His club became the go-to spot for generations of musicians touring the West Coast, and a place for local students to play ...

Why the Japanese Feel at Home in Jazz? article by Atzko Kohashi, published on July 6, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more In ...

Yoshi’s in Oakland, held a celebration of life to honor Kaz Kajimura, the beloved co-owner of the iconic jazz club who died ...

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Japanese bassist Yuki Yamamura and his trio mates, pianist Junichiro Mataga and drummer Yosuke Nagayama, cut their teeth in Japan, studying jazz from an early age with top Japanese player-teachers.

Katarzyna Karpowicz immersed herself in Tokyo’s music scene to master the koto — a traditional Japanese string instrument.

Members of Waseda University's jazz club march down the Honch during the annual jazz and rock festival in Yokosuka, Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes) On the QT ...

With this year's International Jazz Day concert taking place in Osaka, an East Asian historian (a musician himself) describes how the music came across the Pacific — and how it took off after that.

A new study reveals that the “sight-over-sound” effect—where visual cues outweigh audio in judging music—depends heavily on the listener’s musical background.