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Yussef Dayes In Japan (Film) 富士山

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‘The speakers are the crown jewels’: the rise of Britain’s listening bars

Music on high-end sound systems takes centre stage in these Japanese-inspired spaces for audiophiles

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The spirit of Jazz Cafe Chigusa lives on “through the lasting impact of founder Mamoru Yoshida, who grew up around U.S. military bases in Yokohama and devoted himself completely to studying #jazz,” spending “30 to 40% of his salary on importing records from the United States” https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/jazz-cafe-chigasu/ #jazzkissa #music #vinyl
Japan’s Oldest Kissa: Jazz Cafe Chigusu (Yokohama) | In Sheeps Clothing

Step into one of the oldest standing jazz kissas in Japan. Founded in 1933 by a 20-year old jazz lover named Mamoru Yoshida, Jazz Cafe Chigusa in Yokohama has long held the title of the oldest standing jazz kissa in Japan. One of the first of its kind to open at the dawn of Japanese jazz in the '30s when kissa culture was just beginning, Chigusa (which translates to "Autumn Leaves") remains a historic cultural landmark that has miraculously survived over the decades through...

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“On the stage stood a JBL Paragon, a stereo speaker from the 1950s that resembles an old-timey radio console, flanked by two enormous JBL Hartsfield speakers from the same era. Off to the side was a deejay booth with two EMT 930 #turntables, a mixer, and classic 1950s amplification from McIntosh and Marantz. Shelves holding thousands of records loomed above us” https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-14-degritter-record-cleaning-machine-and-new-vinyl-listening-space #jazzkissa #nyc #vinyl #music
Brilliant Corners #14: The Degritter Record Cleaning Machine and a New Vinyl Listening Space in Manhattan

I've always been a city dweller and can't lay claim to having owned boats, riding mowers, shotguns, basement refrigerators, golf clubs, or even patio furniture. When I moved to a loft from an apartment with a tiny backyard some 13 years ago, I even had to give up my Weber grill. This geographical fact has kept my possessions streamlined.

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Jazz kissa, je weet toch?

Niet lullen maar luisteren!

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Jazz kissa, je weet toch?

Niet lullen maar luisteren!

Marco Raaphorst