An Irishman and American walk into a bar...Two obsessed foreigners share the stories behind their pseudo-religious pilgrimage around the unique beauty of Japan'...
We ring in the new year with some new kids on the Tokyo jazz kissa block, and a fair bit of coughing.
Thanks as ever to Brian for audio assistance.
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57:57
Special 'K's
All the Ks (and a 'P') as Philip wraps up the last day in Tohoku alone and finally (!) heads home to Tokyo as a special guest makes hi presence felt.
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57:23
The Butchers at the End of the World
Planes, trains and taxis assist Philip's epic 1,500km odyssey to check out the incredible Elvin to see if James was overstating how incredible it really is.
Thanks as ever to Brian for assistance with sound.
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53:35
Miyazaki Mission Possible Pt.2
A mixed bag in Miyazaki with windswept Sonny Rollins photos to die for and a rather melancholic end to the visit, before Philip sets off on an epic one day journey north.
Thanks as ever to Brian of Grooves Ahead for his assistance with sound.
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40:35
Miyazaki: Mission Possible Pt.1
The band breaks up to pursue solo careers, as James heads home with a man and and a squid, and Philip takes off across Kyushu in a search of four more highly-rated joints.
Thanks as ever to Brian of Grooves Ahead for his assistance with sound.
An Irishman and American walk into a bar...Two obsessed foreigners share the stories behind their pseudo-religious pilgrimage around the unique beauty of Japan's hidden world of jazz bars and coffee houses, documented on www.tokyojazzjoints.com and in the Tokyo Jazz Joints photobook published in 2023.