Tokyo Beats & Brews
Tokyo's jazz culture is constantly evolving, taking on new forms and incorporating diverse influences to create new sounds. And Time Out Tokyo's signature music event Beats and Brews aims to capture this dynamic scene by bringing together jazz aficionados and leading performers for a live show emblematic of Tokyo's vibrant nightlife. For our fourth edition of the event, we have resident musicians Shu Akimoto on drums and Yuki Atori on bass. Both are former members of two prominent Japanese bands: Naruyoshi Kikuchi's DC/PRG and Styles of Radical Will. They will be collaborating with guest musician Yoshio Ootani on saxophone, jamming together to create various styles of live performance ranging from solo and duo to group. Expect lots of improvisation, much like in New York's famed 1970s Loft Jazz scene. Moreover, as Tokyo's world-famous bars have become one of the city's top attractions, Beats & Brews will feature an element from Tokyo's exciting bar scene. So you can look forward to two quintessential Tokyo experiences – music and drinks – on one night in one place. On the 'Brew' side of the event, we have 26K Brewery. Located under the JR Chuo line train tracks with only 10sqm of space, this Musashi-Sakai-based craft beer maker may be the smallest of its kind in Tokyo, but it offers a surprisingly comprehensive variety of unique brews including a spicy red ale made with locally grown chilli peppers. Produced in limited quantities, the microbrewery’s unique beer champions lo