Sadao Watanabe
Saxophonist and flautist Sadao Watanabe (1933) has been a figurehead for Japanese jazz for around seven decades. He was born...
Japan
Fumio Nanri
Japanese trumpeter Fumio Nanri (1910-1975) was the first jazz musician from Japan to build an international reputation. He was born...
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Born in Dairen, Manchuria, Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) moved with her family to Japan in 1946. By the end of...
