Jazz Spot Ad-Lib - CLOSED Summer 2023

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3-11 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0041, Japan
Naka-ku Yoshidamachi 3-11 Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken 231-0041 JP

Ad-Lib is an old club in Yoshida-cho, a block of dingy streets between Kannai and Noge in Yokohama. Live music nightly with Saturday afternoon cafe/record listening time. It’s a no-frills jazz & whiskey joint, down to earth and authentic.

Size
about 30 seats
Date published
Feb 2015
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