We began a podcast on March 27th 2020, to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the beginning of this mad adventure. The podcast will drop every Sunday at 12pm GMT (8pm Japan Time).
You can listen to the podcast on your preferred platforms by following these links.
Apple Podcasts > Spotify >Soundcloud Hover on the names of the joints in the individual episode description below to take you straight to the joints we talk about each week.
Ep 59: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Pt.3
COMING SOON! All editing prudence goes to the wall as we fall down a deep, deep hole in this feature-length episode...
Ep 58: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Pt.2
Disagreements abound as we hit the remainder of our joints on Day 1 of 3, deep down Kansai way!
Ep 57: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Pt.1
Dear Lord! Edible insects, sock rations and so much smoke on a hectic three-dayer in Kansai.
Ep 56: The Curtain, The Sword & The Samurai
We are back in town for a good old-fashioned Tokyo episode with three cracking Tokyo joints!
Ep 55: The North Remembered Pt.4
James continues to offend: this time just the whole of Europe. And we visit the epic Paragonian!
Ep 54: The North Remembered Pt.3
James pisses off another regional tourist board as we hit the snowless spring streets of Aomori for a couple of contrasting joints.
Ep 53: The North Remembered Pt.2
In Pt.2 we visit Morioka, officially the next best city after NYC, for two great joints and some serendipity with Johnny!
Ep 52: The North Remembered Pt.1
First a four-part sojourn to colder climes with teachers, taxi and a treasure trove of joints. Oh, and The Crusaders.
Ep 51: Das Buch!
James picks what's left of Philip's brains after finally seeing the TJJ book come to life in Germany.
Ep 50: Reunion!
Two men weep uncontrollably as they meet in a Shibuya hotel and recommence what they love doing most.
Ep 49: Days of Wine and Roses
A debrief of our book campaign and a couple of tantalising Tohoku pitstops.
This week we finally make it up to the joint to end all joints, the incredible, inimitable, unbelievable Basie.
Ep24: Heading North Pt2
The journey north continues in this second part with Abbey Road, Kohi-en and Octet, before we finish off in the mysterious Royce.
Ep23: Heading North Pt1
We begin winding our way to meet The Don, via Fukushima and Sendai, taking in Mingus, Count, Kelly, Kabo and Ray Brown.
Ep22: No, not Tokyo Bay...
We span 3 continents and time zones this week as we chat to Daniel Gahr & Shirin Raza about the birth of their jazz joint-inspired Bar Shiru in Oakland.
Ep21: Deep Pockets
Another deep dive into Tokyo's myriad collection of lesser known joints as we hit Ragtime, Adirondack, Owl and the incomparable Corner Pocket.
Ep20: Regional Rivalry
We venture to the dark side and visit Kansai this week in the first of a series as we hit Jam Jam, Goodman, Top Rank & Bird/56.
Ep19: In Suburbia
This week we brave the 'burbs at all times of the day and night to visit Powell, Monks, Swan and the legendary Umi.
Ep18: The Legend of Tachibana
We visit Downbeat and Mokuba in Gunma, before Philip’s extended interview with Tohru Aizawa, the driving force behind the legendary Tachibana album.
Ep17: All that J-Jazz
A fascinating discussion with members of jazz record collecting royalty,Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, compilers of the BBE J-Jazz records and many, many more.
Ep16: All the Single Ladies
We celebrate the small but dedicated number of pioneering female owners by visiting Miles, Posy, Mantoya, Garo & Uncle Tom.
Ep15: Weird & Wonderful Pt2
Second part of two exploring especially extraordinary joints. This week we hit Bokunen, Misty, Danmo, and the enigmatic KissaSakaiki.
Ep14: Weird & Wonderful Pt1
All joints are created unique, but some are more unique than others. This week we visit anotherMiles, Kissa Seikatsu, TokiDoki, Your & the inimitable Eigakan.
Ep13: First Cut is the Deepest
5 Tokyo deep cuts for the hardcore aficionado this week as we crisscross the city to visit Seabird, Union, Step, Gugan & Swing.
Ep12: Hot & Swing since '33!
The final instalment of Port in a Storm with The 2 Johns, Little & Papa, heavy hitter Minton House and the legendary Chigusa.
Ep11: Port in a Storm Pt2
We criss-cross Yokohama this week, visiting Bar First, Dolphy, the
We're in the kaleidoscopic neighbourhood of Shinjuku at Black Sun, Narcissus, and the incomparable Shiramuren in Golden Gai, where service comes second!
Ep3: Major Milestones
This week we celebrate significant projects milestones by revisiting Bar Bird, Kelly, Coltrane Coltrane & Rindo. Click on the links to see the photos.
Ep2: What's all the fuss?
This week we talk about what a jazz kissaten really is and what you can expect. See Charmant, Eagle & JamJam
by clicking the links.
Ep1: Five Long Years!
In our first episode we celebrate the 5th year of the project and share a few stories from along the way. See Pithecanthropus Erectus and Basie here.
Tokyo Jazz Joints
Collaborative Japanese jazz documentary photography project by Philip Arneill & James Catchpole, begun in Tokyo in March 2015.