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Isao Suzuki Isao Suzuki is the grand master of jazz in Japan. He is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, and bandleader. He was born on January 3, 1933 in Tokyo. When he was a college student back in December 1953 he went to see Louis Armstrong All Stars in Tokyo. Milt Hinton, the best player ever, 43 at the time, was playing. Luckily Isao could see him playing from the front seat, and he was totally taken aback by Milt’s bass. When Milt said, “I pick and you clap,” and played solo bass very casually for 15 minutes, Isao was so moved by the sound that he couldn’t stop crying
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by Tony Poole
Tony Poole dives into the latest Afro-Cuban, Latin, and Brazilian jazz releases on this special worldwide edition. Expect a vibrant mix of fresh grooves and captivating rhythms that continue to push the boundaries of the music they call jazz. Playlist madoron Samba de Flora" from A Door (Urban Discos) Salin Cheewapansri Lam Intro" from ...
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by Tony Poole
Tony Poole selects his favourite tracks from this past week's new releases and pre-releases. The featured YouTube video (scroll down) is about Jason Miles, the keyboardist, producer and guardian of the Grover Washington Jr. legacy. Check out the short documentary about Jason's book The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles... A Musical Biography 100% AI generated.
Record Store Day 2023 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
Record Store Day, which started in 2007, is a biannual event designed to promote independent record stores. Every Record Store Day drop features limited-edition vinyl releases in practically every genre of music. The releases, however, are offered on a limited basis, and they are available for one time only. As a result, collectors often wait in ...
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by Chris May
In his introduction to The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Photography Of Francis Wolff (Rizzoli, 1995), the late Charlie Lourie reported a remarkable event he had witnessed at the inaugural Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival in 1985. Where else but in Japan," wrote Lourie, can one see a field packed with fifteen thousand teens and twentysomethings roar ...