Murakami's Jazz Playlist

Sometimes. Jazz is a journey for me,
a mental journey. No different than writing
—Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami is a jazz aficionado who has collected about 10,000 jazz vinyl records — the full story is in Open Culture. That’s quite obvious to his readers since he often weaves jazz into his narratives. The above article also provides a link to a YouTube playlist of jazz pieces based on Murakami’s essay ‘Portrait in Jazz’. I’ve also found a more comprehensive collection on Spotify (search for “Murakami Jazz”).