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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Sadao Watanabe is a monumental figure in the world of Japanese music ... even for those who have little interest in jazz. The tale it tells, of resilience, positive energy and total ...

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!’” ...