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Dojo + E#

Listening to this trio is like standing at the confluence of three large, surging rivers. The three musical currents flow together into a powerful new music that rises over the banks and floods the senses. The trio’s show at Koen-Dori Classics was a testament to how musicians with such different backgrounds and approaches can create truly masterful improvised music.

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TOKYO BIG BAND

What makes this big band special is not just the stellar musicianship and intriguing arrangements, but the original approach to tunes based on, adapted from and influenced by Japanese music. That multi-cultural approach to creating music is, after all, at the heart of jazz.

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Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry is one of Canada’s greatest national resources, a life-affirming singer-songwriter who cooks up catchy, quirky melodies and compelling, often-wry, always moving stories.

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Aramaki Band

Aramaki handles the bass like it’s a ukulele. He makes it seem small and easy to control. His muscular approach to the wood and strings creates a tough, hard-driving jazz that is all his own. Whether he’s popping an opening riff or stretching out on a solo, he makes the bass sound like it should—deep, strong and rock solid.

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Seiji Tada

Tada Seiji has spent so much time playing live, his shows seem as easy as breathing for him. Of course, he’s breathing pretty hard and fast on some of the songs...

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba

From Latin to straight-ahead jazz to Cuban dance to free jazz, to pop-like quotes and Art Tatum-like flourishes, Rubalcaba clearly felt at home to play what he felt.

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