One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

“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 ...

The narrow setup, slathered with shiny, colorful tiles and provocative female photographs by Japan’s famous ’70s-era artist Yoshihiro Tatsuki, sets the tone for an energetic evening paired to a ...

So who is Toshiko Akiyoshi, what is her background, and what is the scope of her impact in classical and jazz music? Akiyoshi was born in 1929 in Manchuria, China, to a Japanese family. She started ...

Japanese for Animal, it’s a record about learning ... “Realizing I could write something that starts as jazz but ends up pop,” she adds, “I was like, ‘Oh! I can do whatever I want!’” ...