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October 13, 2022

Jazz Kissa 2015 – 2019: An Interview with Katsumasa Kusunose

Few, if any, have documented the unique culture of traditional Japanese jazz kissa – or jazz cafes – to the extent photographer, writer and editor Katsumasa Kusunose has.

October 28, 2022

Heavy Rotation: Cape Cod Cottage – Edward Blankman

In 1972, Edward Blankman, a retired dentist from Abington, Pennsylvania sought solace after the death of his wife Natalie. After moving to Cape Cod and finding a secondhand Wurlitzer he took it upon himself to play and read music, and after amassing enough songs, he brought together some studio musicians for a self-financed recording session in Boston. The result is an album of elegant, minimalist jazz: Cape Cod Cottage.

November 15, 2022

Listening Space: Markus Driessen – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

You may ask someone what a listening space is, but the answer would be as different as every person you asked. For some it could be a public venue, for others a private one. And for others yet, it is less corporeal and more abstract – an idea, a state of mind. A mirage.

January 14, 2023

Listening Space: Terry Tan – Miri Sarawak, Malaysia

Much like a Haruki Murakami novel, the main characters of a curated sound system are brought together with a purpose which is not always readily apparent, and only through the investment of learned association can one necessarily reveal motive and purpose.