On the advice of an American jazz musician who plays professionally in Shanghai, I checked out Naru, a jazz club with locations in Yoyogi & Ochanomizu. The locations are:
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Ochanomizu: お茶の水Naru / ジャズハウスナル / Jazz House Naru, Ochanomizu (map)
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Yoyogi: 代々木ナル Yoyogi Naru / Naru Restaurant Bar Yoyogi (map)
Photos from the Ochanomizu location:
We had very front-row seats:
Schedule from the Ochanomizu location; the group we listened comprised:
- 大坂昌彦 Masahiko Osaka (drums) (Website)
- 今泉正明 Masaaki Imaizumi (piano) (Website)
- パット・グリン Pat Glynn (bass) (Website)
- 西口明宏 Akihiro Nishiguchi (tenor sax) (Website)
- 山田拓児 Takuji Yamada (alto sax) (Website)
A view of the interior and exterior:
Schedule from the Yoyogi location (2012):
Yoyogi exterior:
Links:
- Naru Ochanomizu website
- Naru Yoyogi website
- Sample from Pat Glynn’s record, “Who’s on bass”:
- While in Ochanomizu, make sure to see the view from Ochanomizu bridge. See: Coming up for air: trains from the tunnel’s mouth
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