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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; JAZZ NOTES</title>
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		<title>Tony Bennett, New Cool Collective, Ai Kuwabara Trio Project impress crowds at Tokyo Jazz Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ai Kuwabara Trio Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Jazz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On seeing the lineup ahead of this year&#8217;s Tokyo Jazz Festival, my initial feeling was the organizers had maybe cast their net a bit too wide with the acts booked, but those fears were completely unfounded. With the festival being held on three main stages (the International Forum Hall A, an outside stage at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumida Fest offers newcomers a dip into the jazz scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fried Pride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hironobu Saito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sumida Street Jazz Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tri4th]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jazz accounts for around 5 percent of total recorded music sales in Japan, but despite that the genre is ubiquitous in cities nationwide. Don&#8217;t believe me? Take a closer listen to the background music you hear while shopping at your local sh&#333;tengai (shopping arcade) or relaxing at a cafe, chances are the soundtrack includes some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing beats a Hammond B3</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquapit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hammond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hammond B3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kankawa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuta Kaneko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month started with a trip to Cotton Club in Tokyo&#8217;s Marunouchi district to see the trio Aquapit play a gig to promote their new album &#8220;Orange.&#8221; Before the show even started, something caught my attention: Occupying center stage was a vintage Hammond B3 organ, perfectly framed by a set of curtains that served as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No confusion over the way jazz fusion is heading</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/13/music/no-confusion-over-the-way-jazz-fusion-is-heading/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=no-confusion-over-the-way-jazz-fusion-is-heading</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquapit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erimaj]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fox Capture Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz Collective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jazz fusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snarky Puppy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jazz fusion? That&#8217;s big hair and flares, right? The genre in which jazz acts go electric and incorporate elements of funk and rock with jazz improvisation, all rolled up into lengthy jams? Well, yes, but only if you&#8217;re stuck in the late 1960s or early &#8217;70s. Perhaps you&#8217;re imagining big productions with synths, epic guitar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female jazz acts are the real Cool Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ai Kuwabara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erena Terakubo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiromi Uehara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jazz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saori Yano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiko Akiyoshi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the highlights of my Golden Week this year was a concert by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Jazz Orchestra at Blue Note in Tokyo. Reuniting her big band for the first time in a decade, Akiyoshi rolled back the clock with a superb set and some witty banter. The high point of the Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newbies to Japanese jazz get a soundtrack to a primer</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/11/music/newbies-to-japanese-jazz-get-a-soundtrack-to-a-primer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=newbies-to-japanese-jazz-get-a-soundtrack-to-a-primer</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koki Hanawa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nippon Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wa Jazz Disc Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yusuke Ogawa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a music fan wanting to explore jazz for the first time, an ideal starting point may be the current chart-toppers, which includes Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding and Jose James. Alternatively, he or she may choose to start with the classics, diving into the extensive back catalogs of the Blue Note or Impulse labels. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz acts must embrace some new standards</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/02/14/music/jazz-acts-must-embrace-some-new-standards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jazz-acts-must-embrace-some-new-standards</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz Notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drop by your local jazz club and on an average night there&#8217;s a fair chance the band will at some point play a rendition of &#8220;Autumn Leaves,&#8221; &#8220;My Favorite Things&#8221; or &#8221; &#8216;Round Midnight&#8221; &#8212; or maybe all three. You might hear an inspired rendition of a time-honored classic, but more likely you&#8217;ll have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building off that four-letter word — &#8216;jazz&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something I&#8217;ve noticed recently when browsing the jazz sections of record shops is the proliferation of sub-genres among the Japanese artists. Just hearing the names is enough to get a fan excited about the apparent explosion of creativity. For example, postrock jazz acts such as Fox Capture Plan or Mouse On The Keys are clearly [...]]]></description>
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