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In 1970 expat Hal Sloane organized the Fuji Odyssey, which was supposed to be Japan’s answer to Woodstock. Unfortunately, due to bad publicity surrounding rockfests in the US, the festival’s backers pulled out and it was cancelled just days before it was to begin...
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by Kelly Wetherille It seems that music is in the family genes. At only 15 years old, Clementine’s daughter Solita is already establishing herself as an artist in her own right. Growing…
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Michiko “Grace” Saito by Kirk R. Patterson Michiko Saito (74), better known as Grace in the international community, was born and raised in Kamakura. She is actively engaged in various charitable activities,…
Ian Priestley uncovers Japanese ethnic music at its best Listening to local radio or watching TV, you would be forgiven for thinking that Japan had no music culture of its own. The…
by Owen Schaefer In the basement of the Disk Union shop in Shinjuku there is a floor labeled, appropriately enough, Japanese Underground. When you descend the claustrophobic staircase, you are greeted by…
by Susan Alexander I’m sure everyone had a special idol growing up, that special heartthrob with whom you were obsessed. At my school, Sacred Heart, in the mid-’70s, you had to choose…
by Owen Schaefer Grammy Award-winning musician Kitaro has embarked on an ambitious project: a series of albums based on a pilgrimage through 88 Shikoku temples. On a recent visit to Tokyo,…
Jazz violinist comes to Tokyo by Anthony George Music, said the French philosopher Michel Leiris, is the art form that touches the senses most directly, possessing the mysterious power to move one…
by Susan Alexander Miami-based musician Nestor Torres grew up in Puerto Rico under the musical influence of his father and started out playing the drums. One day he picked up a flute…
by Jim Merk Legendary 70s band Earth, Wind and Fire have had a big 2003. In May they released “The Promise,” their first new album in six years, and they have been…
by Corky Alexander Long way from The Apple, Hermosa Beach, Basin Street or New Orleans, plethora of fine jazzmen (and gals) have found their niche in jammin’ Japan. Between the end of…
By Jim Merk Photos by Dov Friedmann Masterful performances of your favorite composers are a delight to the ear, while lovely ladies dressed in splendid purple gowns are, of course, pleasing to…
by Susan Pompian If you ask anyone in this town where to go to hear live country music, chances are they will know of one place—a special little club they feel is…
