S is along with the Pit Inn and Alfie one of the three most famous live spots in town. Owner Ms. Seki Kyoko is a major figure in the jazz scene for more than 50 years, knowing everyone in the jazz world here and overseas. (Visiting American jazz musicians will often stop by Body & Soul just to pay their respects, even if they are playing at another club.)
Different styles depending on the night (mostly mainstream, with a few more adventurous groups on occasion) and always packed, B&S is also the rare jazz joint with exceptionally good food, so you can plan on dinner & drinks along with the gig.
Unfortunately after 30+ years at their Omotesando location, Body & Soul is moving to a new space in Shibuya, right up the street from Tower Records, with the first gig scheduled for October 10th, 2021. Details coming soon on the new venue!
Size
51-75
Food
Yes
Directions link
Directions
Station: Omote-Sando – Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda Subway Lines
Exit: B1
Distance from station: 10-14
Date published
06/01/2009 UPDATED 2021
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03-3351-485603-3351-4856
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Higashi Shin Bldg , 4F, 3-21-7, Shinjuku, Shunjuku-Ku 5.51 km
03-3354-757703-3354-7577
Pearl Bar is a real sleek “grown up” jazz bar in the center of Shinjuku. Lots of cock...
Mori Bldg. 5F, 3-35-5, Shinjuku-Ku 5.67 km
03-3341-038303-3341-0383
Samurai is located in the building that used to house the Shinjuku Pit-Inn before they moved to t...
B1, 3-35-12 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku 5.69 km
Jazz Pepe is as old school as it gets. Opened in 1969 by the now 77 year old Okuma-san, Pepe is a...
Higashi-Ooimachi 5-6-10 1F. Shinagawa-Ku 5.77 km
Jazz Bar Impro is small, even by the incredibly small standards of most Japanese jazz joints. It&...
Toyo Bldg. B1, 2-20-19 Yoyogi, Shibuya-Ku 5.8 km
03-3370-180103-3370-1801
Haikara-Tei is another Shinjuku jazz bar that somehow never popped up on my jazz radar after all ...
3-26-2 Shinjuku Shinjuku Tokyo 5.81 km
03-3354-935403-3354-9354
The Old Blind Cat in Shinjuku has a long and fascinating history, as much as any jazz bar in town...
1 Chome−1−10, Kabukicho, Shinjuku 5.82 km
How can I describe this place? It’s small, dark and old; owner Otsuka-san was surly and u...
Tokyo-to, Meguro-Ku, Yutenji 1-22-6 5.82 km
Ohio is great, an intimate, friendly bar with a huge collection of soul music. Owner Kin-chan has...
Maruha Bldg. B1, 1-1-7 Kabukicho, Shinjuku 5.85 km
03-3204-202803-3204-2028
NOTE: Now Bar Clarisse’s, still with a lot of bourbon! 200 types of Bourbon, cool jazz play...
FS Bldg 4F, 3-20-6 Shinjuku 5.86 km
03-3354-477403-3354-4774
This is a quiet piano bar with live music nightly though more BGM style, not really a live club. ...
Ebisu Kaikan Bldg, 4F Kabukicho 1-10-5. Shinjuku, Tokyo 5.89 km
03-6273-843503-6273-8435
In 2013 Black Sun moved from it’s long time home in Nishi-Shinjuku to the heart of Kabukich...
2-4, Dai Kyo Machi, Shinjuku-Ku 5.89 km
03-3351-790403-3351-7904
Kissa Sakaiki gives me hope that the spirit of the Japanese jazz-kissaten will survive. Owner F...
Royal Mansion B1, Shinjuku 5-1-1, Shinjuku-Ku 5.89 km
03-3354-033503-3354-0335
Old basement club, lots of vocalists on the schedule. Mellow vibe and not too expensive.
3 Chome−22, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 5.98 km
Jazz Room Stick is a great old jazz joint in the heart of Shinjuku, located almost directly beh...
Makita Bldg B1, 2-4-8 Ueno, Taito-Ku 6.01 km
Aries is a very local jazz live-house in the back streets of Ueno. By “local” I mea...
