So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and ... a couple of Japanese films. His performances typically include a variety of genres, incorporating jazz, pop, blues, funk, rock, classical, folk ...

Tokyo Groove Jyoshi, known for their energetic live performances and a diverse repertoire spanning original compositions to vibrant renditions of jazz, funk ... Listen to SBS Japanese Audio ...

He’s also a prolific collaborator with jazz and pop artists. When asked if funk bands will ever return to their bell-bottomed glory, he is skeptical. “Imagine if you’re a kid who is 12 and s ...

But nobody in those funk bands was playing (John Coltrane’s jazz classic) ‘Giant Steps’ because nobody knew what that was.” Marsalis left The Creators when he was 16 to focus on jazz.

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 ... to trios ...