Tokyo-born composer Takashi Yoshimatsu can’t claim the international reputation of compatriots Joe Hisaishi (of Studio Ghibli fame) or Toshio Hosokawa, but that may be changing soon. Among his ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, he’s going big by staying ...

Watanabe's One-Night Stand at the Japan America Theatre In Japan, when people think of jazz, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe is often the first name that comes to mind. The so-called "John Coltrane of ...

One of the finest tenor saxophone players of his generation, Pharoah Sanders returns to Japan to play three dates at the Blue Note in Tokyo from Aug. 20-23, before guesting with the Japanese ...