Tsuji Bldg B1, 3-14-12 Ueno, Taito-Ku 6.01 km
Every Swing is a small friendly club in the barren back streets east of Ueno Station. This is n...
2F, 1 Chome−13−6, Kabukicho, Shinjuku 6.01 km
I found this tiny gem of a jazz cafe amidst the chaos that is Kabukicho in Shinjuku. It is a smal...
Nishi-shinjuku 1-4-20, Shinjuku-Ku 6.16 km
03-3348-910903-3348-9109
The Vagabond is a classic joint right next to the West Exit of Shinjuku station. I think the revi...
Daikan Plaza B-306, 7-10-17 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 6.28 km
03-3364-157703-3364-1577
It’s all about vinyl at Hal’s Jazz. Owner Ikeda-san keeps a few racks of cds in the c...
1-17-4 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku 6.33 km
03-3200-373003-3200-3730
Jazz Nutty opened in 2009 next to the campus of Waseda University. The wonderful Mr.& Mrs. ...
New Gold Bldg, 2F, 3-6-10 Shinjuku-Ku 6.4 km
03-5367-236603-5367-2366
Houdenasu (ほうでなす) is a small 2nd floor bar located right in the heart of Shinjuku 3-Chome,...
Watanabe Bldg B2 Ginza 8-6-19 6.44 km
The Ribbon is what most people would think of when hearing the words “Ginza Jazz”. It...
Minami Bldg B1 Asagaya-Kita 2-13-5 6.44 km
03-3337-132503-3337-1325
Masuda-san sadly passed away in 2012. Stardust is an old bar, first opened in Asagaya in 1971 ...
Inaba Bldg , 2F Asagaya-Minami 3-28-31 6.44 km
03-3220-127503-3220-1275
吐夢 (Pronounced “To-mu” or just “Tom”) is unique in a couple of ways. ...
Asagaya 3-37 6.44 km
Note: Closed in early 2015. I guess he couldn’t get many customers after all… Cafe El...
Marco Polo Bldg 2F, 1-8-14 Hon-Chi, Kichijoji 6.44 km
Scratch is a quiet cafe/bar that’s been in heart of Kichijoji since 1974. They open durin...
Wako Bldg 1F 1-62-4 Kanda Jimbocho Chiyoda-Ku 6.44 km
03-5283-711703-5283-7117
Closed 2015 Small Hours is a new cafe/bar located in the back streets between Ochanomizu, Jimbo...
Ikebukuro Roudou Kijun Kyoukai Bldg B2, Ikebukuro 1-8-8 6.44 km
03-5951-680703-5951-6807
Jazz, Funk & Soul are on tap at Miles’ Cafe. The Ikebukuro area is not known for having...
2Ｆ Dai Ichi Nishimura Bldg. 2F, 2-17-4 Miyagawa-cho, Naka-Ku 6.44 km
045-261-4542045-261-4542
Jazz Spot Dolphy opened in 1980 but moved to its current location in 1990 and has kept up a ste...
1-11-17 Higashinakanobu, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan 6.46 km
03-3785-487703-3785-4877
Jazz Snack Matsu sadly closed suddenly due to the neighborhood being torn down for re-development...
Kashiwagi Mura2 7-20-12, Nishi-Shinjuku 7.06 km
Swanky live club, heavy on the vocalists. Enjoyable but a bit soft for my tastes. It’s the ...
Bunkyo-Ku, Hakusan 5-33-19 7.11 km
03-3811-893203-3811-8932
The Eigakan (映画館 “Movie Theater) is a jazz cafe for both jazz lovers and cinephiles. Own...
Sasaki Bldg, B1, 2-8-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 7.16 km
03-3200-145203-3200-1452
Gate One is a small bar run by the husband and wife guitar-vocal duo Hashimoto-san and Kajiwara-s...
2 Chome-43-2 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 7.25 km
‘Modern Jazz’ Players Bar R started in June 2022 in the existing Players Bar R, with ...
2-14-8 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 7.34 km
03-3200-439603-3200-4396
Jazz SPOT Intro in Takadanobaba is a tiny basement bar about 2 minutes walk from the station. I...
4-Chome 6-2 Koenji Minami 7.51 km
03-3312-768403-3312-7684
Maze is a very hip soul music bar located right in the middle of the Koenji Pal Arcade ‘s...
