TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

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  Joe R Pass 13.09.2026 45мин

  Joe R Pass by Philip Arneill & James Catchpole
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  Can I kick it? Wes you can... 30.08.2026 49мин

  A serene soba and jazz lunch gives way – via some scripture and coffee with very old friends – to an inexplicably previously unexplored joint right in the heart of Aomori.
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  Out for the Count 16.08.2026 38мин

  In this episode we take a trip down a nearly-ten-year memory lane for just two classic joints up north: one just about still open but at risk of closing, and the other closed, but still open (we hope)…
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  Pour some Suga on me 09.08.2026 1ч

  Day 2, Hirosaki. Philip flies solo in northern climes with three joints, and perhaps one of the greatest of all time.
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  Held at Needle Point 09.08.2026 1ч 7мин

  June 2026. A nineteen day epic journey commences as Philip returns to his adopted homeland and the quest for joints continues. On this episode, heated debate about needle-based crafts ensues before we take shelter in Yokohama.
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  Top Ten Countdown #1: George, James, Philip & Charles 03.05.2026 46мин

  Philip finally renders James speechless, as we reach the end of the 'Tokyo Jazz Joints Top Ten Countdown' and reveal our number ones, united in passion but not necessarily in choice. What a rollercoaster! Clip from Paul Hardcastle's 'The Wizard' (1986). No copyright infringement intended.
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  Top Ten Countdown #2: Expression...Transition...Ascension. 26.04.2026 34мин

  This week we are in lockstep, as we enter the truest temple of jazz.
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  Top Ten Countdown #3: A Long Way to Go Out To (Curry) Lunch 19.04.2026 38мин

  Two joints very far away from each other on the map, but very close in passion, dedication and sheer wonder. The countdown continues with our Number 3 picks!
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  Top Ten Countdown #4: Daytime Drinking 12.04.2026 35мин

  Try turning it off and turn it on again... Two old skool Kyushu and Shikoku joints that just will. not. lie down. secure the Number 4 spot as our countdown continues!
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  Top Ten Countdown #5: Count Yourself Lucky Ray 05.04.2026 37мин

  Legends duking it out as we keep it in the jazz family with two unparalleled northern joints.
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  Top Ten Countdown #6: It's Always Sonny in Kyushu 29.03.2026 34мин

  Two saxophone colossi dominate this episode as we hit a couple of epic Kyushu joints.
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  Top Ten Countdown #7: Walls Come Tumbling Down 22.03.2026 26мин

  More craic than intellectualism as our Top 10 countdown continues north of the wall.
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  Top Ten Countdown #8: Enter (and Exit) Number 8 15.03.2026 33мин

  Our Top 10 countdown continues in two very different apartment buildings.
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  Top Ten Countdown #9: The Weird and The Welcoming 08.03.2026 24мин

  We continue our 'Ten Year Tokyo Jazz Joints Top of the Pops Top 10' countdown in style at opposite ends of the country and with the mandatory mention of the magically replenishing horse oil.
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  Top Ten Countdown #10: Charles in Charge 01.03.2026 27мин

  We begin our 'Ten Year Tokyo Jazz Joints Top of the Pops Top 10' countdown in style with two joints linked by an underdog.
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  Tokyo Jazz Joints on the Stephen McCauley Show [Radio Ulster] 27.02.2026 59мин

  Philip chats all things jazz kissa with Stephen McAuley in his 'JUJU' pop-up as part of the 2025 'Sound of Belfast' festival. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster on November 21st 2025.
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  STILL Standing Men! [Live from Pithecanthropus] 31.12.2025 27мин

  *TW: Intense ASMR-style chewing at the beginning of the episode* A milestone that no one expected to see! Least of all us… We finally reach the 100th episode of the podcast, and where else to mark the occasion than the project’s spiritual home, Kamata’s inimitable Chokuritsu Enjin (Pithecanthropus Erectus).
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  Back in Black 24.12.2025 45мин

  A double tap on the new and improved Incus and the usual chasm of James’s pop culture knowledge, followed by a few old and familiar friends, as our May 2025 adventures come to an end.
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  Ryukyu Rhythms 20.12.2025 47мин

  Philip's map-reading skills desert him before an awkward intro at Eagle. We also discuss two incredible Okinawa joints as the project finally expands to the fifth of Japan's major islands.
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  NOT a tourist attraction 07.12.2025 1ч 3мин

  Mostly talk about bananas, with a jazz kissa soundtrack.