Since they formed Kyoto Jazz Massive as a DJ unit in the beginning of 90's, they have built a Japanese Jazz Crossover Music scene in Japan and also succesfully built a following overseas. In 1994 they ...

The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, ...

While still in high school, Terakubo released her debut album "North Bird," a collaboration with Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Lee Pearson, and Peter Bernstein, which reached #1 on the Japanese ...

The documentary contains footage of live performances at the cafe by the late great jazz drummer Elvin Jones and leading Japanese artists, including saxophonists Sadao Watanabe and Akira Sakata.

The trio’s members, Shinji Hashimoto (guitarist), Mariko Kajiwara (vocalist) and Junichiro Ohkuchi (pianist) play in jazz festivals across Japan. They come to Depauw to give students the opportunity ...

The evening will include food, drink, and a performance by up-and-coming jazz drummer Tomohiro Mori’s trio—all leading up to a classic Japanese movie about dueling jazz drummers, The Stormy Man.

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In 1977, so-called crossover jazz was all the rage, with artists such as Bob James and Earl Klugh earning a huge following in the US and abroad. Influential Japanese producer Shigeyuki Kawashima ...