In some cases it was cheaper. In other situations, countries had regulations that insisted their own musicians were hired for the job. Like Australia, Japan had top-notch big-band players and still do ...

For this performance, they will be playing music by Japanese jazz fusion bands T-Square and Casiopea along with other covers and originals. We're a Pay What You Can venue, ...

Super Groove Technology is largely inspired by the sounds of Japanese jazz fusion, old-school jazz and electronica to create a heavily synth-infused ’80s-inspired sound, Archer said.

Last week, I posted on top Japanese big bands that accompanied touring American singers in the early 1960s as well as a couple of top ones today. Your response was huge, so I decided to feature ...