In the warm glow of the country’s jazz cafés, a subculture of vinyl aficionados is cultivating the kind of shared sensory ...

My friend Rhonda Laurie is a swinging jazz singer (Sidewalk Café and more), music business instructor and underground promoter. Right now she's trying to put together a fundraising event to support ...

Houston sax player Woody Witt and his big band will be playing songs from the cult favorite soundtrack.

The history of travel literature is a long one, appearing shortly after Europeans started making trips across the continent and across the world. The form is a combination of diary writing, ...

Eric Pye’s Tohoku saga comes to a close in Hakodate, and some final thoughts about his Jazz Kissa journey through Japan. I’ll admit to not being disappointed to leave Hirosaki, but it was sad leaving ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – For his whole life, Jay Clemons and music have been inseparable. Clemons, a chief warrant officer assigned to U.S. Army Japan, was a self-described “band geek” in middle and high ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

THE Japanese Embassy formally opened the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Japan friendship with a jazz concert and reception ...

In part 1 of 2 episodes exploring Japan’s audio scene, vintage audio columnist, Eric Pye discusses Jazz Kissa and Japanese vinyl pressings. In September 2023, vintage columnist Eric Pye (@audioloveyyc ...

THE year 2026 marks the 70 th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines, and to mark the occasion, The Japan Foundation, Manila will present Harmony of ...