American jazz artists became popular again in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s, but very few people could afford the prices of the records. That reality made the jazz kissa the only place that the average ...

CD1: Maiden Voyage; Sugar; So What; Sophisticated Lady; Footprints; Work Song; What a Wonderful World. CD2: Mr. PC; Body and Soul; Cold Duck Time; Watermelon Man ...

The virtuoso pianist Hiromi -- full name: Hiromi Uehara -- made her debut on BBC's "Later … With Jools Holland" on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as the first-ever Japanese jazz musician to perform on the ...

A trailblazer of the modern jazz club scene in Japan marked its 50th anniversary in August, celebrating a rich history of big-name artists – such as jazz phenomenon Art Blakey – performing there.

Beginning this week independent recording artists will have the opportunity to sell their music in Japan, in Japanese, direct to Japanese music consumers. CDJam makes this possible by translating all ...

How did the island nation which fought the U.S. in WWII come to embrace an art form that originated in black America? And does the history of jazz in Japan actually support the peace-brokering ...

other nationalities are lending their backgrounds to the traditionally American art form. The first annual Asian American Jazz Festival, taking place from today to Sunday at the Japanese American ...

For example, Japanese jazz artists have their conception and adaption of jazz music into their own tradition, which is always refreshing to listen to. So I think having all these thoughts in mind ...

Tal Mashach and Ofri Nehemya – performed at Japan’s first live jazz show in almost three years. The GTO Trio has accompanied some of the world’s greatest jazz artists, such as Chick Corea ...

Body & Soul, in Japan's capital Tokyo, is celebrating 50 years of hosting jazz greats including Art Blakey, Terumasa Hino and Makoto Ozone A trailblazer of the modern jazz club scene in Japan ...