Immerse yourself in jazz again tonight
File.7 DOLPHY 2nd Bashamichi
Mayuko Niimura (Jazz Cafe Chigusa)
JAZZ SPOT DOLPHY, which hosts the annual Chigusa Award selection live, opened in Honmoku in 1980. It then moved to Noge in 1990 to expand the venue for jazz live shows. Talented jazz musicians from Japan and abroad perform live every night, making nights spent in Noge even more special.
The owner of a long-established jazz club is an image that makes you nervous even when talking to him, but the owner, Tsunehiko Komuro (who everyone calls Tsune-san), is a friendly and cheerful person. Even if I say something silly, he laughs and listens. I think it's his generosity that makes him loved by so many musicians. He sometimes comes to Chigusa for a coffee, and I feel at ease when I see Tsune-san.
He had been thinking about opening a venue in Kannai because he wanted to provide more venues for musicians to perform, and this April he opened Dolphy 2nd in Bashamichi.
At the opening party, not only regulars but also jazz musicians who had finished work came to celebrate, and the session with this impressive line-up continued until late into the night. The exchange of sounds in the improvisation without prior arrangement was both entertaining and wonderful, and I think it was a great opening that showed the respect for Dolphy.
Above all, I'll never forget the happy looks on the musicians' faces.
It's located on the fourth floor of a multi-tenant building. It seems that the space used to be a pub. They've made some changes, such as setting up a stage and turning on the lights, but the interior remains the same as it was before. Despite the new era, the atmosphere of the Showa era still hangs around the bar, making it somehow relaxing. Musicians say that the sound is better than Dolphy's in Noge.
They plan to actively hold acoustic and vocal live performances. They also plan to hire a chef and serve authentic cuisine, so there is no doubt that this will become a new attraction in Yokohama.
There are many jazz clubs around Kannai, but the musicians rarely compete with each other. It is only at Dolphy that the top musicians gather and captivate the audience.
—It's no wonder you've been doing it for so long.
Tsune speaks with a bit of hesitation, but it's likely that his passion for jazz, having run a venue in Noge that "provides more opportunities for musicians to make a living" for nearly 30 years and his desire to "see more young people succeed," are what pushed him to open a second venue.
—You need to increase your own income too.
The man himself just laughed.
It's also close to Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line and the north exit of Kannai Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line, so even if you get drunk on alcohol and jazz, you can still catch the last train. I'm looking forward to seeing what new developments will come up that are a little different from Noge's Dollfie.
For more information, please visit the DOLPHY 2nd Facebook page .
