Tomi Jazz

Tomi Jazz
Interactive map of Tomi Jazz
General information
Location	239 East 53rd Street, Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°45′26″N73°58′04″W / 40.75731°N 73.96779°W / 40.75731; -73.96779

Tomi Jazz is a jazz club, bar, and izakaya in Manhattan, New York City. ^[1]

History

The first Tomi Jazz location was in the Little Tokyo area near East 9th Street. In 2000, it relocated to Midtown Manhattan, where many Japanese people lived and worked at the time "following a surge in Japan's economy" starting in the 1980s. ^[1]

Originally, Tomi Jazz was a "membership club that only served Japanese patrons." However, it was eventually bought in 2010 by Ken Mukohata, who opened it to the public and "established a nightly jazz calendar." ^[2]

Critical reception

The Infatuation gave Tomi Jazz an eight out of ten and called it one of the sixteen best jazz clubs in New York City. ^{[3] [4]}

Time Out also called it one of the best jazz clubs in the city. ^[5]

Tammie Teclemariam, writing for Grub Street, called it "one of the coolest places I've been to this year" in 2022. ^[6]

References

1. Sedacca, Matthew (March 22, 2018). "A Cozy Jazz Club, if You Can Find It". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
2. Tchou, Wei (April 8, 2016). "Tomi Jazz, Open to the Public". The New Yorker. ISSN   0028-792X . Retrieved December 25, 2025.
3. "The 16 Best Jazz Clubs In NYC – New York". The Infatuation. October 21, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
4. "Tomi Jazz – Review – Midtown – New York". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
5. "These are the best jazz clubs in NYC". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on September 1, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
6. Teclemariam, Tammie (June 23, 2022). "Where to Find Not-So-Hidden Jazz in Midtown East". Grub Street. Retrieved December 25, 2025.