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Keeping the Beat: The Story of Legendary Drummer Paul Togawa
As part of my ongoing series on Japanese American jazz musicians, I now turn to the fascinating sto…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Oct. 31, 2023

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Arizona concentration camps drummers generations jazz music musicians Nisei Paul Togawa Poston concentration camp The Paul Togawa Quartet United States World War II camps
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On Nikkei
Episode 32: "The Development of San Pedro Brotherhood" - On the way to the coastline of Japan ①
From Americamura in Shima City, Mie Prefecture Since the year before last, I have been traveling by…

Ryusuke Kawai • July 14, 2023

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Amerikamura (Shima, Mie Prefecture) California Honshu Japan jazz Mie Prefecture music Okinawan Prefecture San Pedro Swing (restaurant) Terminal Island Tokushima (city) Tokushima Prefecture United States
Amerikamura (Shima, Mie Prefecture) California Honshu Japan jazz Mie Prefecture music Okinawan Prefecture San Pedro Swing (restaurant) Terminal Island Tokushima (city) Tokushima Prefecture United States
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Paul Higaki – The One Who Made It Big
On August 2, 1949, legendary Nisei composer and musician Takeshi “Tak” Shindo penned …

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 8, 2023

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442nd Regimental Combat Team Amache concentration camp Chicago Colorado concentration camps generations Illinois jazz music Nisei Paul Fumio Higaki swing music Takeshi “Tak” Shindo trombones United States United States Army World War II camps
442nd Regimental Combat Team Amache concentration camp Chicago Colorado concentration camps generations Illinois jazz music Nisei Paul Fumio Higaki swing music Takeshi “Tak” Shindo trombones United States United States Army World War II camps
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Big Band Music is My Jam
When people ask me what my favorite kind of music is, I often see a shocked look on their faces whe…

Kaiden Paul Uyeda • May 22, 2023

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big band music big bands Buddhism jazz Lotus Skyliners (band) music religions Seattle Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple United States Vic Kihara Washington
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Kamisama of the Club — Jazz Player James Araki and Bebop in Japan
If there was a sound that defined United States history, it would be jazz. As Amiri Baraka stated i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Sept. 13, 2022

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Arizona concentration camps Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp James Araki jazz music musicians United States World War II World War II camps
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Ruth Sato Reinhardt: From Chorus Girl to Jazz Momma - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> After 1940, Ruth Sato’s life was transformed, and she shifted her car…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 11, 2022

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Chicago Illinois jazz jazz clubs Jazz Ltd. (nightclub) music postwar Ruth Sato Reinhardt United States World War II
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Fluent in Jazz—DJ Yuki Maguire celebrates music that crosses borders
“Hello. Konnichiwa. Bon Jour. Ni Hao. Gutentag. Buenas Dias. Welcome to Yuki Maguire’s …

Bruce Rutledge • Nov. 5, 2019

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communication disc jockeys DJ jazz Memphis music musicians radio radio broadcasting sociology telecommunication Tennessee United States Yuki Maguire
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Semi-Immersion
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Nov. 16, 2017, I had a date with my cousin, Diane, to see Kuniko Fukushim…

David Yamaguchi • Feb. 7, 2018

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan earthquakes identity Japan Japanese Americans jazz Kuniko Fukushima languages music musicians Seattle Tohoku Region (Japan) United States Washington
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Ken Ychicawa: Jazz, music and consciousness
For the painter Henri Matisse, the greatest exponent of Fauvism, a movement that has been defined a…

Javier García Wong-Kit • June 12, 2017

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jazz Ken Ychicawa music New York (state) Peru United States
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Tessaku
Larry Nobori - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> What does the band play specifically? Mainly swing, Glen Miller type stuff. …

Emiko Tsuchida • April 6, 2017

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Arkansas concentration camps Idaho jazz Jerome concentration camp Minidoka concentration camp Minidoka Swing Band music swing bands United States World War II camps
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