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 ...

Oscar Peterson’s The Art of The Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen ... They really do have a very different appreciation of music and jazz in Japan and I long for the day that I can experience ...

That’s the significance of “Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture ... As in America and Europe, Deco developed during the Jazz Age. The Japanese version is seen in nightlife symbols: cigarette ...

Jazz is great and Japan has had for decades a jazz passion. Art Blakey was a jazz band leader who helped players here in the US become stars and getting other big names into Japan has done the same ...

Coined from kissaten, translating to 'tea-drinking shop,' jazz kissa gained traction post-Second World War, during Japan's Western cultural embrace ... Her work lives at the intersection of art, ...

Shirakawa Park, Art and Science Forest ... it especially significant for student musicians looking to break into Japan's jazz scene. With a warm, convivial vibe, it's an ideal spot to catch ...