January 9, Jazz Spot Leaf, Hakodate, Hokkaido January 14, Blue Jay Jazz club, Utsunomiya February 4, STUDIO P5, SPECIAL CONCERT, Utsunomiya

By the beginning of October I will have completed my COVID vaccination and am planning a tour in Hokkaido and will be adding dates in...

Besides the universal language of music, I love learning and teaching English. I'm really a lifelong learner, so, I started a blog...

I am excited to get back to playing with a gig in Sapporo, Hokkaido at a great jazz club called COO. We will be playing a number of new...

I'm looking forward to playing three concerts with Yasuhiro Kohama in Nogoya and Mie next month. All concerts will be enforcing social...

Everybody is changing with the times. Unfortunately we cannot gather together for lessons or workshops. I hope we are all healthy and...

I have been playing and working on songs based on "I Got Rhythm" by George Gershwin for quite awhile now. It's a standard Jazz form that...

All original music from the Ben Jansson Sextet. Salt Peanuts is a great jazz club in Ekoda, Tokyo. Here is our LIVE album recorded in...

I'll be playing with the Randy Napoleon Trio at Satin Doll in Roppongi, Tokyo Randy is a fabulous guitarist and a leading figure on jazz...

Ofunato city in Iwate, Japan will host us again this spring to conduct a jazz workshop with area students and hold an evening concert in...

February 28, Coo Jazz Club, Yuka Tamamura Trio March 2, Big Tree Concert-Afternoon March 2, Cats and Dog's Jazz Cafe, with Tatsuru...

CONTACT ME, benjansson.music@gmail if you are interested in attending concerts OR the workshop Sunday, May 12, private lessons are also...

11/2-Concert for "Sapporo Jazz", With Mizuho Band 11/3 Sapporo Jazz Workshop Students perform at Hokkaido International School 11/24...

12/12 Tokyo-Salt Peanuts Jazz Club, Ikebukuro 12/13 Sendai 12/14, Ofunato Concert/workshop 12/15 Ofunato Concert /workshop Ben Jansson...