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Toshiko Akiyoshi ( jap. 穐吉 敏子 bzw. 秋吉 敏子 ), bzw. 龝吉 敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko; * 12. Dezember 1929 in Liaoyang (manchmal wird auch Dalian, China als Geburtsort genannt) ist eine japanische Jazz-Pianistin, Komponistin, Arrangeurin und Bigband -Leaderin. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Diskografie. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Toshiko Akiyoshi (秋吉敏子 or 穐吉敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko, born 12 December 1929) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll.
As one of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments into her music. As a pianist, bandleader, and composer-arranger, Akiyoshi cemented her place as one of the most important jazz musicians of the twentieth century.
8. Jan. 2024 · Toshiko Akiyoshi, 84, is best known today as the long-time leader of a big band. During the latter half of her career, that band has been co-led by Lew Tabackin, whom she married in 1969. She also formed several bands with her previous husband—alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, whom she married in 1959 and divorced in 1967. Akiyoshi ...
Diese Diskografie der japanischen Jazzpianistin, Komponistin, Arrangeurin und Bandleaderin Toshiko Akiyoshi enthält zunächst ihre Produktionen mit kleineren Ensembles ab 1953 (meist in Piano-Trio-Format), ferner ihre Produktionen mit der Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band zwischen 1974 und 1979 sowie dem Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra ...
24. Apr. 2023 · 10:40 JST, April 24, 2023. As Toshiko Akiyoshi, 93, walked toward the stage, her footsteps were a little tentative. But once she sat at the piano, the change in the jazz star was remarkable....
10. Dez. 2008 · Toshiko Akiyoshi. Interview by Michael Pronko. Photo by Jun Takagi. Toshiko Akiyoshi's big band has long been recognized as one of the most innovative in the entire world of jazz. Over the course of fifty years of live performances and forty-some recordings, her work has received both critical praise and consistent popularity.