155-0032 東京都世田谷区代沢5-31-14 7.54 km
TEL 03-3412-3947TEL 03-3412-3947
Lady Jane has a very cinematic feel to it, the kind of joint that a lot of people outside Japan w...
5-6-14 Daizawa, Setagaya-Ku 7.62 km
03-3412-594503-3412-5945
Jazz Haus Posy was opened in 1973 by jazz fanatic Misa. She’s a serious enough fan to hav...
Igari Bldg., 1-23-9 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 7.66 km
03-3200-451303-3200-4513
Milestone sadly closed its doors at the end of July, 2019 after 45 years in business. As the nam...
B1, 3-23-5 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 7.66 km
03-3367-123303-3367-1233
Hot House is the world’s smallest jazz club! Maybe 8 or 10 customers max in this place. Mak...
2-20-2 Kitazawa, Setagaya-Ku 7.66 km
NOTE: Masako closed in FEB 2010…I’m leaving it here anyways, so people will remember....
3-14-10 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-Ku, Tokyo 7.85 km
Charmant opened in 1955 and certainly looks and feels its age. It’s a tiny bar on the secon...
スズノビル1F, 3 Chome-2-10 Honchō, Nakano-ku 7.87 km
03-3372-347103-3372-3471
Genius was one of Shibuya’s more famous jazz cafes for more than 20 years before increasing...
4 Chome−3−1, Higashinakano, Nakano 8.07 km
03-3365-057203-3365-0572
Neighborhood cafe/bar/small live club. This is the kind of place you really only find in Japan; i...
3-11-12 2F, Shinjuku 8.45 km
CLOSED Fall 2014. Ten years after closing, and I still miss Jazz Pub Michaux and all those nights...
Toshima-Ku, Higashi-Ikebukuro 1-28-1 Takuto T.O. Bldg 2F 8.55 km
03-5391-738803-5391-7388
The Owl cafe in Ikebukuro was a great mystery to me as the first three times I went by it was clo...
3-15-12 Shinjuku 8.7 km
03-3354-777603-3354-7776
The ‘New Dug’ in Shinjuku is a cafe/bar with a complex back story. It was the annex...
Casa Rosa 2F Seijo 6-16-5, Setagaya-ku 8.98 km
I’ve known Yoshioka-san, owner and sole staff at Cafe Beulmans for several years now, since...
Minami Karasuyama 5-17-13 3F, Setagaya-Ku 8.98 km
03-3309-146003-3309-1460
Ragtime is the ideal jazz cafe in many ways. It’s a small place up on the 3rd floor of a ru...
Toshima-Ku, Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1-15-6, Toshima Kaikan B2F 9.03 km
Absolute Blue is a new club opened in Feb 2015 by Ayumi Hoshikawa, previously a club owner in New...
Matsubara 1-37-14, Setagaya-Ku 9.23 km
03-3321-943103-3321-9431
Miles is a treasure. It opened in 1960 and is one of the few remaining neighborhood jazz bars fro...
Palace Garden Milano Bldg, 1F, Ikebukuro 2-63-6 9.31 km
Kenny’s Bar is by far the hippest place in not-so-hip Ikebukuro. It’s a small, dark j...
1-chōme-3-16 Minamiyukigaya, Ota City, Tokyo 145-0066 9.47 km
03-6421-819303-6421-8193
Slow Boat is a beautiful neighborhood jazz cafe opened only in 2019, on the first floor of an oth...
5-56-15 Nakano, Nakano-Ku 9.52 km
03-3389-798003-3389-7980
Jikan Ryokou (the sign is in Japanese 時間旅行, it means “Time Travel”) is simply won...
B-113 Lions Mansion Nakano Dai-5 B-113, Arai 1-14-16, Nakano-Ku 9.64 km
I found this small-even-by-Tokyo-standards “piano bar” while lost in Nakano one nig...
102 Dai-Ichi Mitomi Bldg 102, 1-30-6 Arai, Nakano-Ku 9.71 km
03-6454-028303-6454-0283
Rompercicci is a fairly new jazz cafe/bar just a short ten-minute walk from Nakano Station. It...