Dedicated series / mission15.0/25
Long-running jazz club (opened 1965) that has been a core incubator for Japanese free jazz; regular but not exclusive avant/free programming within a broad jazz schedule.
[1]Frequency of relevant shows16.0/20
Live jazz nightly with matinee and evening sets; a meaningful share of the calendar is free/avant.
[1] [2]Artist roster16.0/20
Historic home of Masayuki Takayanagi's New Directions and the debut of the Yosuke Yamashita Trio (1969); continues to book leading Japanese improvisers.
[1] [2]Self-description7.2/12
Presents itself as a serious jazz club focused on the music rather than a tourist bar.
[1]Operating model6.0/10
Independent commercial jazz club.
[1]Community reputation8.0/8
Widely regarded as Japan's most important jazz club and a driving force of the Tokyo free-jazz scene from the late 1960s.
[1] [2]Listening-room intent4.0/5
Seated basement club focused on attentive listening.
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