Toshiko Akiyoshi

Reflections

“Nabe-Sada”: Living Legend of Japanese Jazz

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In a gangland dispute, the promoter was shot dead at the climax of the drummer’s solo

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Rockin’ in Rhythm: Japan’s Battling Big Bands

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Jazz was not merely a music to be accepted or reviled, but rather a metaphor for Japan’s participation in global cultural trends.

Reflections

My Favourite Things: Wasabi up your nose

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The kind of food that I can cook is not the kind of food I want to eat,

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Blue Kissa: Coffee, Jazz and Cultural Improvisation

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Nobody’s talking. In fact, you’re not allowed to talk. You’re here to listen.

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Dancing Cats and White Saviours: Johnny Depp in “Minamata”

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Jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea passed through, as did Salvador Dali and Norman Mailer