James continues to offend in the last of a four-parter trip up north: this time it's just the whole of the European continent. Philip recaps on some book launch party highlights in Belfast while James murders French words. And we visit the epic Paragonian run by the inimitable Hiroshi!

James pisses off another regional tourist board as we hit the snowless spring streets of Aomori for another couple of contrasting but equally brilliant joints.

Thanks as ever to Brian of Grooves Ahead for sound assistance, and to Louie Lastic for our theme music.

In this second of four on a northern tour, we visit Morioka, officially the next best city after NYC apparently, for two great joints. And Philip has a serendipitous encounter with a certain Johnny...

Thanks to Brian of Grooves Ahead for his help with all things sound.

It's the turn of James to live vicariously in this first episode of a four-part sojourn to colder climes with teachers, taxi and a treasure trove of joints. Oh yeah, and The Crusaders.

James chats to Philip about the mind-blowing experience he had seeing the Tokyo Jazz Joints photobook finally being born at the printers near Heidelberg in Germany!

Thanks as ever to Brian of Grooves Ahead, and to Louie Lastic for our theme music.

Two men weep uncontrollably as they meet in a Shibuya hotel and finally recommence what they love doing most. Five years later, post-pandemic, we reunite to hit three Tokyo joints that symbolise the old and the new, and somewhere with the best of both!

Thanks as ever to Brian of Grooves Ahead, and to Louie Lastic for our theme music.

A recap of the incredible support we have had with the book project, the next steps, and a couple of tantalising Tohoku pitstops.

Thanks as always to Brian of groovesahead.com for audio assistance and Louie Lastic for our theme music.

James (probably) offends all of Finland, and we have a quick catch up before announcing our big news!

Buy the book! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philiparneill/tokyo-jazz-joints

Thanks as always to Brian of groovesahead.com for audio assistance and Louie Lastic for our theme music.

We're back with some stories and updates and while James swans about Kyushu and Honshu visiting jazz joints, Philip lives vicariously through the stories from the other side of the world...

Thanks as always to Brian of groovesahead.com for audio assistance and Louie Lastic for our theme music.

The second part of James' solo trip on the island with a trip down memory lane and a distant brush with a famous Fred.

Thanks as always to Brian of groovesahead.com for audio assistance and Louie Lastic for our theme music.