INTRODUCTION: Evolving Jazz: Now is the Time to Experience It
Chapter 1. Music called Jazz
Chapter 2. Learn Jazz Right Now!
Chapter 3. The Roots of Jazz: A History of Diversity and Convergence
Chapter 4. Jazz Style
Chapter 5. Freemind Through Jazz: Individuality and Self-Expression
Chapter 6. How to Listen to Jazz: Listening to People
Chapter 7. Going to Listen to Jazz
Chapter 8. Jazz and Classic Albums: The Legendary Music of Standards
Chapter 9. What Jazz Made Me Realize
ENDING: Music for Pleasure: A 'Way of Thinking' Called Jazz

He is a jazz cafe master
A leading jazz critic

Haruki Murakami, a famous Japanese novelist, is famous for being a jazz fanatic.
His regular jazz bar, DUG, also became famous thanks to him.
One of the most famous places in Shinjuku, Tokyo is 'Eagles'.
It opened in 1967 and is still in operation today.
Iguru is a mecca for jazz enthusiasts when they visit Tokyo.

“I Like Jazz Too” is an introductory book to jazz written by Iguru Master Masahiro Goto.
It is no exaggeration to say that this book is a collection of everything I have learned about jazz over the nearly 60 years since I opened Iguru in my second year of college.
Masahiro Goto is a figure who needs no explanation in Japan.
Because he is one of the top jazz critics.
He also published several books on jazz.


Masahiro Goto, as befitting a master (in Japan, the owner of a jazz cafe is usually called a master), tells the story of jazz at Jazz Kitsa.
It tells us rhythmically and interestingly what jazz music is, how it began and how it has developed to the present, why it is called “music for listening to people,” and how to listen to and enjoy it.
Based on this basic knowledge, we also introduce famous jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as albums containing their excellent performances and songs.


Free composition like jazz

The format of the book is as free as jazz.
There are parts where the cartoon is inserted, parts where the explanation is given with a serious expression, and parts where only the essential information is included briefly.
The author has listened to jazz for over 200,000 hours.
I've learned a lot from listening to jazz.
The biggest realization of all is that life, like a jazz ad-lib, is not static, but rather vibrant and flowing.
Therefore, I advise you not to be afraid and to surrender to the rhythm of change.


This book provides an easy guide for those who are interested in jazz but are unsure of what jazz is and where to start listening.
After reading this book, you will be able to confess, as the title suggests, “I like jazz too.”