Scholarspeak postponed, a blast of word music opens Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan (Duke University Press). It’s nighttime in Yokohama and E. Taylor Atkins riffs loose and free on Mix ...
A Hope College professor and his student research team have received support to study how the distinctly American art form of jazz has thrived in Japan for decades. Dr. Robert Hodson, associate ...
It's widely known that Japan is a country with a jazz-loving population. The audience appreciates the music and shows it proper respect. It has been that way for a long time. In fact, the history of ...
With this year's International Jazz Day concert taking place in Osaka, an East Asian historian (a musician himself) describes how the music came... If you've witnessed a headlining performance from ...
Building on a 27-year history of cultural exchange, the Monterey Jazz Festival will present young musicians from Japan, the Tomisato High School “Mad Hatters,” during the 46th Next Generation Jazz ...
Japan has long been one of the most vibrant and passionate markets for jazz, with a history of producing world-class artists and devoted fans. On Tuesday, September 16, Jazz-Con 2025 will present ...
“Japanese-influenced listening bars” may be the latest, greatest trend in US bar culture, but their high-end sound systems and even more highfalutin aesthetic draw from a much more humble practice: ...
The recent natural disasters in Japan, and the scale of the resulting devastation, leave even those of us far outside the country with a sense of sadness and loss. We are bound by humanity, but also ...
On April 6, in honor of this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Freer Gallery of Art will host the third after-hours event in our new Freer Film Fridays series. The evening will include food ...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Get ready to tap your toes and clap your hands — students from Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Japan are showcasing their musical talents Friday at the ...
Andrew Trim was born near Chicago, but in 1988, when he was five years old, his parents, who were missionaries, moved their family to Nagano, Japan. Trim guesses that the six people in his family were ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A well known musician has been badly injured after being attacked near his home in Harlem. Now the community has come together to support him. As CBS2's Kiran Dhillon reports, ...