From Tokyo’s hipster Shimotika to post-exotic Okinawa, history of jazz have been passed through generation all over Japan through “jazz-kisatten”, these unique Japanese vinyl bars around since WWII, which have encountered a new popularity worldwide with social medias in recent years.

Each establishment is a time capsule with pure photographic beauty, each their own identity, where owners who are called Masters have a specific expertise, picking music for their customers.

While exploring these cinematic places of Japanese tradition, this series dive into the history of jazz, with some guests appearances such as sons & daughters of great jazz figures (Shepp, Coltrane, Mal, etc.)