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She’s “Sweet and Funky,” she’s “Cute and Bad”. A Composer. A Performer extraordinaire. The legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith describes her this way: “Akiko's playing is like watching a flower blooming, a bird spreading her wings in the music world. Akiko is here to stay. ” Raised in Osaka, Japan, this talented musician began studying the organ at the age of three, at the famed Yamaha Music School. After discovering her passion for jazz very early on in her musical journey, Akiko launched her career immediately after graduating from the Osaka College of Music. While living and playing in Osaka, she had many opportunities to perform with world-renowned jazz musicians from the United States

News: Festival

Three Spectacular Days Of Cultural Bridges At The New York Japanese Jazz Festival At Smoke Jazz Club From June 25-27, 2019 In NYC!

May 17, 2019

The inaugural New York Japanese Jazz Festival will be launching June 25-27, 2019, as part of a three-day series heralding the undiscovered talents from the island on the other side of the world. Featuring a “who’s who” of American Jazz Greats, with a treasure trove of Jazz music’s future stars there will be something for everyone ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nate Chinen on jazz criticism and the trouble with defining music

by Leo Sidran
May 15, 2019

In this podcast episode, jazz writer and critic Nate Chinen talks about his book Playing Changes, jazz criticism, displaced backbeats, the importance of live music, and the trouble with trying to define what music should and shouldn't be. This is a conversation I've waited a long time to have and it was absolutely worth the wait. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Elio Villafranca Free Concert In Da Bronx On May 28th At 6pm - Debuts New Project: Don't Change My Name - Presented By The Bronx Arts Ensemble

May 11, 2019

May 28th, 6pm at Barretto Point Park Debuts New Project: “Don't Change My Name" Presented by the Bronx Arts Ensemble Featuring Dreiser Durrutthy Bombale (vocal/percussion) Elio Villafranca: piano/compositions Freddie Hendrix: trumpet/flugelhorn Sam Dillon: clarinet, soprano/tenor saxophones James Burton III: trombone Peter Slavov: ...

Article: Live Review

Dave Davies at The Space at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
May 4, 2019

Dave Davies The Space at Westbury Westbury, NY April 14, 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Dave Davies is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the Kinks. Davies founded the Kinks with bassist Pete Quaife in 1963. Davies' brother, Ray, joined soon after as the rhythm guitarist. ...

Article: Live Review

Los Lonely Boys And The Gary Douglas Band At The Space at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
May 4, 2019

Los Lonely Boys and the Gary Douglas Band The Space at Westbury Westbury, NY April 20, 2019 Classic rock power trio Los Lonely Boys calls their musical gumbo “Texican rock 'n' roll." Hailing from San Angelo, Texas, the Grammy-winning band's melange of styles combines old-fashioned rock, Texas blues, Americana, R&B, brown-eyed ...

News: Recording

Asian-American Pianist And Composer Mavis Pan To Release Sophomore Album Set For Love Featuring Producer/Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. And Lyricist/Co-writer David Keyes

May 7, 2019

Accomplished Asian-American pianist and composer Mavis Pan is scheduled to release her third album Set For Love on May 12, 2019. Equally proficient in both jazz and classical music, Pan has performed her works in numerous esteemed music halls and venues across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. She has studied under renowned ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Laszlo Gardony Trio At Mezzrow On May 16 - One Night Only! 7:30pm & 9:00pm - 2nd Set Added By Popular Demand!

May 3, 2019

Mezzrow Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm & 9:00pm 2nd Set Added By Popular Demand 163 W. 10th St. Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Phone: 646-476-4346 The Laszlo Gardony Trio with John Lockwood & Yoron Israel Laszlo Gardony (piano / composer) John Lockwood (bass) ...

News: Performance / Tour

Don't miss the 13tet In Concert at the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York on May 19th

May 3, 2019

13tet is a group of seasoned New York jazz players, playing charts that let them blow! Smaller and leaner than the usual big band, 13tet emphasizes the players as soloists and personalities, with arrangements rooted in the big band tradition but brought into the 21st Century. It’s hard-driving jazz that explores interesting textures and meters- as ...

Article: Live From New York

Peter Evans, Michael Leonhart, Sean Lennon, Jambinai & Axiom

by Martin Longley
May 2, 2019

Peter Evans & Levy Lorenzo Roulette April 15, 2019 Trumpeter Peter Evans is a very familiar figure on the extreme scene, but the percussionist and electronicist Levy Lorenzo will be a new name to most folks. The pair have been jointly penning compositions, but these nevertheless have the feel of ...