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Beer jazzes up the koto

July 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Chris Kenji Beer does not play the koto. He does, however, know the sound of the 13-stringed national instrument of Japan. The koto is a zither, or a musical instrument with strings stretched across a flat, wooden body. It can measure almost six feet in length and is played […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Brass Tracks, Chris Kenji Beer, George Winston, Irfan Shariff, Jouchi Daigaku Sophia University, Koto Jazz, Li Pui Ming, Masahiko Satoh, Meiji-era Japan, Michio Miyagi, New Age, Northwest Asian Weekly, Riley Lee, Scott Cossu, Seattle, Tadao Sawai, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11, Windham Hill Records

Jazz singer Matsui reveals soul

August 30, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese jazz pianist Keiko Matsui, a native of Tokyo, has traveled around the world for the past three decades, promoting her

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Bob James, Chaka Khan, James Ingram, Jazz Alley, Keiko Doi, Keiko Matsui, New Age, Patti Austin, Philip Bailey, Seattle, Soul Quest, TV, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 36 | August 31 - September 6, Yamaha Foundation, Yamaha Music Foundation

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