From jazz clubs where you can enjoy drinks together, to concerts in venues with flickering candlelight. Here are ten places where you can easily enjoy live music in Tokyo after work.
1. Abbey Road, Roppongi
Enjoy drinks and food with live music by The Parrots, the main band that has previously performed with Paul McCartney. Other Beatles tribute bands will perform and take song requests. International artists such as Harry Styles and the Backstreet Boys have visited this iconic live music venue, too.
B2, FORUM Imperial Roppongi 2, 5-16-52 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
2. Candlelight Concert
Held regularly, these magical concerts allow visitors to listen to music in the light of more than 1,000 LED candles that envelop the venue. To date, concerts have been held at venues around the world, playing not only classical music, but also jazz, soul, blues, and the latest pop music, creating a unique experience that even those unfamiliar with music appreciation can enjoy.
3. Cotton Club
Cotton Club was a legendary club in Harlem, N.Y., during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s that gave birth to some of the biggest stars in music history, including Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne. At the Tokyo version, a la carte as well as dinner courses are served along with live music performances by talented international artists.
2F Tokyo Building TOKIA, 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
4. Some Time
Established in 1975, this is a long-established jazz club in Kichijoji. There’s a lunch menu available from 12:00 to 17:00, and meals and drinks can be enjoyed from 18:00 to 22:00. The atmosphere is also attractive because it’s a welcoming jazz club for beginners and solo visitors.
1-11-31 B1F, Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo
5. JZ Brat SOUND OF TOKYO
A jazz bar located on the tower side terrace on the second floor of the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, about a 5-minute walk from Shibuya Station. While listening to live music, mainly by Japanese musicians, ranging from standard jazz to fusion, soul, pops, and more, you can enjoy French-inspired dishes using seasonal vegetables, fish and meat dishes, and desserts prepared by the hotel pâtissier.
2F Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
6. Shinjuku Pit Inn
A prestigious jazz club in Shinjuku. Live music can be enjoyed from 14:00 to 16:30 during the day and from 19:30 in the evening. The casual pricing of the evening sessions, ranging from 3ooo yen to 4,000 yen with one drink, is also a plus.
B1 Accord Shinjuku, 2-12-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
7. Maduro Bar & Jazz Lounge at Grand Hyatt Tokyo
A bar where you can enjoy live music and cigars by artists from abroad, complete with a jazz lounge. In addition to a variety of cocktails, including the signature Mojito cocktail, and rare whiskeys, the restaurant offers a variety of tapas dishes and desserts.
4F Grand Hyatt Tokyo, 6-10-3 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
8. Billboard Live TOKYO
With over 100 years of history and the name of Billboard, the world’s most trusted music brand, top-class artists from around the world and Japan perform at this live music venue. The service areas on the third and fourth floors offer a variety of culinary delights with staff service. Casual areas on the 4th and 5th floors offer counter seating with one drink.
Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 4F, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
9. Blue Note Place
Blue Note Japan’s new dining format opened in Yebisu Garden Place in 2022. Located on the site of the former Beer Station Ebisu, the large two-story atrium with more than 200 seats is equipped with a dining room, bar, lounge, private rooms, and terrace. Live music and DJ performances can be enjoyed along with modern American-themed food.
4-20-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
10. Body and Soul
Body and Soul is a long-established jazz club founded in 1974 in Shinjuku Hyakuninmachi as a late-night jazz café. Long know for playing jazz on vinyl records, the bar relocated to Shibuya in 2021. As a jazz café by day, it serves special coffee, freshly baked bread, and lunch.
B-15, Shibuya Homes, 2-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Shibuya, Tokyo